Author: Roy Janssen

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…

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

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 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 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.

GS 1983 ARTICLE 24 – Closing of Session Session is closed and the Advisory Committees meet.

GS 1983 ARTICLE 23 – Acts The Acts, Articles 17 – 21, are amended and adopted.

GS 1983 ARTICLE 22 – Reopening The chairman requests to sing Psalm 146: 3, 4, 5, reads Psalm 146, and leads in prayer.