The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-12-18

port that DR.. Woodrow replies that he
does not desire to comply with the invi-
tation of the Directors"
After the reading of the above report
the resolution proposing to remove DR..
Woodrow from his professorship was
taken up, amended and adopted, as fol-
lows:
"Inasmuch as the Rev. DR.. James
Woodrow, Perkins Professor, has de-
clined to appear before the Board of
Directors to show cause why he should
not be removed from his professorship {;
and iuasmuch as he has already had a
full hearing in person before three of the
Synods and through his friends and ad.
vocates before the fourth Synod and
inasmuch as these Synods have already
condemned his views and teachings on
the subject Of evolution; and inasmuch
as, in his reply to the committee appoint
ed to wait upon him, DR.. Woodrow de-
clares his unwillingness to tender his
resignation; therefore,
Resolued, l. That he be. ard hereby is,
removed from his professorship, accord.
ing to the authority given this Board.
[See Constitution, Sec. 2, Articles Ii and
49,.
q. That the Secretary be directed to
officially notify DR.. Woodrow of this
action.
The following resolution was also
adopted:
RESOLVED, That in taking this action
t., Board desires it to be distinctly un-
derstood that in its Interpretation
of the instructions received from the
Synods it does not understand that any
undue restrictions shall he placed upon
any professor of our Seminary, or limita.
ton put upon the discussion of any
legitimate doctrine or hypothesis Z; nor
does this Board itself desire to limit
discussion on any proper subject; provi.
ded, always, that the views inculcated
shall be in accordance with the Stand
ards of our Church.
Immediately after the adoption of the
above resolution, Rev. T. II. Law asked
If the Woodrow matter was disposed of,
and learning that it was, he drew from
his pocket and read the resignation of
Rev. DR.. w. E. Boggs as Professor OF
Church History, who requested that it
take effect June 80, 1885. The resigna.
tion, which seemed to have been pre-
pared in anticipation of the action Of
the Board of Directors with reference to
DR.. Woodrow, was promptly accepted
| without dissenting voice.
Next Rev. w. J. Mckay took from
his pocket and read the resignation oi
ERev. DR.. G. R. Hemphill as Professor
of Biblical Literature, who requested
that it take effect July L. 1885. This
resignation was also accepted.
The Board then determined to meet in
the latter part of January, 1885, for the
purpose of filling the vacant professor
ships.
The whole case, as presented by the
majority in the Board, is this: DR..
lWoodrow's views, in his carefully pre-.
pared address, were placed by him be
fore the Board last September for their
/ Judgment as to whether he could proper.
lily be permitted to teach them. The
majority of the Board, after two days
discussion, approved these teachings.
The minority protested, and this brought
the case before the four Synods owning
aud controlling the Seminary. All OF
these disapproved of the teaching of
evolution "as probably true," and three
of these Synods instructed the Board to
prevent such views from being taught.
As Dr.. Woodrow announced that if a
professor, he must affirm that evolution
is probably true, the Board was COM
PEELED to disobey the Instructions of the
controlling Synods or else to remove DR..
Woodrow from his professorship, which
latter they did, in accordance with the
provision of the Constitution which says
''the Board of Directors shall have pow
er to remove from his Office any professor
who shall be found unfaithful in his
trust or incompetent to the discharge of
his duties"
A few months have wrought COM
plete revolution in The position of the
Board of Directors toward DR.. Wood.
row. Last September his teachings were
approved by nine members and opposed
by four; now nine members oppose the
teachings and four approve them-all of
the latter being from the Synod o: South
Carolina, three of whom hold over by
elections previous to this year.
The action of the Board created no
surprise or excitement among the Semi
nary students, as the result was what
they expected from the action of the
Synods, on which they had been fully
Informed.
The discussions in the Board elected
no acrimony, and the courteous action of
the able President, Hon. James Hemp.
hill, won for him the plaudits of the en-.
tire Board.
The Board adjourned at 10 p. M.
Wednesday night.
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