Category: GS 1974

GS 1974 ARTICLE 189 – Closing The chairman speaks the following words: Dear brethren, We have almost reached the end of this General Synod. Really the end! For when this Synod is closed there is no Synod anymore. Neither a chairman. The Church Order states that “his office shall cease when the assembly has been…

GS 1974 ARTICLE 188 –  Press Release Article 47 and following of the Press Release are read and adopted.

GS 1974 ARTICLE 187 –  Acts The Acts of the twentieth session are read and adopted.

GS 1974 ARTICLE 186 –  Preparation of the Next General Synod. Next General Synod will be held, D.V., in the Fall of the year 1977.

GS 1974 ARTICLE 185 –  Publication of the Acts of Synod It is decided to insert the following documents as Appendices to the Acts:

GS 1974 ARTICLE 184 – Question Period Ad Article 43 Church Order The chairman reads Article 43 of the Church Order. No one asks the floor during the Question Period a Article 43 of the Church Order. The chairman concludes with gratitude that no one has to be rebuked because of having done something worthy…

GS 1974 ARTICLE 183 – Appointments The following appointments are made: Synod decides:

GS 1974 ARTICLE 182 –  Revised Standard Version Advisory Committee III presents: MATERIAL: A: Mandate: OBSERVATION: The mandate of the  Committee was (Acts 1971, Article 33) CONSIDERATIONS: RECOMMENDATION: Synod declare ADOPTED B: The Committee’s Findings and Recommendations The Committee, having stated that there is much to commend about the RSV translation and that in some…

GS 1974 ARTICLE 181 – Appeal of br. L. Van Zandwijk at Burlington [2] Advisory Committee III presents a Report on section A of the appeal of br. L. Van Zandwijk at Burlington, Agenda N 14. Its Recommendations are adopted (see below). The Reports on this appeal (section A and B) and the adopted Recommendations…

GS 1974 ARTICLE 180 – Plenary Session Synod is in plenary session again. The Rev. D. VanderBoom is present again.