Category: CanRC

GS 1980 ARTICLE 106 – Request –  Committee I Committee I requests advice in the matter of giving the floor to members of the Book of Praise (Psalm and Hymn Section) Committee. This request is granted by means of an adopted motion.

GS 1980 105 – Re-opening –  Letter of Acceptance from Rev. C. Van Dam Roll call is held. The letter of acceptance from the Rev. C. Van Dam is read.

GS 1980 ARTICLE 104 – Adjournment Synod adjourns and the Advisory Committees meet.

GS 1980 103 – Re-opening –  Acts The Chairman calls on the brothers to sing Hymn 21:1. He reads Isaiah 53:1-6 and leads in prayer. The Acts, Articles 96-102, are read and adopted.

GS 1980 ARTICLE 102 – Adjournment Elder H. Buist asks the brothers to sing Psalm 47:1 and leads in closing prayer. Synod adjourns.

GS 1980 101 – Re-opening –  Adjournment After a short discussion, Synod decides to meet in Committees, thereby giv­ing Committee Ill an opportunity to revise its report.

ARTICLE 100 Appeal –  the Church at Neerlandia Committee Ill presents its report on the appeal of the Church at Neerlandia against certain decisions of the Regional Synod West, Oct.;Nov. 1979. The dis­cussion begins.

GS 1980 ARTICLE 99 – Closed Session –  Appeal of the Church at Neerlandia Synod decides to deal with the appeal of Neerlandia in a completely closed session. Rev. Cl. Stam requests that his objection to this procedure be recorded in the Acts.

GS 1980 ARTICLE 98 – The Apostles’ Creed Committee II presents its report on the revision of the Apostles’ Creed. After an extensive discussion, the Committee withdraws its report for further consid­eration.

GS 1980 ARTICLE 97 – Appeals –  Article 91, Acts 1977 The discussion continues. Part Ill of the report of Committee IV is adopted. The decision reads as follows: Committee IV presents: Material –  Agenda VIII, I. A. Observations B. Considerations C. Recommendations Synod decide: ADOPTED II. A. Observations (i) Objections to Considerations (a) to…