Office Bearers

GS 1986 ARTICLE 7

Adoption of the Agenda

The following agenda is adopted:

The Final Agenda

  • I Opening on behalf of the convening Church of Burlington-West.
  • II Examination of credentials.
  • Ill Election of the officers.
  • IV Constitution of the 1986 General Synod.
  • V Information from the convening church.
  • VI Adoption of the agenda.
  • VII  
    • A. Arrangement of time schedule and procedures.
    • B.    Letter from the Foundation for Superannuation re date for Tri-Annual Meeting, Saturday, April 19, 1986.
    • C.    Letter from the Board of Governors of the Theological College re Synod Agen­da and meeting of the board.
  • VIII  Mail received:
    • A.    THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE
      • 1.  Nominations for the Board of Governors
        • a.    Regional Synod East
        • b.    Regional Synod West
      • 2.  Board of Governors
        • a.    Report to General Synod 1986.
        • b.    Letter from the Executive Committee of Board of Governors re salaries of the faculty.
        • c.     Supplementary Report of Board of Governors to General Synod 1986.
        • d.    Letter from the Board of Governors re Appointment of Professor in New Testament.
      • 3.  Letter from the Church at Houston re Third Annual Report.
      • 4.  Letter from br. L. VanZandwyk .
      • 5.  Supplementary letter from br. L. VanZandwyk.
    • B.    BOOK OF PRAISE
      • 1.  a. Report of Standing Committee for the Publication of the Book of Praise .
        • b. Report re audit of finances of the Standing Committee for the Publica­tion of the Book of Praise.
      • 2.  Letter from Dr. J. Faber re Committee for the Preparation of Definite Text of Creeds and Confessions.
      • 3.  Letter from br . B. Moes c.s. re Forms for Public Profession of Faith and Baptism.
      • 4.  Letter from the Church at Coaldale re Melody for Hymn 1.
      • 5.  Letter from sr. D. Jansen re Melody for Hymn 1.
    • C.    APOSTLES’ CREED
      • 1.  Letter from the Church at Burlington (Ebenezer) re insertion of the word “Christian” in section Ill of the Apostles’ Creed.
      • 2.  Letter from Dr. J. Faber re same.
      • 3.  Letter from the Church at Houston re same.
      • 4.   Letter from the Church at Toronto re same.
      • 5.  Letter from the Church at Orangeville re same.
      • 6.  Letter from the Church at Edmonton (Immanuel) re same.
      • 7.  Letter from br. L. VanZandwyk re same.
      • 8.   Letter from the Church at Burlington (Rehoboth) re same.
      • 9.  Letter from Rev. B.J. Berends re same
    • D.    BELGIC CONFESSION
      • 1.  Letter from Dr. J. Faber re revision of the text of Art. 8, Belgic Confession.
    • E.    CANONS OF DORT
      • 1.   Letter from Dr. J. Faber re revision of the text of Canons of Dort 11/3, 4.
    • F.    CHURCH ORDER
      • 1.  Letter from br. E. Witten re Art. 35 (C.O.).
      • 2.   Letter from br. R. Wildeboer re C.O. revisions.
      • 3.   Letter from Classis Alberta-Manitoba Oct. 23, 24, 1984, re Art. 44, 46 (C.O.).
      • 4.   Letter from br. C. Groenewegen re C.O revision.
      • 5.   Overture from the Church at Carman re Art. 44 (C.O.).
      • 6 . Overture from the Church at Burlington (Rehoboth) re Art.’s 13, 72 (C .O.).
      • 7. Letter from br. A Bergsma re Art. 63 (C.O.).
    • G.    CORRESPONDENCE WITH CHURCHES ABROAD
      • 1.   Letter from the Church at Burlington (Ebenezer) re Art. 105 of the Acts of the 1983 General Synod of Cloverdale – Korean Presbyterian Church.
      • 2.   Letter from the Church at Burlington (Ebenezer) re Constitution of the ICRC.
      • 3.  a. Report Committee on Correspondence with Churches Abroad .
        • b. Appendices to Report Committee on Correspondence with Churches Abroad .
      • 4.  Overture from some concerned members of the Church at Carman re Art. 121 of Acts of the 1983 General Synod of Cloverdale, re Constitution of the ICRC.
      • 5.  Letter from the Free Reformed Churches of South Africa.
    • H.    PROTESTS AND APPEALS
      • 1.   Letter fro m Rev. D. DeJong, Burlington, re Art. 148 of Acts of the General Synod of Cloverdale of 1983.
      • 2.  Letter from the Church at Edmonton (Immanuel) re Art. 148, 165 of Acts
      • of the 1983 General Synod of Cloverdale.
      • 3.   Letter from the Church at Edmonton (Providence) re Art . 166 of Acts of the 1983 General Synod of Cloverdale.
      • 4.  Letter from br. B. VanHuisstede re Election of Office-bearer s by the congregation .
      • 5.  Letter from br. J. Werkman re Art. 166 of Acts of the 1983 General Synod of Cloverdale .
      • 6.  Letter from the Church at Smithers re Art. 166 of Acts of the 1983 General Synod of Cloverdale.
      • 7.  Letter from br. H. Noot re Art. 166 of Acts of the 1983 General Synod of Cloverdale.
      • 8.  Letter from br. J. DeVos re Art. 160 of Acts of the 1983 General Synod of Cloverdale.
      • 9.   Letter from br. H. DeJong re Art. 166 of Acts of the 1983 General Synod of Cloverdale .
      • 10.   Letter from br. and sr. T. VanderZyl re Art . 166 of Acts of the 1983 General Synod of Cloverdale.
      • 11.   Additional information from br. and sr. T. VanderZyl.
      • 12.  Letter from Rev. J. Mulder, Burlington, re Art. 9 of Acts of Regional Synod East, March 1_9  85.
      • 13.   Letter from the Church at Burlington (Ebenezer) re Art. 11 of Acts of Regional Synod East, March 1985.
      • 14.   Letter from the Church at Smithers re Letter  from br. J. DeVos, Art. 160 of Acts of the 1983 General Synod of Cloverdale (Agenda VIII, H, 8).
    • I.     OVERTURES
      • 1.  The Church at Surrey re Address to the Federal Government.
      • 2.  The Church at Burlington (Rehoboth) re Art . 45 of Acts of the 1983 General Synod of Cloverdale, Guidelines for Synod.
      • 3.   The Covenant Orthodox Reformed Church’s, (Lower Sackville, NS), request for a sister-church relationship.
      • 4.   Letter from the Church at Ottawa re overture from the Covenant Orthodox Reformed Church , Lower Sackville, NS.
    • J.     CONTACT –  ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
      • 1.   a. Report from the Committee on Contact with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church .
        • b.  Letter re contact with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
      • 2.  Overture from Classis Ontario-South , March 5, 1986, re Contact with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
      • 3.  Report to Classis Ontario-South , March 5, 1986, re affiliation of Tri-County Reformed Church , Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
      • 4.   Letter from br. J. Tillema re Contact with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
      • 5.  Letter from br. H. Boersma re “Reformation Church at Blue Bell.”
      • 6.  Letter from the Church at Smithville re Contact with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church .
      • 7.  Letter from the Church at Attercliffe re Contact with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
    • K.    REPORTS
      • 1.  The Church at Burlington (Rehoboth) re General Archives .
      • 2.  Committee on Bible Translations.
      • 3.  The Church at Carman re the General Fund.
      • 4.  Finance Committee – Synod Cloverdale. IX Appointments .
  • X     Censure according to Art . 44 (C.O.).
  • XI    Publication of the Acts of General Synod.
  • XII Financial Matters of General Synod.
  • XIII Preparation for the next General Synod.
  • XIV Adoption of the Acts of General Synod.
  • XV Approval of the Press Release of Synod.
  • XVI Closing of General Synod 19 86.