Author: Roy Janssen

GS 1986 ARTICLE 189 New Melody, Apostles’ Creed Committee 4 presents: A.    MATERIAL –  Agenda, VIII, B, 4 Letter from the Church at Coaldale re alternate melody for Hymn 1. B, 5 Letter from sr. D. Jansen re melody of Hymn 1. B.    OBSERVATIONS 1.     Both the Church at Coaldale and sr. D. Jansen propose…

GS 1986 ARTICLE 188 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting and requests that Psalm 46: 1 and 2 be sung. Roll call is held. All members of synod are present.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 187 Appeals re Edmonton Committee 2 presents: A.    MATERIAL –   Agenda, VIII, H, 9 Appeal from H. DeJong of Edmonton. B.   ADMISSIBILITY The Regional Synod West of February 5-7, 1985, judged that br. H. DeJong has placed himself outside of the jurisdiction of general synod by the schismatic act of withdrawing from…

GS 1986 ARTICLE 186 Appeals re Edmonton Committee 2 presents: A.   MATERIAL –   Agenda, VIII, H, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10. Appeal of the Providence Canadian Reformed Church at Edmonton against Art. 166, considerations 4, 5, and 6 of the 1983 General Synod. Appeal of br. J. Werkman against the same. Appeal of the Canadian…

GS 1986 ARTICLE 185 Appeals re Edmonton Committee 2 presents: A.    MATERIAL – Agenda, VIII, H, 1 Letter from Rev. D. DeJong of Burlington East re Art. 148 of the Acts of the 1983 General Synod. B.    ADMISSIBILITY The letter of the Rev. D. DeJong is an appeal against Art. 148 of the Acts of…

GS 1986 ARTICLE 184 Appeal re Edmonton Committee 2 presents: I.     MATERIAL – Agenda, VIII, H, 2 Letter from the Immanuel Canadian Reformed Church at Edmonton re Arts. 148, 165, & 166 of the Acts of the 1983 General Synod II.     ADMISSIBILITY The letter of the consistory of the Immanuel Church at Edmonton is an…

GS 1986 ARTICLE 183 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting and requests that Psalm 127:1 and 2 be sung. Roll call is held. All members of synod are present.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 182 Appeals re Edmonton Committee 2 presents: I.      MATERIAL – Agenda, VIII, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6. 7, 9, 10. Discussion is continued in closed session. Synod is adjourned for lunch.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 181 Acts Acts, Articles 172-179 are read and adopted.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 180 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting, requests that Psalm 90:1, 7, and 8 be sung, reads I Timothy 6:11-21, and leads in prayer. Roll call is held. Rev. J. Geertsema arrives later. The chairman addresses the organist of the Rehoboth Canadian Reformed Church, br. E. Vanderveen, who faithfully has played the…