Category: GS 1977

GS 1977 ARTICLE 85 – Adjournment Br. C. Van Seters requests the singing of Hymn 50: 1, 2; he leads in thanksgiving. The meeting is adjourned.

GS 1977 ARTICLE 84 – Contact Orthodox Presbyterian Church A beginning is made with the discussion of the report presented by Advisory Com­mittee 1 on the contact with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (see Article 88).

GS 1977 ARTICLE 83 – Re-opening Synod is re-opened with the singing of Psalm 26:2, 5.

GS 1977 ARTICLE 82 – Adjournment The meeting is adjourned. The Advisory Committees meet.

GS 1977 ARTICLE 81 – Re-opening – Acts The Chairman re-opens the meeting; requests Synod to sing Psalm 133 and reads 1 John 4:1-12. In prayer he asks the LORD’s blessing. The Acts, Articles 73-80, are read and adopted.

GS 1977 ARTICLE 80 – Adjournment Rev. M. van Beveren requests the singing of Psalm 98:4 and leads in thanksgiving. The meeting adjourns.

GS 1977 ARTICLE 79 – Appeal Edmonton re: Article 89, Acts, Toronto 1974 Committee I presents: Material – Agenda 8, K, 1 – (Second part of) Appeal of the Church at Edmonton, Alberta, re: Article 89, Acts, General Synod Toronto 1974. Observations Considerations Recommendation Synod decide not to grant the request of the Church at Edmonton.…

GS 1977 ARTICLE 78 – Information Flow Committee II presents: Material – Agenda 8, A, 7 Observations –   Letter of the Ebenezer Church, Burlington, Ontario. Consideration When overtures are made to Synod that have to do with the Constitution of the College, it is desirable that the Board of Governors in the first place, and,…

GS 1977 ARTICLE 77 – Contact Christian Reformed Church Committee IV presents: Material Information The Consistory of the Church at Edmonton comes to Synod with three requests: A. Observations The Church at Edmonton requests your assembly “to declare that the General Synod of Toronto 1974 based its decision ‘to discontinue the contact with the Chris­tian…

GS 1977 ARTICLE 76 – Re-opening Synod is re-opened with the singing of Psalm 106:1, 23.