Category: GS 1986

GS 1986 ARTICLE 104 Re Article 35, Church Order Committee 3 presents: A.    MATERIAL –   Agenda VIII, F, 1 Letter of br. E. Witten of Burlington, ON. B.    OSERVATIONS 1.     Br. Witten appeals the decision of 1983 Synod Cloverdale (Acts. Art. 91) to change the last sentence of Art. 35, Church Order, “Furthermore his office…

GS 1986 ARTICLE 103 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting and requests that Psalm 135: 1, 3. and 1O be sung. Roll call is held. All members of synod are present.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 102 Adjournment Synod is adjourned for supper.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 101 Text Apostles’ Creed A motion, reading: “Synod decide to declare the document which br. L. VanZandwyk added to his letter about the word ‘Christian’ and to which he gave the title ‘I believe … a “Christian” Church’ is inadmissible on the basis of its harsh, unbrotherly, and therefore unchris­ tian, language.”…

GS 1986 ARTICLE 100 Re Articles 13 and 72, Church Order (See Art. 95) Discussion continues. The recommendations re Art. 72 are ADOPTED.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 99 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting. Roll call is held. All members of synod are present.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 98 Acts Acts, Article 87-96 are read and adopted. Plenary session is adjourned. The committees meet.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 97 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting, requests that Psalm 72:8, 9 be sung. reads Ephe­sians 5:1-20, and leads in prayer. Roll call is held. All members are present.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 96 Adjournment Rev. P.K.A. DeBoer requests that Psalm 103:1, 7 be sung, and leads in prayer. Synod is adjourned.

GS 1986 ARTICLE 94 Re Article 44, Church Order Committee 3 presents: A.    MATERIAL – Agenda VIII, F, 5 Overture of the Church at Carman concerning Arti­cle 44 of the Church Order. B.    OBSERVATIONS 1.     The Church at Carman, in examining the Church Order adopted by General Synod Cloverdale of 1983, noticed a difference between…