“... Every man is within his star, each in his time. Each man must respond to the call of God in his lifetime and not in somebody else’s time.” -- Dr. Benjamin E. Mays The Rev. Bennie Brinson received his formative schooling in the Emanuel County public school system, and graduated from Emanuel County Elementary and High School in 1957. He completed a year’s study as a pre-theological student at New York University and served in the U.S. Army from 1958-61, where he spent two years as a chaplain’s assistant in the 5th Missile Battalion West Germany.