Office Bearers

ARTICLE 9

Adoption of Agenda

The following agenda is adopted:

  • I. Opening on behalf of the convening church at Lincoln at 9:00 a.m.
  • II. Examination of Credentials
  • III. Election of the Officers
  • IV. Constitution of 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, Nov. 7, 1992
  • VIII. Incoming Mail
    • A. Theological College
      • 1. Nominations for the Board of Governors
        • a. Regional Synod East Nov. 13-14, 1991
        • b. Regional Synod West June 16, 1992
      • 2. Report of the Board of Governors (plus appendices- bylaws)
      • 3. Proposal from the Senate re Article 132 Acts of General Synod Winnipeg 1989
      • 4. Letter from the church at Burlington East, ON re same
      • 5. Letter from the church at Cloverdale BC re cost allocation for the Theological College
      • 6. Report from the Finance and Property Committee
    • B. Bible Translations
      • 1. Report of the Committee on Bible Translations (plus appendix: Australia)
      • 2. Letter from the church at Burlington East, ON re Report of Committee on Bible Translations
      • 3. Letter from the church at Edmonton-Immanuel, AB re same
      • 4. Letter from the church at Guelph, ON re same
      • 5. Letter from the church at Burlington South, ON re same
      • 6. Overture from the church at Langley, BC re same
      • 7. Overture from the church at Carman, MB re same
      • 8. Overture from the church at Chilliwack, BC re same
      • 9. Letter from the church at Port Kells, BC re same
      • 10. Letter from Premier Printing re RSV
    • C. Book of Praise
      • 1. Report of the Standing Committee for the publication of the Book of Praise
      • 2. Letter from the church at Burlington East, ON re report of the committee
      • 3. Letter from the church at Guelph, ON re same
      • 4. Letter from the church at Port Kells, BC re same
      • 5. Letter from the Organ Committee of the Free Reformed church at Armadale, WA re Hymn 1A
      • 6. Letter from the church at Winnipeg, MB re same
      • 7. Letter from the church at Carman, MB re same
      • 8. Letter from br. J. VerHelst, Smithers BC re same
      • 9. Letter from br. C. Hoogerdijk, Taber AB re same
      • 10. Letter from the church at Burlington West, ON re introduction to Church Order
      • 11. Letter from br. L. Van Zandwyk, Burlington, ON re Canons of Dort II 3,4
    • D. Protest and Appeals
      • 1. Letter from the church at Brampton, ON re Acts General Synod Winnipeg 1989, (Art.132)
      • 2. Letter from the church at Brampton, ON re Acts General Synod Winnipeg 1989, appendix III A1 and 2
      • 3. Letter from br. D. Houweling, Lynden, USA re Regional Synod West May 28, 1991
      • 4. Letter from the church at Langley, BC re synodical decisions e.g. Acts Winnipeg 1989 (Art.161, 91 &108)
      • 5. Letter from Rev. G. Nederveen, Burlington, ON re decision Regional Synod East Nov. 13-14, 1991
      • 6. Letter from the church at Carman, MB re Acts Regional Synod West June 16, 1992 (Art. 7)
      • 7. Letter from the church at Winnipeg, MB re same
      • 8. Letter from the church at Neerlandia, AB re same
      • 9. Letter from the church at Toronto, ON re decision Regional Synod East Nov. 13-14, 1991, (Art. 8)
      • 10. Letter from br. W. DeHaan, Wardsville, ON re decisions of Regional Synod West June 16, 1992
      • 11. Letter from br. L. Van Zandwyk, Burlington, ON re Hymn 1A
      • 12. Letter from br. L. Van Zandwyk, Burlington, ON re Acts of General Synod Winnipeg 1989 (Art. 154 C.1.b.)
      • 13. Letter from br. C.J. Burger, Grand Rapids, USA re General Synod Winnipeg 1989 (Art. 111, 112, 113 & 122)
      • 14. Letter from sr. A. Burger, sr. I. Kruyswijk, sr. W. Sikkema & sr. A. Sikkema, Grand Rapids, USA re decision Regional Synod East Nov. 13-14, 1991
      • 15. Letter from br. G. Kruyswijk, Grand Rapids, USA re decisions General Synod Winnipeg 1989 (Art. 152)
      • 16. Letter from sr. W. Sikkema, Grand Rapids, USA re decisions Regional Synod East Nov. 13-14, 1991 (Art. 19)
      • 17. Letter from the church at Abbotsford, BC re Acts of General Synod Winnipeg 1989 (Art. 161)
    • E. Overtures
      • 1. Letter from the church at Vernon, BC re contact with the Federation of Orthodox Christian Reformed Churches
      • 2. Letter from Classis Ontario North June 12, 1992 re Deputies for Unity
      • 3. Letter from the church at Burlington East, ON re proposal of Classis Ontario North June 12, 1992
      • 4. Letter from the church at Guelph, ON re same
      • 5. Letter from the church at Lincoln, ON re printing of the Acts of General Synod
      • 6. Letter from the church at Langley, BC re convening date of General Synod
    • F. Contact – Orthodox Presbyterian Church
      • 1. Report from the Committee for Contact with the OPC
      • 2. Letter from the church at Burlington East, ON re report of committee
      • 3. Letter from the church at London, ON re same and previous Synodical decisions
      • 4. Letter from the church at Grand Rapids, USA re same
      • 5. Letter from the church at Attercliffe, ON re same
      • 6. Letter from the church at Burlington South, ON re same
      • 7. Letter from br. W. DeHaan, Wardsville, ON re same
      • 8. Letter from the church at Blue Bell, USA re same
      • 9. Overture from the American Reformed Church at Denver, USA submitted by the church at Grand Rapids, USA re additional information to item F4
      • 10. Letter from the Committee on Ecumenicity and InterChurch Relations of the OPC re Three Forms of Unity
      • 11. Letter from the church at Carman, MB re report of committee
    • G. Relations with Churches Abroad
      • 1.
        • a. Report from the Committee on Relations with Churches Abroad
        • b. Supplementary report (plus appendices)
      • 2. Overture from the church at Carman, MB re contact with the Reformed Church in the United States
      • 3. Letter from the church at Guelph, ON re report of Committee on Relations with Churches Abroad
      • 4. Letter from the church at Attercliffe, ON re same
      • 5. Letter from the church at Burlington South, ON re same
      • 6. Letter from the church at Fergus, ON re same
      • 7. Letter from the church at Port Kells, BC re same
    • H. Miscellaneous
      • 1. Letter from the church at Burlington East, ON and correspondence they received as “address church” for the Federation
      • 2. Letter from the church at Burlington East, ON re information to be sent for the year book of our sister churches in the Netherlands
      • 3. Letter from the church at Burlington West, ON re inspection of the archives of General Synod Winnipeg 1989
      • 4. Letters from br. L. Van Zandwyk, Burlington, ON re
        • a. Regulations Broader Assemblies
        • b. Acts Winnipeg 1989 (Art. 153)
      • 5. Letter from the church at Carman, MB re
        • a. Financial report General Fund
        • b. Audit report
      • 6. Letter from the church at Fergus, ON re Faber-Holwerda Bursary Committee
  • 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 General Synod
  • XVI. Closing of General Synod Lincoln 1992