Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1995 - Rparchives.org

52 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THEThe report of the Board of the Corporators of Geneva College wasmade the order of the day following the break on Tuesday morning.The report of the Home Mission Board was taken up. RobertMcCracken and Leverne Rosenberger were recognized for taking onthe responsibilities of new work while being over 60 years of age.Item I was adopted. Item 2 was adopted by a rising vote. Item 3was adopted. Item 4 was made the order of the day for Wednesdayevening following the reading of the minutes. An amendment wasproposed to item 5 and seconded to transpose the word'Presbyteries' with 'the HMB'.Members of Synod joined in small groups to pray for the financialministries of the church and concluded the prayer time in singingPsalm 50B.Following the announcements. Synod took recess being led inprayer by Steve McMahan.MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1995, 1:30 P.M.Synod reconvened at 1:30 p.m. singing Psalm 84A and being ledin prayer by Robert Hemphill.The roll was passed.The minutes of the previous session were read and approved.The Moderator read a portion of Samuel Miller's book on thesubject of prayer.The report of the Committee to Revise the Directory For Worshipwas taken up. The Committee asked the Synod whether to choose,as a model for a basis on which to proceed, between the committee'sproposal or a revision proposed by Gordon Keddie as printed in theSpring, 1995, edition of Semper Reformanda. It was moved that thisrecommendation be laid on the table to entertain the followingsubstitute: "That the proposed replacement document (Mr. Keddie'sproposal) be regarded as the basis for the writing of a new Directoryfor Public Worship." The substitute motion was adopted.Synod proceeded to a 30-minute discussion of this revision as acommittee of the whole.Synod took a 15-minute break at 2:45 p.m.Following the break, Synod sang Psalm 85B.Paul Bakker, fraternal delegate from the Christian ReformedChurch, was introduced to the court.Synod completed its discussion of the proposed revision of theDirectory For Worship.Synod arose from the committee of the whole.It was moved, seconded and carried that the Committee to Revisethe Directory For Worship be expanded by three members. Both therevision by Synod's Committee and the revision by Gordon Keddie