GS 1989 art 7 – Office Bearers

GS 1989 ARTICLE 7 – Adoption of the Agenda

The following Agenda is adopted:

I. Opening on behalf of the Convening Church of Winnipeg at 9:00 a.m.
II. Examination of Credentials
III. Election of the Officers
IV. Constitution of the 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 22, 1989 at 9:00 a.m.
VIII. Mail Received:
- A. Theological College
  - 1. Nominations for the Board of Governors
    - a. Regional Synod East
    - b. Regional Synod West
    - c. Letter from the Church at Abbotsford, BC, re same.
  - 2. Board of Governors
    - a. Report to General Synod 1989
    - b. Confidential letter from the Board of Governors of the Theological College, re nominations for professors.
- B. Book of Praise
  - 1. Report of the Standing Committee for the publication of the Book of Praise. (Creeds and Confessions)
    - a. Letter from the Church at Hamilton, ON, re same.
    - b. Letter from the Church at Attercliffe, ON, re same.
    - c. Letter from the Church at Chilliwack, BC, re same.
    - d. Letter from the Church at Orangeville, ON, re same.
    - e. Letter from the Church at Brampton, ON, re same.
    - f. Letter from the Church at Smithville, ON, re same.
    - g. Letter from the Church at Burlington West, ON. re same.
    - h. Letter from the Church at Cloverdale, BC, re same.
    - i. Letter from the Church at Burlington East, ON. re same.
    - j. Proposals from the Church at Chatham, ON, re Art. 1 and Art. 9 of the Apostles’ Creed. (plus letter dated March 7,1989)
    - k. Letter from Rev. J. Van Rietschoten, Chatham, ON, re title Apostles’ Creed.
  - 2. Revised translation of the Canons of Dort, prepared by the Standing Committee for the publication of the Book of Praise.
    - a. Letter from the Church at Chatham, ON, with comments on the report of the committee on the Canons of Dort.
    - b. Letter from the Church at Brampton, ON, re same.
    - c. Letter from the Church at Ottawa, ON, re same.
    - d. Letter from the Church at Smithville, ON, re same. (see B.1.f.)
    - e. Letter from the Church at Burlington West, ON, re same. (see B.1.g.)
    - f. Letter from the Church at Cloverdale, BC, re same. (see B.1.h.)
  - 3.
    - a. Letter from the Church at Burlington, ON, (Ebenezer) re Acts General Synod Burlington West 1986 Art. 144, ad Form for the Public Profession of Faith and the Form for Baptism
    - b. Letter from the Maranatha Canadian Reformed Church at Surrey, BC, re Acts Smithville 1980 (Art. 129, 130), Cloverdale 1983 (Art. 145), Burlington West 1986 (Art. 144), re same.
    - c. Letter from the Covenant Canadian Reformed Church at Lower Sackville, NS. re same.
    - d. Letter from br. and sr. L. Moes, Langley, BC, re same.
    - e. Letter from the Church at Smithers, BC, re same.
    - f. Letter from the Church at Langley, BC, re same.
  - 4. Report of the Standing Committee for the publication of the Book of Praise (Report 3: Publication and Distribution; Corporate Status and Financial Matters; Hymn 1A; Further Recommendations.)
    - a. Letter from the Church at Coaldale, AB, re Hymn 1A.
    - b. Letter from the Church at Cloverdale, BC, re same. (see C.1.k.)
    - c. Letter from sr. D. Jansen, re alternative Hymn 1A.
    - d. Letter from br. R. Dijkstra, re notations for the Book of Praise.
- C. Church Order
  - 1. Report of the Standing Committee for the Publication of the Book of Praise. (Church Order and Supplementary Report on the Church Order.)
    - a. Letter from the Immanuel Canadian Reformed Church of Edmonton, AB re same.
    - b. Letter from the Church at Attercliffe, ON, re same. (see B.1.b.)
    - c. Letter from the Church at Ottawa, ON, re same.
    - d. Letter from the Church at Chilliwack, BC, re same.
    - e. Letter from the Church at Brampton, ON, re same. (see B.1.e.)
    - f. Letter from the Church at Chatham, ON, re same.
    - g. Letter from the Church at Smithville, ON, re same. (see B1f.)
    - h. Letter from the Church at Burlington West, ON, re same. (see B1g.)
    - i. Letter from the Church at Orangeville, ON, re same.
    - j. Letter from the Church at Grand Valley, ON, re same.
    - k. Letter from the Church at Cloverdale, BC, re same.
    - l. Letter from the Church at Burlington, ON, (Ebenezer) re same.
  - 2. Letter from the Church at Burlington, ON, (Ebenezer) re Acts General Synod Burlington West 1986 Art. 95 ad Art. 13 C.O.
  - 3. Letter from the Church at Brampton, ON, re same.
  - 4. Letter from the Church at Fergus, ON, re same.
  - 5. Letter from the Immanuel Canadian Reformed Church of Edmonton, AB, re same.
  - 6. Letter from the Church at Burlington, ON, (Ebenezer) re Acts General Synod Burlington-West 1986 Art. 95 ad Art. 72 C.O.
- D. Protests and Appeals
  - 1. Letter from the Church at Chatham, ON, re Acts General Synod Burlington-West 1986, Art. 186, 187.
  - 2. Letter from brs. M. and J. Kamphuis, Orangeville, ON, re Acts General Synod Burlington-West, 1986, Art. 184, 185.
  - 3. Letter from Rev. R. Boersema, Philadelphia, U.S.A. re Acts General Synod Burlington-West, 1986, Art. 185.
  - 4. Letter from br. R. Bosman, Orangeville, ON, re Acts General Synod Burlington West, 1986, Art. 184.
  - 5. Letter from br. J. Hendriks, Surrey, BC, re Acts General Synod Burlington West, 1986, Art. 184, 185.
  - 6. Letter from br. E.C. Baartman, Surrey, BC, re Acts General Synod Burlington West, 1986, Art. 184, 185.
  - 7. Letter from R. Duker, Edmonton, AB, re Acts General Synod Burlington West, 1986, Art. 184, 185.
  - 8. Letter from Rev. S. DeBruin, K. Duker, J. Hoeksema, H. Kippers, Edmonton, AB. re Acts General Synod Burlington-West, 1986, Art. 184, 185.
  - 9. Letter from br. H. de Jong, Edmonton, AB, re Acts General Synod Burlington-West 1986, Art. 184, 187.
  - 10. Letter from the Church at Coaldale, AB, re Acts Regional Synod West (Chilliwack, March 31 – April 3, 1987) Art. 13, 14.
  - 11. Letter form br. J. De Vos, Winnipeg, MB, re Acts Regional Synod West (Chilliwack, March 31 – April 3, 1987) Art. 4.
  - 12. Letter from the Orthodox Reformed Church, Edmonton, AB, re Acts Regional Synod West (Chilliwack, March 31 – April 3, 1987).
  - 13. Letter from the Church at Brampton, ON, re Acts Regional Synod East of October 15, 16 and 22, 1987, Art. 6e VI, 3.
  - 14. Letter from the Church at Orangeville, ON, re Acts Regional Synod East Oct. 1988, Art. 5.
  - 15. Letter from C. J. Burger, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A., re Regional Synod East, Oct. 1987.
  - 16. Letter from G. Kruyswijk, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A., re Regional Synod East, Oct. 1987.
  - 17. Letter from br. H. Boersma, Hamilton, ON, re Classis ON. South, (Sept 11, 12, 1985) admitting the Blue Bell congregation into the Federation of the Canadian Reformed Churches.
  - 18. Letter from br. J. Vander Meulen, Carman, MB, re Form for the Ordination of Elders and Deacons.
  - 19. Letter from br. L. Van Zandwijk, Burlington, ON, re Acts General Synod Burlington-West, 1986, Art. 101, 71, 159.
  - 20. Letter from the Church at Langley, BC, re Acts General Synod Burlington- West, 1986, Art. 101. (inclusion of the word “Christian”)
  - 21. Letter from the Church at Grand Rapids re availability of documentations concerning a disciplinary matter.
- E. Overtures
  - 1. Letter from the Church at Burlington, ON, (Ebenezer) in connection with Acts General Synod Burlington-West 1986, Art. 163: consultation of professors for advice.
  - 2. Letter from the Church at Lynden, WA. U.S.A. re same.
  - 3. Letter from the Regional Synod West, Coaldale, November 8, 1988, re Art. 46 C.O.
  - 4. Letter from the Covenant Canadian Reformed Church at Lower Sackville, NS, re Art. 13 C.O. and the support for retired ministers and their dependents.
  - 5. Letter from the Church at Houston, BC, re same.
  - 6. Letter from the Church at Calgary, AB, re guidelines for General Synod (Cloverdale, 1983, Art. 45): quotes in foreign languages in appeals and the like.
  - 7. Letter from the Church at Hamilton, ON, re procedure of giving notification to the delegates of nominations for new professors.
- F. Contact Orthodox Presbyterian Church
  - 1. Report from the Committee for Contact with the O.P.C.
    - a. Letter from the Church at Attercliffe, ON, re same.
    - b. Letter from the Church at Chilliwack, BC, re same.
  - c. Letter from the Church at Smithville, ON, re same.
  - 2. Overture from the Canadian Reformed Church at Hamilton, ON, re the temporary relationship called “ecclesiastical contact” with the O.P.C.
- G. Report on the archives of the Canadian Reformed Churches
  - 1. Report submitted by br. T. Vanden Brink, Burlington, ON.
  - 2. Letter of endorsement of this report from the Ebenezer Canadian Reformed Church, Burlington, ON.
  - 3. Letter from the Church at Burlington-West, ON, re inspection of the archives.
- H. Report of the Committee on Bible Translations
  - 1. Letter from the Church at Smithville, ON, re same. (see B1f.)
  - 2. Letter from the Church at Carman, MB, re overture to give the mandate to scrutinize New King James Version.
- I. Report from the Committee on Relations with Churches Abroad.
  - 1. Letter from the Church at Hamilton, ON, re the International Conference of Reformed Churches
  - 2. Letter from the Church at Carman, MB, re Acts General Synod Burlington West, 1986. Art. 178 (Contact Free Church of Scotland)
- J. Report Finance Committee:
  - 1. General Synod Burlington West, 1986.
  - 2. General Synod Winnipeg, 1989
- K. Report from the Address Church, including 2 submissions.
- L. Report from the Church appointed for General Fund.
IX. Appointments
X. Censure according to Art. 44 C.O.
XI. Publication of the Acts of Synod.
XII. Financial Matters of General Synod.
XIII. Preparation for the next General Synod.
XIV. Adoption of the Acts of Synod.
XV. Approval of the Press Release of Synod.
XVI. Closing of General Synod Winnipeg 1989.