The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-06-18
Published by Request.l
Evolution Yielding Fruit.
from te Christian Ut,er,ss

of Columbia Theological Seminary with
refusingto pay 1888 "still due DR.. Boggs."
In its issue of May % the charge Of
defrauding DR.. Boggs is renewed. the
editor speaking Of the Seminary's having
| professor Boggs' $333t." In it's issue OF
June 4. the charge Is renewed by two Of
| tile Directors, who speak Of "the balance
OF 1888 due on the salary Of Professor
Boggs."
Siuce December, 1884, many bitter
things have been published in that paper,
but as the object was evident to all, they
were not deemed worthy Of notice. The
thrusts at DR.. Girardeau were intended
so TO annoy him that they would cause,
as it was aptly said, zone man to get out
Of the Seminary" The untrue and half
true statements about me werc intended
ito kill of Mack" The trusts a, aud
thrtats agaihst those elected as professors
were intended TO iDjure the Seminary, by
preventing them from accepting, by
| preventing old students from staying and
new students from coming, and by pre-.
venting persons from giving to it's endow.
ment. The spirit was, 'If we cannot
rule, we will ruin"
The charge Of defraudipg DR.. Boggs,
| however, demands attention, Is it true,
or is 1t false? The facts will show that
the Board have paid DR.. Boggs every
dollar Of salary promised him at his
election-that they have paid it quarter.
yin adrdHcc-that they have given him
over $3.50 more than he was promised
! when elected.
1. The salary year V tie professors BE-
gins OF July l gf each gear. Hence when
! Drs. Witherspoon and Hemphil, were
elected professors in 1881, they were il.
formed that "tenure Of Office and salary"
would begin July /, 1882. Hence it
required special resolution of the Board
to continue to Mrs. Howe the salary of
DR.. Howe after July |, 1888. Hence, the
Treasurer was lately directed to pay Dr..
Tadiock "his salary from July i, 1885,"
3. In January, 1882, the Board adopted
a ttsolutlon that te3cept in tho case of
Prof. Hemphill, whom they had previ.
ously promised to pay from July /.
1882, the salaries OF all the professors,
for the first session, should begin Sep.
tember 1, 1882.
This resolution was introduced by DR..
Boggs (tben DIRECTORY, with the
avowed purl ose Of saving two months
salary, to enable the Board, without
financial embarrassment, to elect another
professor, aud thus properly equipped, to
reopen the Seminary in September, 1882.
3. In March, 1882, DR.. Boggs, OF the
Central Church, in Atlanta, was elected
a professor. He accepted, knowing that
his salary would, for the frat session, be.
gin September l, 1882, and June 80,
4. Dr.. Boggs was paid salary by the
Centrn! church up to November l, 1882.
They paid him 81 900 for the four months
after July /, 1882. Perhaps one reason
for this was that his Seminary salary did
not begin until September !, 1882.
8. The following receipt will show that
the Board paid Dr.. Boggs In full for bis
services during the first session
"March 81, 1883. Received of T. A.
McCreery, Treasurer. i've hundred dollars,
")"0 Of salary to July !. 1888;
6. The following receipt will show that
the Board paid DR.. Boggs in full for his
services during the second session:
April 1, 1884. Received of T. A.
McCreery, TREASURER, Ave hundred dol.
lars nJ"H Of salary, to July l, 1884.
"WM. E. BoGGs."
z. On December 10, 1884, DR.. Boggs
sent in his unconditional resignation" !"
and insisted that it take effect from June
80, 1885,. e., the end of the salary
yerr.
s. The following receipt sh,ws that
DR.. Boggs w9s paid In full for bis services
during the third and last session; Wheth.
er we regard the close of the salary year,
or the time when he requested bis resig.
nation to take effect:
april l, l8S5-Received of T. A.
McCreery, Treasurer, Eve hundred dollara
mJuN Of salary to July !, 1885.
"WM. E. BoGas."
9. The Board has given DR.. Boage
orer $3.50 more than he teas promised at his
election.
Fut-In September, 1888, the Board
agreed to loan DR.. Boggs $500 ,cithout
interest while he remains professor" )"
On December 81. 1883, he called for and
received this, and the interest thereon up
to July l, 1885, (when he ceases to be a
professor) is about 1914. This was in
addition to his regular alary, paid quar-.
terly In advance.
Sscondly-In January, 1884, the Board
insured Dr.. Boggs' dwelling, agreeing to
do 30 "while he remains o professor"
They paid $78.75 to insure It for five years
or until January, 1889.
| AuuS tue fOt4 luteteBt, ana Inc SlS.I0
insurance would make over $3.50 more
than In March, 1882, was promised to
DR.. Boggs; and upon business principles
he is not entitled to the insurance on BIZ,
dwelling from July l, 1886, (when he
ceases to be a professor) to January, 1889,
which amounts to over $50.
10. In the late meeting I understood
the t,ro Directors as wanting to pay DR..
Boggs $SSS4 for the months Of July and
August, 1882, on the ground that Prof.
Hemphill was paid for those months.
They now Say that 1t was for July aud
August Of 1855. - ."' ''.''
The Board declined 10 do this. which
would call for the payment of two
months extra salary also to Drs. Wood.
row and Girardeau, and for this the
Board are week after week accused of
dishonesty, to the 1000 or moro sub.
scribers Of the Southern Presbyterian.
IL. DR.. Boggs has never $50 far as
know, claimed that two montha' salary.
I take 1t for granted that he did not, and
wonld not, for he Is an honorable man.
Why, then, does the editor Of sbe South
ern P'tsbyter;an delight In parading such
q claim, and In persfstently charging the
Board with fraud? Does the question
need any feply9
"A styfe OF highway robbery which is
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