Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
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! 0iAG6 buE b1uNuk nave Haiu 49, N--
not want the doctrine taught, there Is NJ
evidence that ne has. m
The brother says" he Went on Ina
there was no legal obligation for the boarc
70 put the question to DR.. WOODROW W az
he not one to whom il was due, simply
through courtesy 10 ask him II his course
in the future wOu be contrary TO tht
wish Of the synodP
els it possible that the brother thinks
that because the synod said that he ougn'
TO be removed, that IL was expected u
change DR.. Woodrow's opinion?
Are thoughts to be damned, because
/ they are after thoughts?
Il contend that IN their zeal, the board
| acted upon a drst thought, which should
! be recOnsidereG.
/ 1T is certainly clear that a professor
must be tried before he can be removed
| from his chair. The constitutions from
the first Ons contemplated this.
81 affirm that Or. Woodrow has never
had judicial trial. lie had a commit
ment trial. The trst board la September,
1854, gave him a commitment trial and
de AIRED that he should not be committed
for judicial trial. Whom that came up
before the synods they decided adversely
to the board. and resolved that no further
notice of DR.. WOOdroW's teaching should
ne taken. J hope this synod will adopt
The majority report"
IN FAVOR OF A TRIAL.
Before the meeting adjourned for the
noon recess, the moderator, Rev. w. h.
Dodge, made a short but vigorous speech
In behalf of Dr. Woodrow. The modera-
tor maintained that Or. Woodrow should
be accorded The same privilege of judicial
trial as is accorded the worst criminal by
the civil courts.
no.. e.. ,,Oo,, rooaee fba discussion
was again resumed by Revs. Kerr and
smith, who favored the majority report,
aud Reys. Keigwin and Bradshaw who
opposed It.
Finally the previous question, which
was a motion to adopt the minority re-
port sustaining the board Of directors IN
suspeudng Dr.. Woodrow as So stitute
for the majority report, was called.
The vote was taken by yeas and nays,
and resulted in the defeat of the motion
by vote OF IL for it and IA against it.
TAKING THE VOTE.
The motion for the adoption Of the ma
iOrlty report, which demanded a trial tor
DR.. Woodrow, was then put and carried
by a EZRA UOce vote.
The vote on the minority report was as
follows.
Yeas-Revs. II. NJ. Anderson, J. n. Brad
shaw, W. II. Crane, IL. KeIgwln, L. Link, j.
". Shearer, j. w. Rogan, r. Q Way, Elders
h. II. Clay, l.. Montgomery, q. Nj. Whet-
atone-1.
Nays-Revs. I. S. X. Arson, Il L. Baker.
A. b. Curry, W. II. Dodge, j. W. Kerr, \. p.
Quarterman, T. +. Smith, W. G Wallace.
Elders W. ID Bacon, james McRae, W. Har-
den, Angus Paterson, j. Paterson, A. j. Vi
dal-4.
The friends OF Or. Woodrow were quite
iubilant over their victory, but those who
FnynraA ~ Vrafnnrftrr ~
opinion that a trial Of Dr. Woodrow would
result in his removal. An analysis OF the
vote on the adoption Of the minority
shows that the clerical delegates were
evenly divided on the subject, voting
each way. Three of the elders voted for
the substitution and against.
Before taking q recess Rev. W. H.
Dodge was elected a director of the Col
umbia seminary, vice J. II. KlmmOns,
whose term has expired.
The committee on education reported a
suggestion that the synod should properly
encourage the raising of the synod's share
OF the Sl0,0 900 which the general assembly
asked for the cause Of education.
At night the report Of the committee on
home missions was read, and the subject
vas discussed by different delegates.
BEFORE THE CAROLINA SYNOD.
The same question OF granting DR..
Woodrow a judicial trial has been before
the synod OF South Carolina, which met
on the same day that the synod Of South
Georgia and Florida did. Both sides Of
the question, together with DR.. WOodrow's
clrculsr letter, were referred to the Theo-
logical Committee as, WAS done here. A
majority Of that committee reported ad-
versely TO the proceedings of the board of
directors in removing tho professor. A
ri gt4afofnad I'D
was the case in the local synod. When
the reports came before the South Caro-
lima synod, DR.. Woodrow was granted
permission TO address the body. In the
course of his remarks he said:
Why did the apostle refuse TO allow him
self TO be thrust out OF prison by little side
dOor2 Mr.. Moderator, II ] had done any
thing worthy OF death 1 refused not to die,
but l refused TO recognize the propTiety of
any attempt TO put me 10 death by making
me put the halter around my own neck, for ]
would have done that had gone before the
world cOnfessing that WAS wrong when be
lieved in the presence of God that was right
and had never laugh a syllable or believed
any opinion which was not in perfect accord
with Ills holy word? Mol / was not going Ga
say, even by the remotest implication or by
participating with them In putting such a
stigma upon myself as would have been s
false stigma, as believe 1t in the presence o.
God to be. Why, the privilege that is granted
/ as only invited after action already taken
TO appear before the board OF directors. and
all that was accorded TO me was the poor
privilege OF saying then and there why
should not be executed according TO the due
form of law!
After DR.. Frierson, a member OF the
board OF directors, was heard in malnten.
ance of the constitutional ground of the
action of the directors. He WAS followed
by the Rev. s. l.. Morris, the chairman o
the committee on the theological semin,
airy, who delivered a remarkably oleal
and able argument, sustaining the ma
| iOrity report OF the committee.
DR.. Mack then took the 1o)r and spoke
against the majority report, basing his ar
gument on the position that whatever was
done by the board of directors was in &C
cord with and in obedience to the actua
and implied instructions OF the synod.
before whom DR.. Woodrow had beer
heard.
As announced elsewhere IN the NEWS
the majority report in favor Of DR.. Wood
row was adopted.
EVOLUTION IN TENNESSEE.
The synod OF Memphis IN session fl
COvington, Tenn, has adopted the follow
ing paper:
Rssolysd, That in the estimation OF this 81
nod, the teaching of our candidates the doc
trine Of evolution Ia the form now agltatnl
our Southern Presby terrain church, Is fraugh
with peril to the peace and prosperity OF oul
church.
Rssolref, That IN view Of the great interes
pervading the length and breadth OF thi
Southern PrcsbYteriao church, aud the eXten
Z ..Ua IA aaH g ..a.N.