Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1961 - Rparchives.org

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 49
COMMITTEE ON DOCTRINAL STANDARDS OF THE
CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
During the past year your committee's activity has been
limited to conversations during the I960 meeting of Synod with
Rev. Arnold Brink, Dr. Alexander DeJong and Mr. Walter DeJong,
members of the sub-committee on Inter-Church Correspondence
and Ecumenicity of the Christian Reformed Church.
We recommend:
S. Bruce Willson
C. E. Caskey
1. That fraternal delegates be appointed by the Nominating
Committee to the meetings of the Christian Reformed Synod, the
Associate Presbyterian Synod, the Bible Presbyterian Synod of
the Reformed Presbyterian Church, General Synod.
2. That since the term of C. E. Caskey expires at this
meeting of Synod his successor should be chosen.
Bruce C. Stewart
T. R. Hutcheson
C. E. Caskey
John McMillan
The report of the Board of Christian Education was again
taken up. Items 1 and 2a were adopted. Item 2b was added and
referred to the Finance Committee. Items 3—10 were adopted.
Item 11 was referred to the special committee to consider the
financial structure of the Church. Item 13 was referred to the
Nominating Committee. The report as a whole was adopted and
is as follows:
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
The Board has met twice since the last meeting of Synod; it
met at Bloomington, Indiana, December 28 and 29, I960 and at
Beaver Falls, Pa., June 6 and 7, 1961.
A definite policy has been set concerning the time of Board
meetings and the election of officers. The Board will have two
regular meetings each year; one will be immediately prior to the
meeting of the Synod; the other meeting will be during the winter
months, and will be set each year by the Board. Election of
officers shall take place at the meeting prior to Synod, and the
officers shall take office at the winter meeting. Officers of the
Board are:
President
Bruce Stewart
Vice President T. Richard Hutcheson
Secretary
Karl Cunningham
Treasurer
Don Birdsall