The morning news., 1889-05-22
CALVANISM'S HOT CLASH.
THE WOODROW CASE TIE SUB
JECT OF MORE DEBATE.

After Lively skirmtshing, Limits Were
Fixed So as to Prevent the Discus
sioa from Becoming Never Erding-
Adoption OF the Report OF the Com
mittee on Cooperation Recon-
mended.
CHATTANOOGA, May 2l-Ths assembly
OF the southern Presbyterians egan its
fifth days session to-day. The report of the
committee on narratives, indicating an ex-
cellent condition of church aft tirs, was
submitted. A clause advising diScontinu-
ancs of the afternoon services of Sunday
was ordered stricken out, after which the
rep rt was adopted.
Rev. A.onzo P. Peak, representative of
the Reformed church in the United States,
delivered an address.
The chairmen Of the committee on CO.
operation read the following report:
To the General Assem bly,:
Your committee to which was referred con.
sideration OF the report OF the co nm ttee ap
pointed by the aSt general assembly to confer
wlth similar co nInltte5 of the gen raj assem-
oly mort as to fraternal cooperation, would
respectfully report that they met a4 directed by
the moderator, and organized by el citing Rev
j. W. Lupton. d. D., chairman, aud Rev II. T.
Darnell secretary. tn report was taAen up in
its various divisions and tue discussion Of all
the points involved therein was fires and unre-
strained, and after full con Iteration tn, com
mittee resolved TO recomm md t. the assembly
the adoption OF the report as a whole
lue 70 was called, vi b no following
result: In ayor Of recomm5 ndi1g adoption
10, opposed Z, abse t 2, non-hq Iel 2.
A recess was the taken.
wooDRow's DOCTRINE,
THn Il
meeting of the Baltimore sembly, passed.
resolution declaring tlat ths ass ably
had judicially decided that the doc rine of
evolution as taug Thy Jam IS Woodrow was
contrary to ths standards of the church,
and forbidding all plblic contending against
he decision Of the as emily. rne syn d
Of s uyh Car lima declared thi, action
lwise, II! egu ar and uHcons itu ional
The committee Of the pre- general as
sembly recon- ne de- that 9 action cc the
synod be approved, far as it declared
the action OF the Charleston pres yterv un-
wise. but disapproved in so far as it de-
clared that action irregular and uncons.i-
tutional.
THIS report was called uo at 2 o'clock for
discuss Oh. An hou $ excited debate as O
Uniting he speeches Of members was had
Motions for amendments, sub,ti5utes
and reconsideration followed eac
Obuci III Id.liU SUCCESSION. Inc
assembly closely re re3embled it cal con
venti n in its noisy sessi)a. Finally it was
agreed to allot one hour and half each t.
Rev. I. c. Whailg and DR.. j. L. Grar-
deau. as represeutaUiv of ths synod aad
presOy ery, respectively: half an hour to
DR.. J. D. Adger Of South Carroll a, aud ten
minutes eacI TO other me abe S.
THE FIRST SPEAKER.
Rev. Whaling vas thu Fl st speaker cn
behalf of the actio Of he synod. He slii
the presbytery If Charleston was ag-
gressor in this matte. The Baltimore "a
semb,y decided the Woodrow case, decid-
ing that evolution s taught by him wls
contrary to the standards of the church.
The Charleston presbytery came along aad
& atu tously went beyond the decision of
the assembly ami ! a sed a new ISSUE.
If the law Of the church is criticised, as
t is, why should a judicial decision be
above criticism. "a n | t. be tried for
heresy for speaGi1g Y tnou ,hts here? The
interdct is without precedent. 1t is left for
this presoytery o initiate the most tyraa-
meal po er of Rome"
Dr.. J. K Gira deau spoke in behalf of
tie Charleston presbytery. and said he
ought the presbytery had some reasons
for its action.
Rev. DR.. Adger of South Carolina made
an able argument to sho that the pre- by
terry passed the resolution by small ma
jority; tha. it offered no explanation of its
action until the protest was made that the
resolutio was unnecessary and taat it ex-
Gee led its nut lori. y.
The debate Of the afternoon was
temporarily Suspended at night.
Devotional ex, re sas AMI ) ldreSs by n
missionary from Brazil ma ie uD the even
ins's programme. The assembly then ad-
burned Till tomorrow.