Category: GS 1998

GS 1998 Article 46 – Closed Session

GS 1998 Article 54 – Reopening The chairman asks that Ps. 77: 1, 5 be sung, reads 1 John 4:1-6, and leads in prayer. Roll call shows that all are present.

GS 1998 Article 53 – Adjournment Br. P. Vanwoudenberg requests that Psalm 19: 3, 6 be sung, after which he leads in prayer

GS 1998 Article 52 – Committee for Contact with Churches Abroad: ICRC The discussion continues on Committee III’s proposal re the ICRC I. MATERIAL  A. Report of the Committee for Relations with Churches Abroad regarding the ICRC (I.D) B. Letter from the church at Yarrow (II.O) II. INTRODUCTION The Committee for Relations with Churches Abroad…

GS 1998 Article 51 – Committee for Relations with Churches Abroad: RCUS Committee III presents: Agenda items: I.D, II S, IV W, II GG, II HH. I. MATERIAL  A. Report of the Committee for Relations with Churches Abroad regarding the RCUS. B. Letters from the churches of Yarrow, Fergus, London, and Elora. II. INTRODUCTION  A.…

GS 1998 Article 50 – Address of Rev. G. Syms Rev G. Syms, also on behalf of br David Stelpstra, expresses his gratitude for the possibility of being here this evening. He addresses Synod with the words found in Appendix 1. Thereafter br. T. M. Veenendaal speaks some appropriate words (as also found in Appendix…

GS 1998 Article 49 – Reopening The chairman asks that Hymn 10: 1, 9, 10 be sung. Roll call shows that all are present. A special welcome is extended to Revs. Paulin Bedard and Jean Guy de Blois from the Eglise Reformee du Quebec. The floor is given to Rev. George Syms of the RCUS.

GS 1998 Article 48 – Adjournment Synod adjourns until the evening in order to do committee work.

GS 1998 Article 45 – Committee for Churches Abroad: ICRC (continued) It becomes apparent that some new proposals have been drafted by members regarding the ICRC. The following motion is made: To distribute the submission by Rev. Pol and br. Pleiter to all the delegates and that this matter be tabled until the matter of…

GS 1998 Article 44 – Adoption of the Acts Articles 37 – 42 of the Acts, pertaining to May 11, 1998 are adopted.