Author: Roy Janssen

  • GS 1986 art 153

    GS 1986 ARTICLE 153 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting and requests that Psalm 4:3 and 4 be sung. Roll call is held. All members of synod are present.

  • GS 1986 art 152

    GS 1986 ARTICLE 152 Theological College – Finances and Property Synod enters into closed-restricted session. Committee 3 presents: A. MATERIAL – Agenda, VIII, A, 2, 3 (See Art. 154). Recommendation D, 4 is ADOPTED. Closed-restricted session is terminated. Synod is adjourned. The committees meet.

  • GS 1986 art 151

    GS 1986 ARTICLE 151 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting and requests that Psalm 116:1 and 8 be sung. Roll call is held. Rev. J. Geertsema is absent with notification.

  • GS 1986 art 150

    GS 1986 ARTICLE 150 Correspondence with Churches Abroad (Korea) (See Art. 146) Committee 3 presents: A.    MATERIAL –  Agenda, VIII, G, 1 Letter from Ebenezer Canadian Reformed Church. VIII, G, 3a Report of the Committee on Correspondence with Churches Abroad. VIII, G, 3b Appendices to the Report of the Committee on Cor­ respondence with Churches…

  • GS 1986 art 149

    GS 1986 ARTICLE 149 Acts Acts, Articles 139-147 are read and adopted.

  • GS 1986 art 148

    GS 1986 ARTICLE 148 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting, requests that Hymn 29:1 and 2 be sung, reads I Timothy 4:1-16, and leads in prayer. Roll call is held. All members of Synod are present.

  • GS 1986 art 147

    GS 1986 ARTICLE 147 Adjournment Elder H.A. Berends requests that Psalm 84:5 and 6 be sung, and leads in closing prayer. Synod is adjourned.

  • GS 1986 art 146

    GS 1986 ARTICLE 146 Correspondence with Churches Abroad (Korea) Committee 3 presents: A.    MATERIAL – Agenda, VIII, G, 1, 3, a and b. The report is discussed.

  • GS 1986 art 145

    GS 1986 ARTICLE 145 Correspondence with Churches Abroad (General) Committee 3 presents: A.    MATERIAL –   Agenda, VIII, G, 3a Report from the Committee on Correspondence with Churches Abroad. G, 3b Letter from Committee on Correspondence with Churches Abroad. B.    OBSERVATIONS –  General 1.    General Synod Cloverdale 1983 gave the committee the following mandate: a.    To…

  • GS 1986 art 144

    GS 1986 ARTICLE 144 Letter re Form for Public Profession of Faith and Baptism (See Art. 142) Committee 4 presents: A.    MATERIAL Agenda, VIII, B, 3 Letter from br. B. Moes c.s. re: Forms for Public Profession of Faith and Baptism. B.    OBSERVATIONS 1.     The brs. note that in the previous edition of the Forms…