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| mary TO NC Vcei1cu tSeNt hSss''
Columbia Register.
The prolonged Theological controversy
which has ;,yil;ttcl the Presbyterian Church
for the rast three wears and heGn So disastrous
! in its effects upon the Columbia Theological
Seminary, was BROUGHT to its final stage. 81 far
as DR.. Wnodrow'S connection with The semi,
nary Is concerned, ny The action Ol lHc Boaru
of Directors yesterday.
| The result will be hailed with satisfaction
| by the great body of the church. which has III
| lis highest councils through all the stages OF
this unfortunate controversy maintained ina,
! the theory OF evolution held by l)r. woodrow
! was contrary to the teachings OF scripture aS
! :ntcrprttc1! III the standards OF the IrespE'e-
! riaa r:%r, Il.
| d.. WuGdSow, on his part. has aSScvera'cd
| anu m,intainca that his teachings were moi
| unScriptural or hrrrtral. and III s therefore
declined to resign his connection WIN INC
Seminary Under slich Il charge. and has insist :
I'd that The ISSUE raised hy his accuSeiS should
! he met and aGjudicatrd by the proper lIihu-
nas of tie church. whose Judgment i'IoEc
could Viniic:t4 or condemn MN.
! The four SynOdS which contro! the Scmlna-
ry nave sucGcsSivcly pronounced a-ainst Dr.
Woodrow ana formally instructed the Beard
of Directors TO rruursi his r. Sisnation, ;lhu III
case OF his failure 10 acquicScr, then tod"ciarc
vacant tie char held by him in the scmina.
ry. -; ,,
chapel Of the seminary. or the thirteen
members comprising the Board, nine were
present, to wit: Rev. James Stacy, ID, D., Key
! w. Adams, d. d., Rev. John q. Law, Rev. W.
7. THOMPSON. d. D., Rev. j. W. Rosan, Prot.
/ Henry +. She: herd, W. c. S.bicy, Geo. w.
scott J. C.. McMu!rcn. The absent members
we're M,sSrS Mckee, Webb. henderson aad
Morris, all of whom were unhv"idaDly pre-
vented from attending The meeting.
J Rev. .Iam>S Stacy was elected President o.
the Board and Rev. John G. Law Secretary,
; After organization, the Board adopted the
! following minute: "
| "WhcrraS the four %ynods controlling this
Seminary have instructed this iI ard to re-
! questtiIc Rev. James Woodrow, ID: ID. for MS
J connection with RcvcIation;
/ "ResDlrrtI, That Il c0mmiL,rc, consisting OF
! Rcv. J. w. RGg n, and Rev. W. I. THOMPSON,
ant, Inak G il.r said request, and that the said
committee present Dr. Woodrow with Il ccp%
of this resolution"
| The Board then took a recess until =. NJ,
| and in tic meantime the committee called on
| DR.. Woodrow and discharged the delicate
duty assigned them.
DIR. WOODROW WILL NOT RESIGN.
D.. Woodrow verbally declined to acccde to
the rcqncst 10 reign. and subsequently sent
the following communication
| C0IuMnIA. =. e.. j. rcmbcrS S, 1856.
TO the Rev. }. ". Rogan, Rev. Or. W. T..
| Thorn pSOn, COMMITTEES.
! GENTLENE:S: In reply 10 the request which
! You have just Eandcd me fnr my resignation
as Professor OF Natural Science in connection
! with Revelation. beg leave 70 say that L re-
S,.cctlully decline arcrding Ia it,.
/ JAMES WooDRow.
Perkins Profc snr OF Natural Science in con-
! ncctiun with Rrvc;aiion.
IIE Is REMOVED.
On rcasscmhlin. at p. VI. the committee
report cd the result of their Interview win
Er. Woodrow, and the Board adopted the fUi-
.RtSoir"d, in accordance with instructions
T, received from tn" four controlling SynodS q!
l., h.It..l
move, from The ch"ir OF Eaiura! Science III
connection with in,Tr!dtion, and that the Sec
rr:ary hc instructed 10 communicate this &C
T ton 10 Dr. No"drow.'
FILLING TIE CHAIRS.
I Rev. J l.. Gi:ard"au was then elected to tn"
ProfcSSnrsh;p OF nitltrtic ANA noicinic Thcoio
sy, formerly held by hill. an" he Em'd in a
body waited on him and earnestly urged Ills
acceptance Of ;hc p'SitioH.
DR.. Girarleau expressed his deep sense 81
the honor put upon him. ard said that hc
would give the subject his playrrlul consider
alton.
1t is und rs.ood that Dr.. Girarlcau will sub,
NIT III" matter To the congregation OF Tie Sec
nnd Presbyterian Church. Of which Ec Is the
founder aid pastor, and II II * not found III
conflict with his relations Ia them he VIII re-
.rnivr upnI the duties "f rEc profr*sorsl'ip IL
which he hats been elected
Three other cr irs are still vacant in The
Sr,,inary-Bibiicu Literature and FNc@' sis
Of Scripture. paSirr;:i li!ro!"@y, and The Per-
kinS Profess ,rShip, from which Dr. woodrow
has hccn removed. At the night session o
the Board, which WAS held ut Wright'S Hotel
, il WAS determined that the election to fiil
these vacancies should bc postponed until the
next meeting Of the HpIrl In Augusta on the
, fist Wednesday in February.
TIE SEMINARY TO BE OPENED.
The members OF the Board regard their ac'
/, ton ~; finally diS,iO>ing ot the Wnndro" mat
ter. and express ih" purpose 10 I'LL til" chairs
: aud be- prepared 10 open the Seminary ncN'
, October under cunditiouS favoiaiilc To q re-
, ncwal of It's usefulness ana success.
DIR. WOODROW WILL ACCEPT TIE SITUATION
T., In conversation with Il gent ;lcnan who f".
= autEO, iZrd 10 aUctk fpr I'r. W"o;row, the re-
porter learned that he would doubtless accrp
ihc action of the Board ~ the vol &C Of tht
? dominant party of his church III thlS matter
} and however much he may feel That he h;''
been miSuni"rS oud. Ini&rrl resented AN" hi Is
Judged. lie will make no resistance tp tie Wi!
IF The church now for the iirS: time autllorltil
lively expressed.
esi;3G f.:LTS.
: | 4 bill has been Introduced into the Alahama
. LEGISLATURE To remove tn" legal disabilities %
women, ami it will probably be passed. at Tho
: present session. 1t ruiS;;t il:arrirtl woman OF
. 1.. Al