Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
THE SYNOD OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

OF the thirteen Synods of the Presbyte-
rian' Church, covering the whole of the
Southern States and including few spots in
foreign lands, that of South Carolina, which
includes the entire State, is one of the larg-
est and most influential, embracing five
Presbyteries, one hundred ministers, two
hundred churches and over fourteen thou
sand church members. This body met on
Wednesday last, at Cheraw, in annual ses-
sion, over 12O delegates, lay and clerical,
being present.
On the second day of the session, the
Woodrow matter was brought up by DIR.
Girardeau, who, without preface, arose and
offered the following resolution:
Resolued, That this Synod, being deeply
sensible of its responsibility for the admin
istration of the high and solemn trust re-
posed in its hands in connection with the
Theological Seminary, and deeming it i'm
portant to the future welfare and efficiency
of that institution that DIR. Woodrow should
withdraw from relation to it, hereby re-
quests him tosignify to the Synod, at once,
his willingness to tender to the board of d.
rectors, at an early day, his resignation of
the Perkins chair.
The resolution was at once referred to the
committee on the Theological Seminary,
which had been constituted as follows:
Ministers, B. S. McCallister, A. A. James, j.
s. White; elders, j. A. EnsoW and j. d.
Harrison.
The Rev. Mr.. McCallister, of the commit
tee on the Theological Seminary, read a
partial report upon the resolution offered by
DR.. Girardeau at the morning session. He
stated that the committee was divided, three
being in favor of adopting DIR. Girardeau's
resolution and two against its adoption.
1t was the general opinion that the major
ity of the committee were opposed to DR..
Woodrow, and that the minority were his
adherents.
After some discussion, the Rev. ]. H.
Thornwell moved that the Synod proceed
to the adoption of the majority report, and
that, in voting on the question, each men,
Der be allowed five minutes to give his rea-
sons for so voting.
DIR. Girardeau opposed the motion, and
hoped, at least, that the gentlemen who
presented the majority and minority reports
should be exempted from the five minutes
rule.
DR.. w. T. Thompson desired to be in
formed of what the minority report consist
ed. He could not vote on any motion al
fecting either one paper or the other, until
he was in full possession of the facts. He
would call for the reading OF the minority
report, or rather the proposed amendment
to the majority report.
DIR. Girardeau's amendment as to the linn
itation of the speakers time finally pre-
vailed, and the Rev. j. S. White, of the
minority, and Rev. Mr.. McCallister, of the
majority, were allowed thirty minutes each
to explain their papers. The motion of the
Rev. J. II. Thornwell was next passed, linn
iting the debate to other speakers at five
minutes each.
The majority and minority reports were
then read to the Synod for its information.
The mino1ty report was as follows:
1.-THE minority make a proposition to
adopt the resolution (of DIR. Girardeau,) with
the following condition as explanatory and
stating the grounds on which the request is
based: 1T is understood that the resolution
is based simply on the present deplorable
condition of the Seminary without naming
the parties responsible for it, and, further,