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 inv.
tation Of the Directors"
After the reading of the above report
the resolution proposing TO remove DIR.
Woodrow from his profess0rship 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 professoBiip
and inasmuch as he has already had a
full hearing in person before three OF the
Synods and through his friends aud 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 hi unwilliDgness TO tender his
resignation therefore,
Resolved, /. That be be, ard hereby il,
removed from his professorship, accord.
ing to the authority given tLis Board.
See Constitution, Sec. 2, Articles II aud
l3.
2. That the Secretary be directed to
officially notify DIR. Woodrow of this
action.
The following resolution was also
adopted:
Resoired, Tha, in taking this action
the 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 be placed upon
any professor Of our Seminary, or Iimi,a.
ton put upon the discussion of any
legitimate doctrine or hypothesis 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. DIR. w. f. 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
DIR. Woodrow, was promptly accepted
without dissenting voice.
Next Rev. w. J. Mckay took from
his pocket and read the resignation OF
Rev. DR.. G. r. Hemphill as Professor
| of Biblical Literature, who requested
that it take effect July !, 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
The whole case, as presented by the
majority in the Board, is this DR..
Woodrow's views, in his carefully pre-
pared address, were placed by him be
fore the Board last September for their
judgment aa 70 whether he could proper.
ly 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
and controlling the Seminary. All OF
these disapproved of the teaching os
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 pro fessor
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 plaudils of the en-.
tire Board.
The Board adjourned at 10 p. m.
Wednesday night.