Author: Roy Janssen

GS 2007 Article 144 – Closing Devotions and Adjournment Brother DeVries led in closing devotion from Psalm 119:1-24. The meeting sang Psalm 119:17 and 62 followed by prayer. The chairman adjourned the meeting.

GS 2007 Article 143 – Reformed Churches in The Netherlands – Restored (GKH) The advisory committee presented its second proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     CRCA Report 5, section 5.6 re GKH and Addendum (pp. 94-95) 1.2     Letter from Fergus North 1.3     Letter from the GKH (March 19, 2007) with an attached article 1.4     Email from the…

GS 2007 Article 142 – CRCA — General Mandate The advisory committee presented its second proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     CRCA Report 12 1.2-10  Letters from the following nine churches: Willoughby Heights, Guelph, Spring Creek, Smithers, London, Surrey, Edmonton Immanuel, Abbotsford, Yarrow 2.      Observations 2.1     With regard to its mandate, the CRCA writes: “It is the…

GS 2007 Article 141 – SCBP – Prose Section with the NIV Bible References The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     SCBP Report 10 1.2-6 Letters from the following churches: Smithers, Chatham, Carman West, Flamborough, Burlington Fellowship 2.      Observations 2.1     The committee report serves as observations. 2.2     Synod Chatham mandated the committee to…

GS 2007 Article 140 – North American Reformed and Presbyterian Council (NAPARC) The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     CCCA Report 7 1.2     Supplementary Report of CCCA 1.3-6 Letters from the following four churches: Brampton, Burlington Fellowship, Carman East, Spring Creek. 2.      Observations 2.1     Synod Neerlandia (Art. 74) summarized a request from the…

GS 2007 Article 139 – Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America The advisory committee presented its proposal. After a preliminary round of discussion the committee took back the proposal for further consideration.

GS 2007 Article 138 – SCBP – Capitalization of Pronouns The advisory committee presented its proposal. After a preliminary round of discussion the committee took back the proposal for further consideration.

GS 2007 Article 137 – SCBP – Apostles’ Creed in the Baptismal Form The advisory committee presented a supplementary proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     SCBP Report 7 1.2-5 Letters from the following four churches: Carman West, Flamborough, Ottawa, Elora 2.      Observations 2.1     The committee report, section 7, serves as observations. 2.2     Synod Chatham mandated the Standing…

GS 2007 Article 136 – Request from Hamilton re Women voting The advisory committee presented its third draft for consideration: 1.      Material 1.1     Letter from Hamilton 2.      Admissibility 2.1     This item is not admissible. 3.      Observations 3.1     Hamilton requests synod to appoint deputies “to resolve the outstanding matter of women’s voting rights.” 3.2     General Synod…

GS 2007 Article 135 – Reopening The meeting was called to order. The chairman requested that we sing Psalm 105:1 and 2. All members were present.