Office Bearers | GS 1980 art 145

19 Sep GS 1980 art 145

Posted at 15:05h in CanRC, GS 1980 by Roy Janssen

Agenda VIII, B, 8.

1. Synod Coaldale 1977 has already provisionally adopted a translation of the Dutch Form (for the ordination/installation of missionaries, as published by Synod Kampen, 1975) to be sent to the Committee for Translation and Revision of the Confessional and Liturgical Forms “to establish the final text” (Acts, Article 60, Recommendation 5).
2. In accordance with this mandate the Committee has served Synod with the “final text” of the provisionally adopted translation.

1. Since Synod was not presented with the provisionally adopted translation of Synod Coaldale, it is not possible to determine the accuracy of the sub mitted “final text” in relation to the initial translation.
2. a) Synod finds the submitted final text to be Scriptural.
- b) In form and style, the proposed Form for the Ordination/Installation of Missionaries is similar to the proposed Form for the Ordination/Installation of the Ministers of the Word so that a desired consistency has been achieved.
3. It is not evident that the Netherlands Sister-churches were asked for and granted permission for this translation of their form (see Synod Coaldale, Acts, Article 60, Consideration 7, “provided permission to do so is granted by our Dutch Sister-churches”).
4. In keeping with the Form for the Ordination/Installation of the Ministers of the Word, the answer to the questions should read, “I do with all my heart.”

Synod decide:

1. To adopt the Form for the Ordination/Installation of Missionaries, as emended by the Synod.
2. To instruct the Deputies for Correspondence with Sister-churches Abroad forthwith to request permission from the Netherlands Sister-churches that the translation be published for use in the Canadian Reformed Churches.