Author: Roy Janssen

GS 1977 ARTICLE 28 – Women’s Voting Rights – letter A. Van Raalte Committee III presents: Material – Agenda 8, I, 2   –  Letter br. A. Van Raalte, Fergus, Ontario. Observations Br. A. Van Raalte writes that he has “heard and read that women’s voting rights will likely be discussed at Synod.” Consideration The Church…

GS 1977 ARTICLE 27 – Committee III presents a (revised) majority and minority report. (See Acts, Article 23) A. Majority Report Material – Agenda 8, I, 1 –   The Church at Edmonton expresses its disappointment with the decision of Synod 1974, Acts, Article 84, and requests that a committee be appointed to study the matter of…

GS 1977 ARTICLE 26 – Appeal Smithville Committee II presents: Material — Agenda 8, K, 2 Letter of appeal of the Canadian Reformed Church at Smithville against a decision of Classis Ontario South, held on June 8, 1977 !Article 6 of the Acts), concerning the pronouncement of the salutation and the benediction, when an elder…

GS 1977 ARTICLE 25 – Re-opening – Remembrance Day The Chairman requests the singing of Psalm 76:1, 4, 5; reads from Holy Scripture Revelation 5 and leads in prayer. On this Remembrance Day 1977 he addresses the meeting as follows: After the chairman has spoken the National Anthem is sung.

GS 1977 ARTICLE 24 – Adjournment Br. W.H. Bredenhof requests Synod to sing Psalm 122:1, 3 and leads in thanksgiving.

GS 1977 ARTICLE 23 – Women’s Voting Rights Committee III presents a majority and minority report. These reports are discussed in several rounds. Committee III requests time to reconsider some parts of their report. (See Article 2l.)

GS 1977 ARTICLE 22 – Re-opening –  Agenda The Chairman requests to sing Psalm 108: 1. The following communications have been received and are added to the Agenda:

GS 1977 ARTICLE 21 – Acts –  Adjournment The Acts, Articles 16-20, are read and adopted. The Chairman adjourns the meeting. The Advisory Committees meet.

GS 1977 ARTICLE 20 – Re-opening The Chairman requests to sing Psalm 86:3, 4. He reads from the Scriptures, Ephesians 2:1-10, after which he leads in prayer.

GS 1977 ARTICLE 19 – Adjournment The meeting adjourns. The Advisory Committees meet for the remainder of the day At 9:20 p.m. Synod meets again in plenary session. Br. J. Bol requests the singing of Psalm 57:5 and closes with thanksgiving. The meeting is adjourned.