Category: GS 1977

GS 1977 ARTICLE 25 – Re-opening – Remembrance Day The Chairman requests the singing of Psalm 76:1, 4, 5; reads from Holy Scripture Revelation 5 and leads in prayer. On this Remembrance Day 1977 he addresses the meeting as follows: After the chairman has spoken the National Anthem is sung.

GS 1977 ARTICLE 24 – Adjournment Br. W.H. Bredenhof requests Synod to sing Psalm 122:1, 3 and leads in thanksgiving.

GS 1977 ARTICLE 23 – Women’s Voting Rights Committee III presents a majority and minority report. These reports are discussed in several rounds. Committee III requests time to reconsider some parts of their report. (See Article 2l.)

GS 1977 ARTICLE 22 – Re-opening –  Agenda The Chairman requests to sing Psalm 108: 1. The following communications have been received and are added to the Agenda:

GS 1977 ARTICLE 21 – Acts –  Adjournment The Acts, Articles 16-20, are read and adopted. The Chairman adjourns the meeting. The Advisory Committees meet.

GS 1977 ARTICLE 20 – Re-opening The Chairman requests to sing Psalm 86:3, 4. He reads from the Scriptures, Ephesians 2:1-10, after which he leads in prayer.

GS 1977 ARTICLE 19 – Adjournment The meeting adjourns. The Advisory Committees meet for the remainder of the day At 9:20 p.m. Synod meets again in plenary session. Br. J. Bol requests the singing of Psalm 57:5 and closes with thanksgiving. The meeting is adjourned.

GS 1977 ARTICLE 18 – Agenda The following communications have been received and are added to the Agenda:

GS 1977 ARTICLE 17 – Study Committee Women’s Voting Rights Committee III presents a preliminary report on the request of the Church at Edmonton, Alberta, to appoint a committee to study the matter of Women’s Voting Rights. This report is discussed in several rounds (See Article 23).

GS 1977 ARTICLE 16 – Acts The Acts, Articles 1-15, are read and adopted.