The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-18
ADAMS BODY.
The Presbyterian Synod Condemns the
(Recent) Action Recently Taken by
Charleston Presbytery.
Especial to the Register. l

GREENWOOD, OCTOBER 1o.-lne NOik-
ing of the wires Saturday night (and
some say Sunday had evident effects
to-day in the arrival of new delegates,
while the little knots of fuglers outside
the church and the scoring for position
inside on everything that came up,
gave evidence that to-day was to be the
day Of trial.
The first ripple was caused by mo-
ton of Rev. J. r. Dow that all arriving
members should be asked if they had
travelled by rail on the Sabbath to
get here. This was supposed to be
aimed at a Woodrow delegate, but
when DR.. Woods moved to amend by
also asking if they had been summoned
by the use Of the telegraph Sunday,
something laid to the charge Of the
anti-Woodrow party Il laugh was
raised, and the whole matter was
finally tabled.
CONTESTING DELEGATES FROM NEW
BERRY.
Next following the report of the COM
mittee appointed on the contested case
from Mt. Bethel Church, New3erry, as
to the right Of Mr. Boozer or Mr.. Tur-
nipseed to occupy seat us delegate,
and it was to the effect that there was
insufficient evidence that either was
entitled to seat, and the report was
adopted. One contestant was Woodrow;
the other anti-Woodrow.
THE EVENT OF THE DAY.
and of the session, the debate OF the
report on the action of the Charleston
Presbytery, was opened at y o'clock
bv vigorous and able address in favor
of its adoption by Rev. T. G. Whaling,
who grew very warm at times. Not Il
sound was heard but the speakers
voice for over an hour, while he cham
pioned the right of free speech and OF
private judgment, and denounced the
action Of the General Assembly at Bal
timore in the Woodrow case as errone-
Gus and unjust.
Rev. J. B. Mack was the next speak
er, and he claimed that the action Of
the Charleston Presbytery had been
misconceived and therefore misstated.
DR.. D. C. Frierson, the only one Of
the committee who disagreed from its
report, made brief remarks, stating
that he thought too much had been
made Of the matter. The rights Of Pres
byterianism had not been invaded.
At this afternoons session Bev. DR..
Mack made an able and a direct de-
fense of the Charleston Presbytery's
action, claiming that it never intended
to forbid private discussion or criticisms
in q constitutional way, but disorderly,
contumacious public contending.
Dr. J. L. Girardeau stated that he
had decided not to make extended re-
marks, and made proposition for
closing the debate and at once taking a
vote. He, however, thought the Pres
bytery's action constitutional, as its ac-
ton was shown to be by the interpreta-
ton prepared to-day.
Mr.. Murray, one Of the minority at
Aiken, explained the real intention of
the paper passed there to be to bind the
new preachers admitted from discuss
ing the Woodrow matter, and to pre-
vent all public criticism of the AS
sembly's action.
Rev. DR.. y. NJ. Woods then made a
fiery speech, in which he did not spare
the majority of the Charleston Presby-
terry, and alleged strange change had
come over their spirit. Their action
there was meant to prevent all discus
sion. He, for one, would never submit
to such tyranny.
CHARLESTON PRESBYTERY CONDEMN
ED.
After some dilatory motions the re-
port of the committee was taken up Sc
riatiIn. The first resolution was adopted
on the call Of the ayes and nays by a
vote of 96 to 53-five members refrain
ing from voting on the question as a
whole. The reasons for the resolutions
were adopted by vote Of lO4 to 43.
The next section, directing the Pres
bytery to reconsider and to review and
correct its action, was adopted, but
after long debate tonight that por-
ton styling as unconstitutional DR..
Beattie being put on probation was
voted down Uiua roce. The paper was
then adopted as u whole, with that
part stuck out.
The result of to-day's session is an
overwhelming victory for the Woodrow
element; but the end is not yet, as DR..
W. T. Thompson tonight presented
protest against the Synod's action, and
in their speeches some members OF the
Charleston Presbytery almost the same
as threatened they would not obey the
Synod's command.
Tomorrow the report on the Theo-
logical Seminary matter comes up, and
u repetition of the thrilling scenes Of
to-day may be expected. 0. NE.
.%oTtIER VICTORY
The Registers headlines yesterday
say that the action Of the seminary
faculty and directors forbidding their
students from attending DR., Woodrow's
scientific lectures at the university was
condemned by the Synod.
The vote on this stood 73 to 45. Two
strong Woodrow men were elected to
fill vacancies on the Board of seminary
directors. The Charleston Presbytery
will observe the synod's command.