Author: Roy Janssen

  • GS 1983 art 35

    ARTICLE 35 – Reopening The chairman requests to sing Psalm 126. reads Isaiah 62:6-12, and leads in prayer. Roll call shows that all members are present.

  • GS 1983 art 34

    ARTICLE 34 – Adjournment Br. P. Jansen requests to sing Psalm 72:1 and 9. and leads in thanksgiving prayer. Synod is adjourned.

  • GS 1983 art 33

    ARTICLE 33 – Proposed Guidelines for Synod Committee I presents the Report on the Proposed Guidelines for Synod. The report is read and the discussion is begun.

  • GS 1983 art 32

    ARTICLE 32 – Letter Prof. L. Selles Committee Ill presents: A.  MATERIAL –   Agenda VIII, A f: letter Prof. L. Selles. B.  OBSERVATIONS 1.  a. Prof. L. Selles writes that the time of his compulsory retirement arrives in 1986 and that the next General Synod will have to appoint a successor in the New Testament Department at…

  • GS 1983 art 31

    ARTICLE 31 – DECISIONS re THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE –  ACT, BY-LAWS, REGULATIONS Committee Ill presents: I A. MATERIAL –  Agenda VIII. A, 2 a. Report to General Synod 1983. 2  c.  Act, By-Laws, and Regulations. B.  OBSERVATIONS 1.   “The Canadian Reformed Theologica l College Act, 1981 necessitated some changes in the organization of the…

  • GS 1983 art 30

    GS 1983 ARTICLE 30 – Theological College Section lll of the Advisory Report of Committee Ill re the Theological College (Finance and Property) is read and discussed. After some emendations, the Recommendations D, 1, 2, 3, a and b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are ADOPTED.

  • GS 1983 art 29

    GS 1983 ARTICLE 29 – Acts The Acts, Articles 22-27, are read and adopted.

  • GS 1983 art 27

    GS 1983 ARTICLE 27 – Adjournment Br. J. Hendricks requests to sing from Psalm 138:1 and 3, and leads in thanksgiving. Synod is adjourned.

  • GS 1983 art 26

    GS 1983 ARTICLE 26 – Theological College Committee Ill presents: I Theological College, Act, By-laws, Regulations II Theological College, Academic Committee Ill Theological College, Finances and Property. Section I is discussed Regarding By-Law No. 3 (Election and Term) the following proposal, duly second­ed, is discussed, to add to the By-Law the following under b): “which…

  • GS 1983 art 25

    GS 1983 ARTICLE 25 – Reopening The chairman requests the members to sing Psalm 62: 4 and 7. He notes the various Advisory Reports that have come in.