Author: Roy Janssen

GS 1995 ARTICLE 25 – Adoption of Acts The Acts, Articles 14 – 23 are read and adopted.

GS 1995 ARTICLE 24 – Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting. Synod sings Ps 4 : 1, 2, 3. Scripture reading is Eph- esians 2 : 1 – 10. Roll call is held and shows that all members of Synod are present.

GS 1995 ARTICLE 23 – Adjournment Elder G.J. Nordeman requests that Psalm 66 : 1, 2 be sung and leads in closing prayer. The chairman adjourns the meeting.

GS 1995 ARTICLE 22 – Point of Order As a matter of procedure the question is asked whether individual church members have the right to bring matters directly to Synod without involving their local consistories. The chair rules that this question should not be discussed at this point.

GS 1995 ARTICLE 21 – Proposal to Change Art. 32 C.O. Committee II presents: Agenda item VIII. A. 12, E. 1 I. MATERIAL Letters from brother C. Lindhout and the church at Toronto requesting a change to Article 32 C.O. regarding the sending of delegates to broader assemblies. II. ADMISSIBILITY Synod declares these letters inadmissible…

GS 1995 ARTICLE 20 – Proposal to Change Art. 39 C.O. Committee II presents: Agenda item VIII. E. 6 I. MATERIAL Overture from the church at Grand Valley requesting a change to the last line of Article 39 C.O. II. ADMISSIBILITY Synod declares this overture inadmissible on the ground that according to Article 30 C.O.,…

GS 1995 ARTICLE 19 – Contact with Churches Abroad (FRCA, FRCSA, RCN) Committee III presents: Agenda items VIII. C. 3, 24, 35, 40 I. MATERIAL A. Report of the Committee for Relations with Churches Abroad regarding the Free Reformed Churches of Australia (FRCA), the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands [Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland (Vrijgemaakt)] (RCN),…

GS 1995 ARTICLE 18 – Address Fraternal Delegate RCN Rev. A. DeJager addresses Synod on behalf of the Reformed Churches in the Nether- lands (RCN). Rev. J. DeGelder responds to this address. (See Appendix I, p. 90 )

GS 1995 ARTICLE 17 – Reopening The chairman reopens Synod and requests those present to sing Psalm 3 : 1 and 2. Roll call shows that all members of Synod are present. The chairman welcomes the guests present at this plenary session. He gives a special welcome to the fraternal delegates from the Reformed Churches…

GS 1995 ARTICLE 16 – Adjournment Synod is adjourned for committee work.