Author: Roy Janssen

GS 1974 ARTICLE 3 –  Moderainen and Constitution The following officers are elected: Rev. J. Mulder, chairman. Rev. G. Van Rongen, first clerk. Rev. M. Van Beveren, second clerk. Rev. M.C. Werkman, assessor. Synod is declared constituted.

ARTICLE 2 – Credentials The Revs. M. VanderWel and G. VanDooren, and elder T. VanLaar are invited to examine the credentials. Both Regional Synods are duly represented. All the first delegates are present: From the Regional Synod of The Canadian Reformed Churches in Western Canada the ministers J. Geertsema, J. Mulder, M. VanBeveren, and M.…

GS 1974 ARTICLE 1 –  Opening On behalf of the convening Church, the Church at Toronto, the Rev. D. VanderBoom calls the meeting to order. He requests to sing Psalm 93 from “Book of Praise”, reads from the Scriptures Psalm 93, and leads in prayer. He addresses the meeting as follows:

Closing ARTICLE 115 The chairman speaks as follows: “ The assessor. the Rev. M. van Beveren, speaks words of thanks to the chairman for the way in which he has chaired the meetings. After the singing of Psalm 121, Rev. M. van Beveren leads in thanksgiving and prayer. At 12:15 a.m. Saturday, November 26, 1977,…

GS 1977 ARTICLE 114 – Acts – Press Release The Moderamen is charged and authorized to adopt the Acts of the evening session of Friday, November 25, and to approve of the Press Release.

GS 1977 ARTICLE 113 – Preparation Next Synod The convening Church at Smithville shall decide upon the time of the next General Synod with the advice of the Regional Synod of the Canadian Reformed Churches in East­ern Canada

GS 1977 ARTICLE 112 – Financial Matters Synod decides to request the Church at Toronto to have the books of the finances of General Synod 1974 audited by the Church at Brampton and to forward the balance of the Fund to the Committee of the Church at Coaldale and to send a report to General…

GS 1977 ARTICLE 111 – Publication – Acts of Synod The first and second Clerk are charged and authorized to have the Acts of Synod pub­lished. Since a Yearbook is being published every year, Synod decides not to have the Sta­tistics of the Churches published as appendix to the Acts because this delays the publica­tion…

GS 1977 ARTICLE 110 – Article 43 – Church Order Article 43 of the Church Order is read by the Chairman. He thankfully states that no one has to be rebuked for having “done something worthy of punishment.”

GS 1977 ARTICLE 109 – Appointments