Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1995 - Rparchives.org

126 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THEIn Chapter 3: ID4K; IID4j; and IHD4k, add the word"not" to the sentence. "Blank ballots shall not be counted indetermining the total number of votes cast."In each case add the following sentence:"A ballot marked "No", indicating that the person desiresnot to vote for any candidate, should be counted indetermining the total number of votes cast."By more than a two-thirds vote Synod adopted the followingmotion: That the following statement be made paragraph 22 ofChapter 8 in the Directory for Church Government. "In thetabulation by Synod of the votes of Sessions on an overture, theSessions reporting a tie vote are not to be counted in the totalnumber of Sessions."It was moved and seconded that the overture sent down to thesessions by the Synod of 1993 be re-submitted to the Committee toCanvass the Overture. The motion was referred to theparliamentarians to consider its status.The report of the representative to the National Association ofEvangelicals was taken up received and appears in the Appendix.The report of the Committee on a Declaration of the Relationshipof RP Churches was taken up. Item 1 was considered accomplished.Items 2-4 were adopted. The report as a whole was approved and isas follows:REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RELATIONSHIPS WITH REFORMEDPRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES IN SCOTLAND, IRELAND, AUSTRALIA,NORTH AMERICA AND CYPRUS.Dear Fathers and Brethren:"Behold how good a thingitis and how becoming well when those thatbrethren are delight in unity to dwell."Four years ago, this Synod, prompted by a request made by the fraternaldelegates from the Australian Church, appointed a Committee to work:"with representatives from the Reformed Presbyterian Churchesof Scotland, Ireland, Australia, and North America, to draw upa declaration expressing our present relationship and astatement of procedure expressing the regular working out ofthis relationship".Last year you requested this committee "to include the Trinity ChristianCommunity Fellowship of Cyprus as the fifth church . . . ". We are happy toinclude the Cyprus Church and have forwarded to Cyprus a copy of theattached statement. We understand that an elder from the Cyprus (Trinity)Church may be with us in this Synod and look forward to hearing from themthrough him about this.Last year this Committee recommended: