Category: GS 1965

GS 1965 ARTICLE 39: Calling ministers from outside. Advisory Committee 1 again presents its report referred to in Article 23, slightly amended. The Advisory Committee’s recommendation now reads: The General Synod decides that the following rules shall apply: For the sake of time the discussion of this proposal is cut short. (See Article 46) Press…

GS 1965 ARTICLE 38: Data Churches. Advisory Committee III presents a report on the proposal of the Regional Synod of Ontario 1965 on the desirability of having data on the Churches made available in the edition of the Acts. It makes the following proposal: The Synod decides accordingly.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 37: Continuation of Discussion Discussion of the report referred to in Article 35 continues, after which it returns to the Advisory Committee for further consideration.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 36: Reopening. Roll call. After the meal, the chairman reopens the session at 7.30 p.m. Ps. 33:1 and 2 are sung, after which roll call takes place. All the brothers appear present.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 35: Appeal Cl.K. Oosterveld. Agenda 8 E 2. Advisory Committee IV presents a report on the objection of Br Cl.K. Oosterveld in Winnipeg, Agenda 8 E 2. Discussion of this report is begun.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 34: Advisory Committee meetings. The Advisory Committees shall meet until 4.30 p.m., at which time the Synod shall meet in plenary session. It is announced that Rev. F. Kouwenhoven has been added to Advisory Committee IV.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 33: Expanding Advisory Committee IV. Rev. Scholten proposes to expand Advisory Committee IV so that this committee can receive some help. It is decided that this committee will first discuss this question among itself.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 32: Copies of appeals. It is proposed that copies be made of the appeals from Winnipeg so that each delegate can study them. So decided.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 31: Rev. De Haan. Phone call. Rev. Kouwenhoven announces that he received a call on Saturday evening from Rev. C. de Haan of Winnipeg with respect to the letter sent by the Synod to Rev. C. de Haan; he also shares some information from that conversation. The Synod takes note of this.

GS 1965 ARTICLE 30: Copy letter to br. Werkman. A copy of the letter br. M.C. Werkman received from the governors, mentioned in the report of the governors, has been received.