New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-26
DIR. WOODROW COMBATED.
THE SOUTHERN ASSEMBLY HEARS DR.. sTIcKLER' S
ARGUMEyr AGAINST EVOLUTION.

ARGUMENT AGAINST EVOLUTION
Baltimore, May o5.-The General Assembly Of the
southern Presbyterian Church reassembled at o'clock
this afternoon, the Rev. DR.. j. Henry Smith, OF
North Carolina, IN the chair.
The pending case, the complaint OF the Rev. Dr.
Woodrow against the synod OF Georgia, was resumed.
The Rev DR.. Stricken, Of Georgia. addressed the AS
emily on the part of the Synod He said he had no
personal feeling in the matter He rehearsed the
charge first brought against the Row. Dr. woodrow Of
adopting evolution and quoted from the speech of Dr.
Woodrow his view of the formation Of the body o.,
Adam, in asserting that the body of man was derived
from lower animal II that was the case IL coulu
only have come by birth The record showed
That DIT. Woodrow argued or asserted that Adam was
Of animal ancestry. The synod Of Georgia had voted
against the action Of the Presbytcry OF Atlanta Inc
synod Of Georgia acted upon the record and the Cen
eral Assembly, in voting on this case
must be governed by the record
There time, DR.. st.1ckler said when Dr. WOOD
row was opposed 70 evolution, Dut nc suOS'9uoneS
favored 1t and said 1t was probably true' III
Woodrow said the standards had no historic meaning
Did any think for a moment that the aoie non
VINO made the standards had any Idea tnat tncy Hau
no historic meaning? The idea was mons -
evolution is true, God put the soul INTO niHi a-'S.
had been made The words IN the stanuaus
we're the same as in the scriptures. Evolution says
man was evolved from lower animal But the
standards say that God made man from the uus' VI
tho earth. That was the view OF INC 0'n'u "
Georgia and It comes here to have thae VIC"
All accepted the statement as to the source OF Auas
SOUL of the creation Of Eve and why DOUBT inc So'o
whence came Adams bodyl II there could DC uoup'
in one there could be doubt in all DID hOe ~
.tcach that Ewes body was evolved az "D 90.
bo6yl Ewes case was no palmer 'han ~ :
Science made this demand and a part Oh s0'o1o 90
made up OF conjecture which furnishes Feiy IN
satisfactory account OF nature. IL was deniAnu 'l
a conjecture of a scientist shall have more oon'i' ~
the plain word OF God They would NOT leu ton9 The
demand, for II they did where Wou deal with
first origin of thing Is what science o c Of Science
IL must see, and that is out Oh inc s,a ~ ages
because they cannot through "a NOT With scf-
The Church Is dealing with revelation a COD saws
cnce II saws upon this subject Just what Cog say
Dr. Stricken made quotations no a 20 favor evolu,
Hodge and Others who were clainO~ "
uon' ho,dcnlcd any such sympalns ,roud not affect
To sustain the Synod. he uffeu, " 7, yronId he
the ministerial standing Of Dr. NOOu,V ,rd,rect con-
condemnation OF his teaching anu t would an the
demnafiOn of himself To SUSTAIN hN " - 49,
Church with gloom. ,.,,. vn.do bls clos
In the evening the Rev Or. WOODROW nauc , ~,
ing speech on the question OF MS We him and he Is
He said there was no charge against nln anu ~ on
rectus ecelesia before the Church absr the act IN
trial. but they 10 pronounce W bad never ais
the Georgia synod shall stand ISS.ds ~ students
turbed the faith OF OF the huhuiu ~ .oschIng
who had gone into the ministry rom M NJ h,s1sIii
Go ask them and they would not only 90 So edeiity
you that his teaching had saved them nOh ue ,
lie spoke Of John L. Wilson, who apPtu " ~ ,.t.,,s
and had urged him TO go on In inc P~i -
be had adopted.
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