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

hHE lhEOEIUGlCAL SEMINARY.
Isofasai to Observation-Disclosures OF OF Pro- l
feesorg BoRys and IIemphill-The re.
sHlt cult o. Teaching Evolution GAS Probably
The Board If Directors uf the Theo
logical Seminary met on Wednesday
morning, twelve of the thirteen members
being present, Of whom five were new
membera.
The President stated that the purpose
OF thetmeeting was TO settle the position
OF the Seminary in reference to evoIu
ton.
The first blow delivered In the contest
came from the disciples Of DR.. Woodrow
who opposed the seating of Rev. DR..
Adams, who he'd been elected by the
Synod of Georgia in place of Dr.. Clisby
the latter having been displaced by the
Georgia Synod, because he refused to
obey the instructions Of the Synod IL
stop. the teaching of evolution in the
Seminary. DR.. Adams, however, was
seated by an overwhelming vote
Against. this action protest was entered
by three of the Board.
The next blow came from the disciples
of orthodoxy, who introduced the fol.
lowing pager:
Whereas the Synods Of Georgia, Ala.
bama and South Georgia and Florida
have disspproved OF the views of Prof.
DR.. james Woodrow on the subject OF
evolution, as contained in the address
submitted by him 10 the Board of Di.
rectOrs in response to their request for
him to give fully his views rs taught in
this institution, and have also instructed
the Directors to take steps to prevent the
teaching Of such views in their Semina-
ry; and whereas the Synod of South
Carolina has disapproved of the teach.
ing Of evolution except In q purely ex.
pository manner, without intention of
inculcating its truth; and whereas Prof.
Woodrow has publicly announced that
if he continued to be their professor, he
will hereafter teach 90 probably true the
hypothesis Of evolution; and whereas he
is thus disqualified from remaining aB q
professor in their J'eninGry, and thereby
rendered incompetent 10 discharge du.
ties in wbich..h upceks ip the name and
ny the authority Of these Synods; there.
fore, be 1t
Resoired, That this Board, In obedi.
ence to the above instructions, appoint q
committee, consisting of Messrs. Stacy,
Webb and Sibley, to wait on DR.. Wood.
row and ask for his resignation.
This paper was adopted by the follow.
ing voter
Ayes-Messrs. J. B. Mapk, James
B. Webb, II. l.. Mckee, w. @. Sibley
and William Adams.
Nnaa- Mapura m II -, T..
Hemphill, T. D. Fraser aud w. ].
Mckay.
The Board took recess to await the
reply Of Dr.. Woodrow.
10 the afternoon the following copmu.
nication was received from Dr.. Wood.
"7b the Board Of Dixctors, eto.
GENTLEMEN have RECEIVED by the
banda of your committee the preamble
and resolution adopted BY you, in which
you ask for my resignation 60 Professor
in the Theological Seminary.
II have no desire to continue TO teach
In the name aud by the authority Of the
Synods which control the Seminary, aince
they have, expressed disapprobasiop Of
my views, but yet ! am, constrained
respectfully to decline to offer my resig.
nation, for the reason that would there.
by, acquiesce in aud 90 to some extent
recognise the Justice and ,rightfulness of
the action Of the Synods on which you
base your request, and which regard as
illegal in form and incorrect In fact.
"fhe sesolutions adopted by three of
the synpda to which you refer condemn,
With greater or lees olearneRs, my teach.
ings % unscriptural and contrary to our,
aud this condemnation has
been expressed without judicial investi.
cation. by which alone such matters can
be 'authofitatj3cly determined.
~ hold, on the other hand, that my
teachings, 90 far as they are expositions
Of the Sacred Scriptures, accord perfect.
lyiin every particular with the teachings
OF the Con nfassiop OF Faith and Cate.
chisins,' and, SO far 90; they relate 10
natural science, do naS. OF, any point
the Sacred Scriptures On inter.
preted In our Standards. -. =
"In view Of these facts, respectfully
AJAX that you proceed to determine the
questions as TO my alleged Incompetence
aud unfaithfntness In teaching what is
10 the Sacred Scriptures, as In.
lerpreted In our Standards, By o full trial,
pc 10 provided In the Consultation OF the
Section 2, Article II. ,.ls :.
Ss 81 .;55 JAMES WOODROW,
= Perkins Professor OF Natural Science 10
Connection with Revelation" & s. y II,
A;resolption was then introduced look.
ing TO the removal of DR.. Woodrow, In;
order To prevent his teschings and thus
,bey the Instructions or The SSnoda
which control the Seminayy. z 5t y, ~ sy,s