Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-23
W00DR0W'S CASE.
PROCEEDINGS IN TEE SOUTHERN PRES
BYTBRIAx CEREBRAL ASSEMBLY.
Or. woodrow conelude, His Dsfsncs-Dr
Adams For the Prosecu tion-In-
teresting Speeches
lBy telegraph to the Diupaich.l

RAJ TiMORE, Nav % The General Assem-.
bly 81 the Southern Presbyterian Church re-.
summed business at $3.50 O'Clock to-day. The
gfefuug Of the General Assembly Of the
PRS byterisn Church, North, was received
and ordered on the minutes.
Rev. Or Smith. 81 the Committee on Pub.
lcltious, reported that department to be in a
prosperous CONDITION, with 3 large surplus
og h1nd. II recommends wider distribution
o! church publications 10y the employment
Of Coipouers. The report was daecketed.
The case OF Rev. Il. Z. Woodrow wss re-
sumcd, and he spoke until l2:30, completing
fhe prcscEiation OF his case.
pr. Adams, OF Augusta, occupied the re.
main Ger Of The forenoon session and all Of tho
a.t'r' ooN session In argument q the case for
The prosecution.
1hc church was 6lled before the ravel of
tho moderator iei, 10 great IL the Interest in
fbc Csc o. Dr. Woodrow. For some time
after d.. Woodrow began ~ speak be was
Interrupted by technical objections regard
ngihc record a The case. lie then took up
thc rec, I'd and explained bis views Of the
phenomenon % science as not inconsistent
with the Bible. lie tad no night TO cay that
fhc scriptures are cOuiradCtel by eyO-
luton. lie insisted taa, the control
% God he p1rtmonut, and 10 which
IN must submit, but beyond that
t1ry should submit 20 no control. lie
h1d hte1 charged with sub0rdnating the
Scriptures % science. Th8t was not trCo
sic h8l never written or .pokcn word
',hica could helr any such construction.
STE never hld fought = word Tat would
throw doubt upou the headship 81 Adsui
without regard 90 ihe manner ia which or
~ which God formed his bD1y. he quoted
from his writings regarding the elevation
% higher from lower animal NE lie had
never SAID word about apes and monkey,
ss bad So often been assrried. lie believed
A1sm wa. = ,urscul1u. creation. lie
h.N 8p his beliefs 20 the teachings o.
rlr Holy Scriptures and - nothing
,..c 80 De- bolls MS opinion A.
fl the formation ~ Adau'- BODY. Upon
rrv subj st ~ which tue scriptures sre
..I-ufLr accept, uatur ] history as his guide,
.uf only ou ~Uch suhiccs. As a Church
..ulf Toe Ccucrl Assembly had nothing to
Uav'n MS v.eW outside the TEACHINGS OF
M.ie IN 70 has 10 DO IS to discover IL
Ui. fDctlngs conflict With the Scriptures,
and li t1ry DO not tben the case must end.
Ilc laws OF gr3yit3il1n Inform us tnst iron
-l water v. 10 sink. and vet the Bible said IN
na. l.aee tnst "Iron did swim That In
stance ld not make TIE law Of grayitation
inconsistent with The scripture. He
.I.u quoted Scripture a. 10 The for.
.IHiou Of the sun. moon, and stars,
Hrl = Che four corners ~ the earth.
fu3 any one suppose ihc earth 10 be \ rec.
angular formation! ID had been taught that
tne sun oud NEON move around the earth,
.uf science bad done sway with th1i idea,
4uIlt wsSIo longer thoncht o. A, - m1g,
rI.g were .oId That "out o. the ground GOO
FORMED cyetv living Thug; gud further on
f. SAYS Allan shall return 70 dust whence he
came. Tue serpent was condemned 70 eat
Cn.t Was th7t organic dust? Certainly n
N.- inorganic matter. Was any man pre-
.II.d 10 $40 that hi, dr. WoodrOW'sl views
mp. Hufagonislc to lie iluleY lie did not
.IIuh there could be. lie quoted from Pad
iIUrtou, Brown, and others Ss 10 their
Wow. ~ thc dust a. which man vas formed,
la.4n.ug dust from which, through stepsirom
nrf s.GEe 20 another, man came To have DO
IlIIuu oNrr all other living creatures. lie
-iid nc did ret believe that he would Ne con-
o.nucl 'or rejecting ideas which we're held
fwo uur red Nears ago, and which had
no f0unca'ion in fact II was once be-
I.vsd tlat iuDacy was controlled by the
moon. Nnst ne believe 10 nov because 1t
as- believed tueuY the Assembly Of West
minister tluGht THAT the sun moves. 10
would he Unreasonable To expect that he
would believe 30 because Westminster taught
lt lt made nodlroreuce whether the forml-
fion az Adams body WAS mediate or imInc-
d4te. lie was made living seul, and God
made the covenant with him. The Ptesby-
terry oi Augusta could not Gni conviction
against me speakers belief. ior hc had not
ants1ouized tbc Bih.c. lie bad not taught
'p.t God hsd performed His works super.
naturally. That will have ts be determined
Jog eacS,ndiVldua miRd. lie believed that
cod formed ulu ont Of the Dust OF the
ground. sid vel pe was chsrged with teach
ing contrary 10 tho bible aud the standards
because he went beyond agd believed be-
youi what va, NOT contained ~ them or
upon which they arc silent. To sustain the
synod ~ Georgia would Doe 10 condemn all
SIS ho believe there may be- some truth IN eFo-
luton. 10 was fact that the Church bsd
never failed in dccdi1g on science 90 decide
aUrons.
Rev. pr. Adams, Of Augusta, the prose
cltor, then began bis argument on tie part
oi the synod OF Georgia. lie said II mat
reIcd little what bis motives were IN prose
cutting this case before The Presbyiery Of
Augusta, "a Wa, spoken Of by DR.. Woodrow
Yesterday. They had net face to face ia the
courts Of the Churcn tnd never had d..
Woodrow impuEued the motives winch
prompted his prosecution. Tue speaker
WAS of tse committee 10 whom had been re-
f,usd toe complaint Of heresy against Or.
Woodrow. Iu the committee, IN presbY-
Dr. Woodrow alone 10 pursue his lnyesr-
.lii0u. aud then TO sly how he believed
Adam's body evolved. Al that time he
knew lUle q him, but supposed
him 90 be scientific man who
worked out his own ideas and proclaimed
hisresults. Now be didn't believe there was
sn ideS M bis address tuat was not Obtained
from some one else. The synod OF Georgia
ordered The PTe,1Nfcry % Augusta 10 try
hin or account him of hcresv aud error. Tne
speaker vas compelled TO bring the case be
iore The proper court TIE complainant
hsd declared that the sole object OF the
prosecutor was 20 remove bun from his pro-
fr>,orsbip ia the college. That ceud not
lave been bat au indirect result. The chair
was very so.e point With ann. lie held
the char when The Church cried Out against
Am. Br. Adams denounced the statement
~ Dr. WOODROW that he was Wiling he
should presca with bic views " be would
SUR nder biz proiessorship a. entirely OPP
pe>Ite - wat he dit say aud called upon
Che assembly 20 judGe between thom.
Che assembly tool a r. cess until O'Clock.
After recess Dr. Adams continued. lie
t.fd hc had no purpose TO serve IN the re-
rYoyl of Professor woodrow. he bad no
axe TO Grind, no friend WHOM he wished TO
A,ye tie pisce When be was before the
SYNOD ~ Georgia he said that Toe advocate
OF these Jews must not DE allowed 10 use
chem Ia toe scbso, OF the Church. cut OF the
school Of tue Cbur,h he h4d nothing TO do
with the views ~ Or. Woodrow. Hut as
preacher he bad b. right 70 prOmulgate such
views Whiieuuder TIE shadow OF tue Church.
he then called attention TO The issues before
TIE court. pr woodrow was charged with
advancing views contrary 10 the Standards
~ the Church. TIC presbytery sustained
and ihe SYNOD anuulled the action Of the
presbytery. The question TO be determined
10, snail the synod be sustsinedl DR.. Wood
row denied aud bis friends denied that he
Oertsught evolution IN school; but whether
be taught Il OF not IS immsterlal. In his
address TO the alumni he taught II, and In
rs wntinss be taught Il. and therefore Tins
General Assembly advocated and taught IT,.
Much, he said, wac not relevant % the ease,
aud tnere was no need 10 deny Il. The com
plainant CANNED that in the Bible he finds
nothing 70 contradict the theory that few