Author: Roy Janssen

GS 1989 ARTICLE 161 Committee III, IV presents: Agenda Items VIII, B, 3, a – f A. MATERIAL 1. Letter from the Church at Burlington, ON, (Ebenezer) re Acts General Synod Burlington-West 1986, Art. 144 re Form for the Public Profession of Faith and the Form for Baptism. 2. Letter from the Church at Surrey,…

GS 1989 ARTICLE 160 Committee II presents: Agenda Items VIII B, 2, a – f A. MATERIAL 1. Report of the Standing Committee for the publication of the Book of Praise. (Canons of Dort) 2. Letter from the Church at Chatham, ON. 3. Letter from the Church at Brampton, ON. 4. Letter from the Church…

GS 1989 ARTICLE 159 Committee II presents: Agenda Items VIII, B, 1, a, 2 c, h, i A. MATERIAL 1. Report of the Standing Committee for the publication of the Book of Praise (Creeds and Confessions). 2. Letter from the Church at Hamilton, ON. 3. Letter from the Church at Ottawa, ON. 4. Letter from…

GS 1989 ARTICLE 158 – Reopening Synod is reopened. Roll call shows that all delegates are present except br. A. Van Egmond who has been excused.

GS 1989 ARTICLE 157 – Adjournment Br. A. VanEgmond gives notice that he must go home. Synod decides that because most matters of the agenda have been finished, it is not necessary to call for an alternate. Synod is adjourned for lunch.

GS 1989 ARTICLE 156 Committee IV presents: Agenda VIII, L A. MATERIAL 1. Report from the Church at Carman re General Fund. B. OBSERVATIONS 1. The Church at Carman reports that “all the churches have paid the requested assessments.” 2. The consistory has appointed br. G. VanderSluis as bookkeeper to take the place of br.…

GS 1989 ARTICLE 155 In closed session Committee II presents: Agenda Item VIII, D, 19 A. MATERIAL 1. Appeal br. L. VanZandwijkre Acts Synod 1986, Art. 159 B. OBSERVATIONS 1. Br. L. VanZandwijk requests the re-instatement of the word “Christian” in the title of art. 27 B.C., to read, “Catholic, Christian Church.” 2. Synod Burlington-West,…

GS 1989 ARTICLE 154 In closed session Committee II presents: Agenda VIII, D, 19 A. MATERIAL Appeal br. L. VanZandwijk against Regional Synod East 1988 in the matter mentioned in Article 71 of Acts Synod 1986. MOTION TO AMEND A proposal to amend the Advisory Committee proposal is made and duly seconded. It reads as…

GS 1989 ARTICLE 153 In closed session Committee II presents: Agenda Item VIII, D, 19 A. MATERIAL: Appeal br. L. VanZandwijk re Acts Synod 1986 Art. 101. B. OBSERVATIONS 1. Synod Burlington-West 1986 decided “to declare the document which br. L. VanZandwijk added to his letter about the word ‘Christian’ and to which he gave…

GS 1989 ARTICLE 152 In closed session Committee II presents: Agenda VIII, D, 16 A. MATERIAL 1. Letter from br. G. Kruyswijk 2. Letter (confidential) dated April 3, 1989, from the Church at Grand Rapids B. ADMISSIBILITY 1. From the material submitted it appears that br. G. Kruyswijk was excommunicated from the Church at Grand…