Author: Roy Janssen

ARTICLE 45 – Proposed Guidelines for Synod The discussion on the Proposed Guidelines for Synod is continued. The guidelines are adopted as amended. PROPOSED GUIDELINES FOR SYNOD I MATERIAL –  Agenda VII, A, B, C, D, E, F A.   Proposed Guidelines for Synod B.   Letter from the Church at Brampton C.  Letter from the Church…

GS 1983 ARTICLE 44 – Dr. K. Deddens accepts Appointment After Dr. K. Deddens has conveyed the best wishes of br. and sr. J. Bol (currently of Groningen, The Netherlands), he addresses Synod as follows: ” Mr. Chairman, dear brethren! I want to express my thankfulness for the confidence that Synod has placed in me. As…

GS 1983 ARTICLE 43 – Reopening The chairman requests to sing Psalm 90: 1 and 8. After the roll call is held, he wel­comes all the guests present. He especially addresses the delegates from the Dutch sister Churches, Dr. K. Deddens and the Rev. J. de Gelder. and the representative from the Orthodox Presbyterian Church,…

ARTICLE 42 – Adjournment Session is closed. The Advisory Committees meet.

ARTICLE 41 – Acts The Acts, Articles 35-39, are amended and adopted.

ARTICLE 40 – Reopening The chairman requests to sing Psalm 103:5 and 6, reads Psalm 103 and leads in prayer.

ARTICLE 39 – Adjournment The chairman informs Synod that plenary session will be held Tuesday evening. The Rev. P. Kingma requests to sing Psalm 106:1, 2, and 24, and leads in thanks­giving. Synod is adjourned.

GS 1983 ARTICLE 38 – Adjournment Session is closed, and the Advisory Committees meet.

ARTICLE 37 – Congratulations Rev. W. W. J. VanOene The vice-chairman, the Rev. J. Geertsema, congratulates the Rev. W.W.J. VanOene that he may this day commemorate his 40th anniversary as minister of the Word. He notes gratefully that more than half of this period could be spent in the midst of the Cana­dian Reformed Churches and…

ARTICLE 36 – Acts The Acts, Articles 28-34, are read and adopted.