Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1929

46 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THEof this present day church music movement. Zion calls mightilyfor an Asaph to lead our praise-giving powers back to God!Pray that He may be found. Pray that Synod may commandHis strength!We recommend:1. That pastors study to keep the psalms meaningful totheir congregations.2. That pastors acquaint their congregations with thepresent metrical version through responsive or concerted reading.3. That sessions, Sabbath school superintendents, teachersand parents stress the committing of the present metricalversion.4. That congregations, Presbyteries, and Synod undertakemore definite leadership as to training for the singing of thepsalms.Respectfully submitted,R. W. REDPATH, Chairman,PAUL D. McCRACKEN,ROBERT BLAIR,R. A. M. STEELE,J. B. FORSYTHE.MONDAY FORENOON, JUNE 10, 1929.Synod adjourned with prayer by T. C. McKnight.Synod convened according to adjournment and wasconstituted with prayer by the Moderator. The roll wascalled. The devotional service was conducted by Elder B.M. Ferguson of Iowa Presbytery. The minutes of theSaturday morning session were read and approved.It was announced that the offering at the Sabbathmorning service amounted to $85.12, making a total withthe Synodical collection on Saturday of $139.48. Afterpayment of the Synod expenses, the balance was to be usedto purchase Psalters for use in the college chapel.The order of the day, the report on the Christian AttitudeToward War, was resubmitted. It was adopted as awhole by a unanimous rising vote. Synod was led in aprayer of thanksgiving for the progress of world peaceby J. M. Coleman. The report follows:CHRISTIAN ATTITUDE TOWARD WAR.1. That it is one of the chief functions of the Church asGod's prophet to the nations to teach them their obligation tosubmit to Jesus Christ as the reigning King, and to regulate alltheir national and international relations by His moral law.2. We praise God and rejoice in that the governments ofthe world have condemned war and renounced it as an instru-