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Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1919

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62 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THEItem 20.—The committee's report was taken upitem by item for adoption.Item 1.—Adopted and referred to the committeeon Nominations.Item 2.—Adopted.Item 3.—Adopted and referred to the committeeon Finance. *The report was adopted as a whole and is as follows:Report <strong>of</strong> Committee on the Advisability<strong>of</strong> Preparing a Digest <strong>of</strong> the Deliverances <strong>of</strong> <strong>Synod</strong>.Your Committee, believing that a Digest <strong>of</strong> the Deliverances<strong>of</strong> <strong>Synod</strong> touching matters <strong>of</strong> Doctrine, Government,Discipline, and Worship would be <strong>of</strong> great benefit to theChurch, make the following recommendations:1. That a Committee <strong>of</strong> three be appointed to undertakethe task <strong>of</strong> preparing the copy for such a Digest and thatthey be instructed to complete the work at as early a dateas possible, regard being had to completeness and accuracy.2. That the Digest be divided into chapters correspondingto the chapters <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Reformed</strong> <strong>Presbyterian</strong> Testimony;'and that the text <strong>of</strong> the Testimony be printed in the Digestsection by section followed by the appropriate deliverances <strong>of</strong><strong>Synod</strong>.3. That provision be made for meeting the expense <strong>of</strong>preparing and printing the Digest, and that a price for thebook be fixed sufficient to cover these expenses.Respectfully submitted,R. C. Wylie,J. S. Thompson,A. A. Wylie,Committee.The report on Unfinished Business was laid onthe table.The appointment <strong>of</strong> committees to write letters<strong>of</strong> sympathy was referred to the committee onNominations.The Committee on Forward Movement and Co-ordinationreported. The report was taken up item byitem for adoption.The (Chairman <strong>of</strong> the committee led the <strong>Synod</strong> inprayer for divine guidance in the consideration <strong>of</strong> thisimportant matter.The chairman, J. G. McElhinney, together withD. H. Elliott and A. A. Samson, members <strong>of</strong> the Comr

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