Presbyterian Church Authority
By Editor
It will be remembered by the readers of this paper that some time since Dr. James Woodrow was very properly condemned by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church South for teaching evolution. The Presbytery of Charleston, not satisfied with the decision of the highest tribunal of the church, proceeded still further, and forbade its ministers, ruling elders, and deacons to contend in public against the decision of the assembly. This action the Synod of South Carolina justly condemned as unconstitutional, irregular, and unwise, declaring that the action of the presbytery imposed an unwarranted restraint upon the rights and freedom of expression of opinion; but at its recent session the General Assembly took up the matter and passed a resolution by a vote of 113 yeas to 31 noes disapproving the action of the synod and upholding the presbytery. The Presbyterian Church South should choose a Pope and be done with it.