Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-26
DIR. W00DR0W'S CASE.
TRE PROCEEDINGS IN THE SOUTHERN
ASSEMBLY YESTERDAY.
The speech Of Dr. strieklsr in Behalf OF the
Judgment Of the Synod
OF Georgia


and adopted.
The pending case. the complaint Of Rev.
pr. Woodrow against the synod Of Georgia,
vasrc,umcd.
Rev. pr. Siricklcr, Of Georgia, addressed
trc assembly ON the part Of fhe synod. lie
sHd no had 10 personal feeling In the mat
f.r. lui HE object was 10 ascertsln truth.
Ifr rchcarsed the charge first brought against
Ir. woodrow % adopting evolution. and
Quoted from p speech Oi Or. Woodrow his
,tw q Tho formation ~ the body Of
Adam, in asserting that the body Of
wau WAS derived from The lower
saiw8l II that was the case IL
could only have come 30 bv birth. The re-
cord showed thst DT. Woodrow argued or
asserted that Adam Wss 20 suImsl ancestry.
1lc synod ~ Georgia bad voted against the
action o. THE Pfe,hytery Of Atlanta. The
synod % Ccorei. scted upon the record, and
t.r General Assembly ia voting ON this case
In,t he governed by the record. Or.
Woodrow sad evolution Was probably true.
f.4 800 me evidence before him bore out That
iIr4. Ihat Vas evolution, and Darwin ana
l.uNIrt ana others who have been Us cham
r..u. rom 10, have said more. Tue point
SO issue i- whether bic assertions are cOun-
t,r4nccd by tbe standards % the church.
The standards sly that ''God created nan
MAZE aud female. he made man out ~ The
dust 90 the ground. and be made woman
ir1ma rib ~ man II Tic position is taken
that a l1iui~rcr cannot be charged with Of
fence 10 no inferpets the Scriptures contrary
tn tho Standards tho assembly should be
c.rrful. There was time when DR.. Wood.
r.v WIS opposed 70 evolution. bat be sub
.l.uuuy favored Is aad said II was proba-
U. true. Or. Arms reug-and aN know
v. hr iS-s4vs there is no Interpretation
t.t.o~ audaros II tic word d" inspifaton,'
fwlu would the end BIO u such prln-
..le should bo adopted ? pa any one sup
r .r fho words placed ~ the Standards must
b.. defined 60 ne 90 prefer charge against
-La tes-hsr' Ire words were taken without
Oh .4rati9a because ihev bore the sisBllc2.
l.u winch they tesr ON their face. lie
Wished 70 10 be uuders' God that when those
WHO TOOK tie words from the scriptures and
rr..eI thc1 in tire Standards tnsy intended
p ..e words 10 b. uude-stood BY their iaee
ru .au1e. Dr. Woodrow said the Standards
l.anp historic mcsnipg. DId any enc think
lor moment that the able IHen WHO
r BE- fle Standards Ind 4Ry Id la that
tt.y h4G uo historic meaning, The
,t.awl. m0nVrOus. II evolution IS true
G.i put tie soul into hlm after
m.n had been made. The words IN the
Standards were The tsmc as ID the scrip
tcfr- Evolution SAYS man was evolved
from Tho lover auita4i. But The Standards
.sr fiat God made man from The dust Of the
etfrl. That was tie view Of the synod "
o.oiei1 and 20 CONES here 10 have that view
sustained. U1 uot evolution teach inst
F.t'. body Wa evolved - was Adams
I.Ivt LYc's easc va, no plsine' than
.m's. science made this demand and
r.i. of science Wis made mp q conjecture,
,y..l furnishes = very unssusftci)ry ac-
count ~ nature. II WAS demanded that the
...fl.fur, of the scientist shall have more
,.r.rlI tI4u thc plan word u God. They
sou a not yic'd to any such demand, for II
tl.. ..! where would 70 stop
If-. ~trirh.er made quotations from DIS,
% .tY0. Hodge. and others, who were
. ned to favor evolution. who denied any
...h ,ympaby. Dr. Hodge insisted that
evolution rs philosophy sud not science.
o.. church does not permit any one to
preach t.e doctrine that VIII impcril the soul,
r.r .b0u.d any one preach a doctrine that
fl. church does not hold. II the body ls
evolved from brute 70 would have
tr instincts 81 70 brute and the
l,.rldsuon ~ brute. pr. Wood
roy said he had reason 70 believe that
%. animal nature bud been put into The
body Of Adam--anlmal nature, with the
MISSIONS of a brute, Tor God 10 put soul
into. Man was made perfect. and il he bad
fkt passions OF brute how could he possibly
harf -,ooq - lOrr 90 he didy Let thi- idea
prevail 8ad tDr StspiaId, ~ the Church are
DESTROYED lud the great doctrines OF Gods
" ord woull be Ie0p-rdl1cd. let the Gene
Dol Assembly say On the brother hat the
Church cannot weld to bis views and
connect % with such an idea which Il con-
tiary 10 tue Scriptures. The Judgment Of
the synod q Georgia stands until it's over
q fsla ~
was than Or. Woodrow taught contrary 10
the Word ~ tod. To sustain the synod
VIII not AFFECT the ministerial standing OF Dr.
Woodrow. n would he . condemnation -
h.s teaching and an indirect condemnation
of him.eN. To sustain him will ui the
Church With gloom, and they should TEL
hIm that the Church cannot bs involved by
sustaining bis hypothesis.
Attlrcle-e NJ DIR. Srrickler's speech
rore,. Until O'Clock p. VI. was taken.
At the evening session Dr. Woodrow
usac his closing speech en- the question of
,yicNs OF evolution. lie said there vas
no charge seaiuSt him and he Is rfctu'
r,rie.ia before the Church. lie WAS not on
Trial. but they were tD pronounce whether
Tie set of the Georgia Sysed shsll stand.
r. had never disturbed no. fsith Of one OF
tle hundreds Of students Who had gone into
the ministry from hlstebchlng. GsGsk tseln
ana they would net only t2y no. bul tell
Won that bis teaching bad saved theH from
irfdohiy. pr. Adams did rot ike the idea
q being called voluntary Prusccuior
Surely he did not use It IA an ot'euslYesenSe.
nut Or. Adams, while disclAiylins any per
usl motive, was certainly deeply interested
I'm the 70. u't NJ his prosecution. lie said II
thrspeaker would withdraw from The semi
narv be would Withdraw The prosecution
..ff g.. O.. al
ur his calling as minister. lie had no
recollection Of shaking ms hand in the face
Of Dr. Adsms. md IL he ala 50 10 bad NJ
dagger or snilallh Ia 1t. Or. Adams said
hr preached but llttle, but be Hal
other woik which occupied Bis
tnc, hut he dld The Lest he could.
91oull BE- be repr02cheu because he could
not do everything; he ~, not open 70 the
snafec ~ cow4rdicc. lie feared God becau'e
be loved Him. IIc speaker was for thirty
n.e wears @ teacher ~ science before DR..
adams WAS appointed 20 thaf position. The
T-,,b,trry Of Atlant, declared him innocent.
ll. demand was Tor trial and Nindira-
tom, ami bis prcsbytcTy Vudicat'd
lm. When be- vent g. the seminary -
va, NOT fossil. though he Dad much
Q, Go WITH fossils Iie had Dot
changed h.- views on evolution, butrescalcn
sud ipYc.tlraliou confirmed bis views on
thst question All li, Investigations had
Increased his confidence that eyo uiion J.,
probably true. /, Ola rot change his belief
Iu ibe u h.,. ne asked If his statements iu
Goo speech comp Aued OF regarding the
descent of uau from the lower animal Is
l,r,.y. Biology anl gcucllogy arc RrO
IInitod bV Pgc-lytcraus in The studies
of TIE .tmiuary The Bible saws God
formed 1u inr beasts Of tine ftld out
Of tho dust OF the ground and what he holds
i- that tne scripture. art silent upon the
lusuuer oi man out Ol The dust VI the ground
DE- 30 is silent in The way about the horse.
TIE speaker ala rot write The Bible aud Was
not responsible Il 70 Is not explicit upon
These matters. he returned 10 The ection OF
60, Ge0t-ia synod ani asked where IL wa,
ever aGoHn 900 civic or criminal iurispru-
a,nre Wnclc4 court ever iulelfercd win
verdict ~ acquufa'. The synod Of Georgia
,ntafrred with his acquiitAl by bis presby-
te!y while theTe was no charge pending
scliu,f h.m
pr. woodrow then took up The argument
OF Kew. Dr. ~irlcklcr, WhO he declared bad