Author: Roy Janssen

GS 1968 ARTICLE 2 – Credentials After the singing of Hymn 13: 3, the Chairman pro tempore calls upon the Elders G. Dam, A. W. DeLeeuw and the Rev. P. Kingma to examine the credentials. The following delegates are present with proper credentials: The Rev. W.W. J. VanOene is alternate delegate for the Rev. W.…

GS 1968 ARTICLE 1 – Opening On behalf of the convening Church at New Westminster, the Rev. J. Mulder calls the assembly to order. He requests to sing from the Book of Praise Hymn 13: 1 and 2, reads Revelation 1: 4 – 20, and leads in prayer. He addresses the delegates as follows: “Esteemed…

GS 1974 ARTICLE 189 – Closing The chairman speaks the following words: Dear brethren, We have almost reached the end of this General Synod. Really the end! For when this Synod is closed there is no Synod anymore. Neither a chairman. The Church Order states that “his office shall cease when the assembly has been…

GS 1974 ARTICLE 188 –  Press Release Article 47 and following of the Press Release are read and adopted.

GS 1974 ARTICLE 187 –  Acts The Acts of the twentieth session are read and adopted.

GS 1974 ARTICLE 186 –  Preparation of the Next General Synod. Next General Synod will be held, D.V., in the Fall of the year 1977.

GS 1974 ARTICLE 185 –  Publication of the Acts of Synod It is decided to insert the following documents as Appendices to the Acts:

GS 1974 ARTICLE 184 – Question Period Ad Article 43 Church Order The chairman reads Article 43 of the Church Order. No one asks the floor during the Question Period a Article 43 of the Church Order. The chairman concludes with gratitude that no one has to be rebuked because of having done something worthy…

GS 1974 ARTICLE 183 – Appointments The following appointments are made: Synod decides:

GS 1974 ARTICLE 182 –  Revised Standard Version Advisory Committee III presents: MATERIAL: A: Mandate: OBSERVATION: The mandate of the  Committee was (Acts 1971, Article 33) CONSIDERATIONS: RECOMMENDATION: Synod declare ADOPTED B: The Committee’s Findings and Recommendations The Committee, having stated that there is much to commend about the RSV translation and that in some…