Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1995 - Rparchives.org

136 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THEREPORT OF THE COMMITTEETO REVISE THE DIRECTORY FOR WORSHIPThat Sessions as well as individual members of Synod study the proposedreplacement "Directory for the Public Worship of God" written by GordonKeddie and send suggested changes to :The Committee to Revise the Directory for Worshipc/o Dr. Bruce C. Stewart7959 Remington DrivePittsburgh, PA 15237Proposed changes to this replacement Directory should be sent beforeOctober 1, 1996 to enable the Committee to bring a revised Directory tothe 1997 Synod.Both this replacement Directory and the Revised Directory are printed inthe Appendix to the 1995 Minutes of Synod.The report of the Resolution of Thanks Committee was taken up,approved and is as follows:RESOLUTION OF THANKS"Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord; Praise Him, O servants ofthe Lord, you who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the houseof our God! Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; Sing praises to His name,forit is lovely. For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His ownpossession." (Psalm 135:1-4)We, the 166th Synod of the RPCNA, who stand in the courts of thehouse of our God, give thanks and praise through Jesus Christ to the Lord ofGlory, whose blessings have abounded to His unworthy servants throughoutthis past week of deliberations. We would like first of all to thank the Lordour God for drawing us to himself, and for fitting us for this office of serviceinto which He has called us. We confess that without His help we are nothing,and all of our efforts are futile.We would also like to thank Him for giving us the members of Synodwho have worked so hard behind the scenes to take care of the matters whichthe court itself could not deal with effectively or efficiently. The gifts andgrace which have been bestowed on these people are evident in the smooth,relatively snag-free background in which the court has proceeded todeliberate.We thank God for the Business of Synod Committee. Through their giftsand diligence, the basic needs of the Synod, as well as a certain level ofdecision making, has been taken out of the hands of the general court, sothat we could devote more of our time and energies to the business at hand,the deliberations over this branch of the house of God.We thank Him for the Arrangements committee, for dealing with thedetails which are often taken for granted, and taking care of the basic needsof our physical bodies. The difficulty of this task is well known to themembers of this court (which is why we all assiduously avoid nomination),