Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1993

22 1993 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THEchurch. They are still looking for an adequate building. Westminster hfound theirs. It is close to their ministry center in the northwest suburbs ofChicago, in a very heavily Jewish area.Our Young People's ministry continues to do well under the leadershipof John Hanson, Richard Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. James Long, and thepresbyterial CYPU staff. The young people are more and more beingtaught to take responsibUity for their own program, and how to train up thestill younger ones to take on leadership as their time comes. Somewhatrelated to this, we look forward again to the Covfamikoi family conferencenear Knoxville, Tenn., directed by Mr. John McFarland. Prof. WayneSpear is to be our main speaker, the conference theme being "TheReformed Presbyterian Church... Past Present, and Future." If the Lordallows, we plan to experience an "armed" conventicle at conference.Presbytery has met twice since last Synod. We met on 30 October,1992, to deal with the situation in Ogemaw and to ordain Edwin Blackwood,sine titulo, to the ministry. Our stated spring meeting was at Orlando on 14—16 April of this year. While there have been a few matters of concern toattend to, we continue to rejoice in one another, and in a common caUingto advance the Kingdom of Jesus.Brethren, please pray for us. Pray that we might exploit every opportunitythat God gives us to extend His glory. Pray that sinners wUl be saved,saints wiU be edified, and Jesus extolled. All of us are very aware of theforces of darkness that seem to gain daily in number and strength in thisnation. Only sovereign grace administered by the King of kings and Lordof lords can help us. Pray that we will be diligent in holding forth andourselves utilizing the means of grace, that true revival and national reformmay sweep across the land.Respectfully submitted,Philip H. PockrasAssistant ClerkREPORT OF MIDWEST PRESBYTERYDear Fathers and Brothers,With gratitude for the mercies of God, Midwest Presbytery is pleasedto report to the Synod.Besides the meeting at Synod this year we have had one regular meetingwhich was graciously hosted by the Denison Congregation November 10-11,1992. We also held a meeting in Lawrence, Kansas on June 24,1993,in which we certified David Burke as a pastor in a denomination with