The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-01-15
Columbia SemInary-Who is IDtolerant 2
PELzER, S. c., Jan. Q, 1885.


Editor anderson InteNigencer: In an
article signed ID. L. F." In your issue of
the 9th inst, allusion is made to me as
one who was member of the late Synod
at Greenville. This ic an error. have
never been member of any Church
court. / am not eligible, holding no
official position in the Church, and "p.
e. F." should know his CO Presbyters
better.
I believe the Synod of South Carolina
was more tolerant than either of the
others, doubtless owing to the fact that q
large minority was ably defending Dr..
Woodrow and the Church from the intol.
erance of the majority, but "the spirit of
intolerance it has been found impossible
to check" has been manifested by the
poeltious assumed by the anti evolution
Church papers, one shouting Darwin
whenever It heard Woodrow, aud another,
! am informed, severely criticising DR..
Woodrow before the Editor had read his
address. This spirit was also shown in
our various Church courts, when men
who knew nothing of Evolution three
months before, land others, and dozens
ofthem,) who voted without having read
o line of Dr.. Woodrow's address, and
without any knowledge or information on
the subjec,. The spirit of intolerauc CO
was ahowu 10 the Synod of Georgia, In
refusing to allow DR.. Woodrow the time
70 speak in; in eiecting a director OF the
Seminary from his seat as o member Of
tho board, because he would not promise
to obey the intolerant spirit of that Sy.
nod; ahd In following the example Of
our own Synod, in taking up man, and
trying aud condemning him, and decapi.
tating him without the forms of regular
proceeding and the privileges which were
his right.
IT I ain not mistaken I'D. E. F." was
one Of tho late Board OF Directors of the
Seminary, elected on purpose TO condemn,
which refused the just demands of the.
accused fol trial, which invited him to.
shoW cause, &C., but limited him as 10.
stirae, and which shoarsd him Of the usu.
!nl privileges extended to most criminals;
then expelled him from Office with arbi.
itraEy poRer. Is IL now for him 10 talk
about intolerancef : WHAT would the
Church call II but intolerance, isarienco.
backed BY ths power Of che State, were
90 say TO & minister in 4 ascientiiic school
yen ehall not incnicats christianity !? II
can understand tha wish Of sthe majority
ito .asoia al dlscussion, and to ist the,
matter drop. This, however, VIII not do.
Tas Church has been panic.stricken, led
away by itsf fears. and nisled by gross aad
c2asansh.aic faisrep eprssenta asion. A change
or feeling has already begun, and VIII
slowly bat sarsly spresd s. Those Of Tie
minority, who like r1ysslf prs=a highly
heir blrihrigks III Tho Preabsteriai,
Charch must posas "a lhsir soals is pa:
tlenca and wait, pnasti iilsd though they
may bs. sss tho anto tortunasa position ot
the Church, Itinsy be ulonths, it may
ID sssn years. but as eltain as the day
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sstsIisht, and mad dss such young @ @nehl a.
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