Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1929

132 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THEThe committee waited on the newly elected professors ofthe Seminary and officially notified them of their election. ProfessorsJohn Coleman, J. B. Tweed, and Robert Park accepted,subject to the permission of the college Board of Trustees. Dr.W. J. Coleman also accepted his appointment.R. C. FULLERTON,E. G. RUSSELL,j. g. McElhinney,A. W. SMITH,R. C. REDPATH.A supplementary report submitted by the Board ofSuperintendents of the Theological Seminary was adoptedand is as follows:SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT OF BOARD OF SUPERIN­TENDENTS OF REFORMED PRESBYTERIANTHEOLOGICAL SEMINARYIt is recommended that the Board of Control be directed topay to the Treasurer of the Seminary Board, this year, $450.00,to be used as needed for help in the preparation and serving ofmeals for the students, and that the Board of Control take thisinto account in making grants to the students.The resignations of W. J. Coleman and Robert Park asmembers of the Seminary Board are hereby presented to Synodand it is recommended that A. A. Wylie and J. G. Vos be electedto fill their unexpired term.F. M. FOSTER, Chairman,ROBERT PARK, Secretary.J. M. Coleman submitted the report on the Revision ofthe Historical Part of the Testimony, Item 21 of UnfinishedBusiness. The report was adopted and is as follows:REVISION OF HISTORICAL PART OF TESTIMONYAccording to the action of last Synod the Revision of theHistorical Part of the Testimony was referred to our committeewith a view to publication, together with "The Hand-book forYoung Christians" and suitable questions.This takes us back to the original action of Synod in 1921,which is as follows:"That we seek to establish our people more fully by a courseof study in Covenanter History, and that a committee be appointedto re-write the historical part of our Testimony for thebenefit of the young people of the church."As your committee understood its commission it was authorizedto reshape and harmonize the previous material that hadbeen prepared and to proceed with its publication. We had beforeus the draft published in the appendix of the Minutes of 1923;