Category: GS 1998

GS 1998 Article 80 – Adoption of the Acts Articles 63 – 78 of the Acts, pertaining to Thursday, May 14 are adopted.

GS 1998 Article 79 – Reopening The chairman asks that Ps. 79: 3, 5 be sung, reads 1 John 5: 1 – 12, and leads in prayer. Roll call shows that all are present.

GS 1998 Article 78 – Adjournment The chairman speaks some farewell words to the fraternal delegates who are leaving soon. He thanks them for their participation and wishes them the Lord’s blessing. He also thanks br and sr John Hutten for all the work they did with respect to the mail and the provisional agenda…

GS 1998 Article 77 – General Fund Committee IV presents: Agenda Item I.H I. MATERIAL: Report from the church at Carman re: General Fund II. OBSERVATIONS: A. The church at Carman, MB, submits a financial report of the General Fund for the period from February 6, 1995 to January 20, 1998. The income was $29,505.86.…

GS 1998 Article 76 – Finances of Synod Committee IV presents Agenda Item I.K I. MATERIAL A. Statement of income and expenses from the Finance Committee of General Synod 1995. B. Audit report by the church at Yarrow, BC concerning the books of the treasurer of the Finance Committee appointed by Synod Abbotsford, 1995. II.…

Article 75 Address Church Committee IV presents: Agenda item L.22 I. MATERIAL Report from the address church, the Ebenezer Canadian Reformed Church at Burlington- East. II. OBSERVATIONS A. The church at Burlington-East reports on its correspondence as address church. B. The church at Grand Rapids, which is our address church in the United States of…

Article 74 – Inspection of the Archives Committee IV presents: Agenda item I.J (L.29) I. MATERIAL Letter from the church at Burlington-Waterdown re: inspection of the General Archives. II. OBSERVATION The church at Burlington-Waterdown informs Synod that the archives of General Synod Abbotsford 1995 were inspected by two members of their consistory and found to…

GS 1998 Article 73 Mexico – Committee IV presents: Agenda item II.PP I. MATERIAL: Overture from Bethel Canadian Reformed Church in Toronto regarding the Independent Presbyterian Church of Mexico. II. ADMISSIBILITY: This overture comes from a local church and is presented to General Synod as a new matter. Neither Classis Ontario-North nor Regional Synod-East have…

Article 72 – Committee for Contact with Churches Abroad Committee III makes their proposal. Committee III presents Items ID, IIFF, IIW, IV T, IV V, IV W, I. MATERIAL 1. The Report of the CRCA 2. Letters from the churches at Aldergrove, Elora, Orangeville, Taber, Yarrow II. OBSERVATIONS A. The CRCA has been having internal…

GS 1998 Article 71 – Address of Rev. R. Stienstra Rev. Richard Stienstra prefaces his address with some personal reflections on what he has seen during the day’s visit to Synod, expressing appreciation. He then addresses synod with the words found in the appendix. Thereafter Rev. W. B. Slomp responds with suitable words, as found…