Author: Roy Janssen

  • GS 1977 art 81

    GS 1977 ARTICLE 81 – Re-opening – Acts The Chairman re-opens the meeting; requests Synod to sing Psalm 133 and reads 1 John 4:1-12. In prayer he asks the LORD’s blessing. The Acts, Articles 73-80, are read and adopted.

  • GS 1977 art 80

    GS 1977 ARTICLE 80 – Adjournment Rev. M. van Beveren requests the singing of Psalm 98:4 and leads in thanksgiving. The meeting adjourns.

  • GS 1977 art 79

    GS 1977 ARTICLE 79 – Appeal Edmonton re: Article 89, Acts, Toronto 1974 Committee I presents: Material – Agenda 8, K, 1 – (Second part of) Appeal of the Church at Edmonton, Alberta, re: Article 89, Acts, General Synod Toronto 1974. Observations Considerations Recommendation Synod decide not to grant the request of the Church at Edmonton.…

  • GS 1977 art 78

    GS 1977 ARTICLE 78 – Information Flow Committee II presents: Material – Agenda 8, A, 7 Observations –   Letter of the Ebenezer Church, Burlington, Ontario. Consideration When overtures are made to Synod that have to do with the Constitution of the College, it is desirable that the Board of Governors in the first place, and,…

  • GS 1977 art 77

    GS 1977 ARTICLE 77 – Contact Christian Reformed Church Committee IV presents: Material Information The Consistory of the Church at Edmonton comes to Synod with three requests: A. Observations The Church at Edmonton requests your assembly “to declare that the General Synod of Toronto 1974 based its decision ‘to discontinue the contact with the Chris­tian…

  • GS 1977 art 76

    GS 1977 ARTICLE 76 – Re-opening Synod is re-opened with the singing of Psalm 106:1, 23.

  • GS 1977 art 75

    GS 1977 ARTICLE 75 – Re-opening- Adjournment The Chairman requests the singing of Psalm 46:1, 2. He reads Ephesians 4:1-16 and leads in prayer. The meeting adjourns. The Advisory Committees meet.

  • GS 1977 art 74

    GS 1977 ARTICLE 74 – Adjournment At noon hour Rev. C. Oly reads Isaiah 57:14-21 and leads in thanksgiving. Synod is adjourned.

  • GS 1977 art 73

    GS 1977 ARTICLE 73 – Re-opening –  Acts The Chairman requests the singing of Psalm 147:1, 5, 6. He reads from Holy Scrip­ture Psalm 147 and leads in prayer. The Acts, Articles 66-72, are read and adopted. The meeting adjourns; the Advisory Committees meet.

  • GS 1977 art 72

    GS 1977ARTICLE 72 – Adjournment Rev. J. Mulder requests Synod to sing Psalm 62:4, 5 and leads in thanksgiving. The meeting is adjourned.