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142 MINUTES OF THE 1997 SYNOD OF THE Board of Publications and Christian Education (Class of '98): Norman Christian Adjemian; (Class of '99): Ingrid Birdsall, Karen Moberg; (Class of '00): Don Reed, Calvin Troup Board of Foreign Missions (Class of '00): Christopher Wright; Martha Hutcheson, Robert Henning Board of Trustees of the Theological Seminary (Class of '03): John Mitchell, Richard Buck Permanent Committees: Arrangements (Class of '99): Jim Bishop, David Neel Business of Synod (Class of '00): Robert Copeland, Drew Gordon Finance (Class of '00): Jack Morton, Everett Wood Graduate Study Chairman (Class of '00): Jonathan Watt interchurch (Class of '00): Aubrey Ayer, Johannes Verlinde Joint Commission on Chaplains (Class of '00): Robert Copeland (sp. req.) Understanding the Times (Class of '00): Mark England Youth Ministry Chariman (Class of '00): Andy McCracken Coordinator for International Conference: Cliff Glovier International Conference Advisory Committee: Ken Smith, Convenor, Jack McCready, Doug Carson, Bob McFarland, Alaistar Graham Other Committees Psalter Revision: Duncan Lowe, Brian Coombs, Elaine Tweed, Robert Copeland, Lori McCracken, Peter Smith, Mike Tabon, Charles McBurney as 1st year convenor National Reform Association Delegates: David Carson, William Gould, Dan Stein Revise the Covenant of Church Membership: Ken Smith, Chairman, Bruce Backensto, Robert Koch, George Hueber, Christian Adjemian, Andrew Schep Revise the Book of Church Discipline - additional member: Robert L. Hemphill Revitalize Declining Congregations: Wade Mann (to replace Jim Wright), Jack Morton (additional ruling elder) Letters of Remembrance To: From: Roy Blackwood Keith Magill David M. Carson Charles McBurney Norman M. Carson Christian Adjemian Joseph M. Caskey Keith Black R. Wyley Caskey Jerry O'Neill Charles Chao Sam Boyle David Coon Bill Edgar Philip L. Coon Mark England E. Clark Copeland Bruce Hemphill John O. Edgar Bruce Backensto Kermit S. Edgar Vince Scavo
REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA 143 D. HowardElliott Paul Faris Robert Fullerton Harold Harrington Mellville Martin Philip Martin Toshio Masunaga Glen McFarland Robert McMillan Willard G. McMillan Nobuo Miwa Kelly Moore Timothy Russell Sumito Sakai Gene Spear Charles S. Sterrett William J. Sterrett Robert Tweed S. Bruce Willson J. Paul Wilson J. Renwick Wright James M. Wright Jim Pennington Robert Schmidtberger Robert McCracken Glen Chin Roy Adams Bob Hemphill Bob Henning John McFarland Bruce Hemphill Bruce Backensto Charles Leach Phil Pockras Ken Smith John McMillan Tom Reid Ron Good Bruce Backensto Jim Carson Bill Roberts Paul Martin Andrew Schep Ralph Joseph The report of the Assistant Clerk on Records of Presbyteries was taken up approved and is as follows: REPORT ON RECORDS OF PRESBYTERIES The Assistant Clerk would respeafully report that the Minutes of all the Presbyteries (7 of them) under the care of the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America were read and approved. Nothing substantial was found contrary to the law and order of the church except some minor matters which were indicated to the appropriate presbyteries. Among these minor matters are: minutes not signed by either the Moderator and/or the Clerk of the meeting, and some spelling or editorial errors. One comment that appeared in more than one review report was that in recording minutes surnames be included with first names in all minutes. However, the Assistant Clerk would record the following comments from those who read the respeaive Minutes: 1. From the committee to read the St. Lawrence Presbytery Minutes: "Nothing was found contrary to the law and order of the church. However, more details should have been included regarding the resignation of the Almonte Session. The lack of detail regarding their voluntary resignation leaves open the possibility of a 'creative discharge', or a forced resignation under duress. This would, of course, be the equivalent of a trial-less
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