Category: CanRC

GS 1989 ARTICLE 151 – Adoption of the Acts Acts, Articles 140-149 are read and adopted.

GS 1989 ARTICLE 150 – Reopening The chairman requests the delegates to sing Psalm 33:4,6. He reads Proverbs 30:18- 33 and leads in prayer. The roll call shows that all the delegates are present.

GS 1989 ARTICLE 149 – Reopening and adjournment Synod is reopened to close the day. Roll call shows that all the delegates are present. The chairman requests Rev. D.G.J. Agema to close the day. He requests the dele- gates to sing Psalm 47:2,3 and leads in prayer.

GS 1989 ARTICLE 148 Adjournment Seeing that this is the last session of Synod at which br. Jac. van der Kolk is present, the chairman bids him farewell with the following words: Br. van der Kolk, we were honoured to have you with us as a delegate from our sister churches in the Netherlands. We…

GS 1989 ARTICLE 147 Committee I presents: Agenda Items VIII, J, 1, 2 A. MATERIAL 1. Report of the Financial Committee of Synod Burlington 1986 2. Audit report by the Church at Burlington-East of the books of the Finance Committee of Synod 1986. B. OBSERVATIONS 1. General Synod Burlington 1986 appointed the Church at Burlington-East…

GS 1989 ARTICLE 146 Committee III presents: Agenda VIII, B, 4 A. MATERIAL Letter from br. R. Dykstra, re notations for the Book of Praise B. OBSERVATIONS Br. R. Dykstra notes: 1. that the Standing Committee “has used the Liedboek voor de Kerken as an example for lay-out and music notation”. (Acts, General Synod 1980,…

GS 1989 ARTICLE 145 Committee III presents: Agenda Items VIII, B, 4, a, b, c A. MATERIAL 1. Report of the Standing Committee for the publication of the Book of Praise (Report 3: Publication and Distribution; Corporate Status and Financial Matters; Hymn 1A; Further Recommendations.) 2. Letter from the Church at Coaldale, AB, re Hymn…

GS 1989 ARTICLE 144 Committee II presents: Agenda Items VIII, B,1 j, kA. MATERIAL: 1. Letter from the Church at Chatham 2. Letter from Rev. J. Van Rietschoten B. OBSERVATIONS 1. The consistory of the Church of Chatham is proposing to Synod 1989 to insert the article “the” into article I of the Apostles’ Creed.…

GS 1989 ARTICLE 143 Committee 1 presents: Agenda Item VIII, D, 17 A. MATERIAL Letter of appeal from br. H. Boersma B. ADMISSIBILITY Br. H. Boersma appeals a decision of Regional Synod Oct. 15, 1986, which denied his appeal to a decision of Classis Ontario South of September 11, 12, 1985. This appeal is declared…

GS 1989 ARTICLE 142 Committee IV presents: Agenda Item VIII, D, 9 A. MATERIAL Letter from br. H. De Jong re art. 184 and 187 of Acts Synod 1986. REQUEST I B. OBSERVATIONS 1. Br. H. De Jong requests Synod to make a revision to Art. 184 of Acts 1986, concerning section VI, Recommendation 3…