Author: Roy Janssen

GS 1980 ARTICLE 104 – Adjournment Synod adjourns and the Advisory Committees meet.

GS 1980 103 – Re-opening –  Acts The Chairman calls on the brothers to sing Hymn 21:1. He reads Isaiah 53:1-6 and leads in prayer. The Acts, Articles 96-102, are read and adopted.

GS 1980 ARTICLE 102 – Adjournment Elder H. Buist asks the brothers to sing Psalm 47:1 and leads in closing prayer. Synod adjourns.

GS 1980 101 – Re-opening –  Adjournment After a short discussion, Synod decides to meet in Committees, thereby giv­ing Committee Ill an opportunity to revise its report.

ARTICLE 100 Appeal –  the Church at Neerlandia Committee Ill presents its report on the appeal of the Church at Neerlandia against certain decisions of the Regional Synod West, Oct.;Nov. 1979. The dis­cussion begins.

GS 1980 ARTICLE 99 – Closed Session –  Appeal of the Church at Neerlandia Synod decides to deal with the appeal of Neerlandia in a completely closed session. Rev. Cl. Stam requests that his objection to this procedure be recorded in the Acts.

GS 1980 ARTICLE 98 – The Apostles’ Creed Committee II presents its report on the revision of the Apostles’ Creed. After an extensive discussion, the Committee withdraws its report for further consid­eration.

GS 1980 ARTICLE 97 – Appeals –  Article 91, Acts 1977 The discussion continues. Part Ill of the report of Committee IV is adopted. The decision reads as follows: Committee IV presents: Material –  Agenda VIII, I. A. Observations B. Considerations C. Recommendations Synod decide: ADOPTED II. A. Observations (i) Objections to Considerations (a) to…

GS 1980 ARTICLE 96 – Re-opening –  Acts The members of Synod are requested to sing Hymn 46:2. The Chairman reads Isaiah 44:24-28 and leads in prayer. The Acts, Articles 85-95, are adopted as read.

GS 1980 ARTICLE 95 – Adjournment Rev. S. DeBruin requests that Psalm 144:4 be sung and leads in closing prayer. Synod adjourns.