Author: Roy Janssen

GS 1965 ARTICLE 88: Rollcall.  Rollcall takes place: all members are present.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 87: Opening From the Book of Praise Psalm 5 stanzas 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10 are sung; the chairman reads Psalm 28 and leads in prayer.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 86: Close The remainder of the morning session is devoted to Advisory Committee meetings and closed at around noon, after Psalm 65: 1 and 2 are sung and Rev. De Jong led in thanksgiving prayer.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 85: Press Release. The Press Release is read and approved.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 84: Rollcall. At rollcall, the brothers E. C. Baartman and Wm.W.J. Vanoene prove to be absent.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 83: Close. During the evening the Advisory Committees meet. At the end of the evening br. L. Toet has Psalm 119:6 sung and leads thanksgiving prayer. The session is closed.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 82: Reopening After the opening of the evening meeting, rollcall takes place. Rev. Van Oene is absent, with notice to synod, because of a death in the congregation of New Westminster.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 81: Submission A. de Vries and others. The reply drafted by Advisory Committee I concerning the letter by A. De Vries and others of Hamilton, ON, is referred back to the committee.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 80: Letter Federal Government. Advisory Committee II presents a report on agenda items 8 D 1, 2, 3: proposals to send a letter to the Federal Government regarding the trend towards the abolition of the death penalty. The whole report is referred back to the committee.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 79: Correspondence.  The discussion of the report of Advisory Committee II referred to in Article 77 continues. It is in part referred back to the committee and in part the committee’s proposals are adopted.