Author: Roy Janssen

GS 2007 Article 83 – Appeal from Attercliffe re Art. 86 of Synod Chatham The advisory committee presented its second proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     Letter from Attercliffe 2.      Observations 2.1     Synod Chatham 2004 (Art. 86) answered a number of appeals against the decision of Synod Neerlandia (Art. 45) to establish ecclesiastical fellowship with the OPC.…

GS 2007 Article 82 – Appeal from Coaldale and Guelph re Art. 89 of Synod Chatham The advisory committee presented its proposal. After a preliminary round of discussion the committee took back the proposal for further consideration.

GS 2007 Article 81 – Appeal from Aldergrove re Art. 109 of Synod Chatham The advisory committee presented its second proposal. After some discussion the committee took back the proposal for further consideration.

GS 2007 Article 80 – Free Church of Scotland (FCS) & Free Church of Scotland – Continuing (FCC) The advisory committee presented its proposal. After some discussion iIt was moved and seconded to delete from Consideration 4.2 to following: According to the report, the FCC themselves state that “we still firmly believe that we have…

GS 2007 Article 79 – Reopening After lunch the meeting was reopened with singing of Hymn 32:1.

GS 2007 Article 78 – Board of Governors of the Theological College The advisory committee presented its second proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     The report of the Board of Governors of the Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches dated October 1, 2006 1.2     From Regional Synod East, November 8 and December 7, 2006, a letter…

GS 2007 Article 77 – Archives of General Synod The advisory committee reported: 1.      Material 1.1-2 Letters from Burlington-Waterdown and Burlington Ebenezer 2.      Observations 2.1     Burlington-Waterdown reports that it has inspected the archives of Synod Chatham 2004 and found them in good order. 2.2     Burlington-Waterdown recommends the purchase of fire-proof cabinets for storing the archives.…

GS 2007 Article 76 – Report of the Address Church for the Canadian Reformed Churches. The advisory committee reported: 1.      Material 1.1     Report from Burlington Ebenezer 2.      Observation: 2.1     The report, which is added as an appendix to the Acts, serves as Observations. 3.      Consideration 3.1     From the report it is clear that Burlington Ebenezer…

GS 2007 Article 75 – l’Église réformée du Quebec (ERQ) The advisory committee presented its second proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     CCCA Report 1 1.2     CCCA Supplementary Report 1.3 -11  Letters from the following nine churches: Chatham, Coaldale, Dunnville/Wainfleet, Elora, Grand Rapids, Guelph, Lincoln, Ottawa, Yarrow 2.      Observations 2.1     Synod Chatham gave the CCCA the mandate…

GS 2007 Article 74 – Committee for the Official Website The revised advisory committee report was given into discussion. It was moved and seconded to replace in Consideration 3.5 and in Recommendation 4.1.3.3 the word ‘consistories’ with ‘churches’. The amendment was defeated. It was moved and seconded to add in Recommendation 4.1.3.3 the words: These…