Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1993

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 69having to compete with contemporary, rap, and rock. Some youth who arepetitioning the church for membership have said it is such a refreshingpurity of worship to sing the Psalms a cappella. They have said in otherchurches it is a case of the world invading and overwhelming the Church,instead of the Church invading the world. And on theinternational scene,what "right" have we to impose our American, western hymns (saturatedas they are with the feelings of American culture) on the Christians ofRussia to our east, or to impose them on the Christians in Indonesia and thePacific Rim to our west? But what a blessing for us to join with otherChristians from East and West, and North and South to lift up our heartstogether in an international harmony of praise using God's hymns, fittedby His inspiration for His praise in aU cultures and all generations. Andsomehow dispensationalism loses its appeal when we begin to see ourselvesstanding alongside Moses and David and Solomon and the Prophetsin the same choirhere on earth, singing the same words and names to God'sPraise.It is a great work you are involved in here, and God is blessing in itPlease keep praying with us as a committee and keep sending insights andsuggestions on particular Psalms to the Chairman, Roy Blackwood, 1175Princeton Place, ZionsviUe, IN 46077 (317) 873-4775, Fax (317) 873-0328.Respectfully submittedFrom IrelandFrom AustraliaFrom North Americafor the Committee,Roy BlackwoodH. J. BlairJ. McGregorN. WilsonL. BlakstonA. McEwenC. CopelandJ. LeachD. LoweN. CarsonD. Russell