Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1995 - Rparchives.org

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 53appear in the Appendix to the Minutes. The Committee was thankedfor its work on the revision noting that Synod has asked it to movein a new direction.A special report of the Business of Synod Committee onCommunication 95-3 was taken up. Item I was adopted by morethan a two-thirds vote. Item 2 was adopted. The report as a wholewas approved and is as follows:REPORT OF THE BUSINESS OF SYNOD COMMITTEEON COMMUNICATION 95-3.The Great Lakes Gulf Presbytery paper #95-3 has come to the Businessof Synod Committee. The communication is an appeal by the SouthfieldSession to an action of the Presbytery. The appeal was presented by theSouthfield Session to the Presbytery on June 17, 1995, and came to theBusiness of Synod Committee on June 19, 1995.Recommendations:1. That Synod receive the paper (which will require a two-thirds votesinceit was received after the May 16, 1995, deadline).2. That the Moderator appoint a special judicial committee to deal withboth the substance and the legality of the appeal and to report back to thismeeting of Synod; and that this committee be composed of men who are notmembers of either the Atlantic or Great Lakes-Gulf Presbyteries.The Moderator appointed the committee as follows: WillardMcMillan, Chairman, Steve McMahan, Don Piper, Bill Weir andDennis Olson.The report of the Home Mission Board was again taken up. Thematter before Synod was the proposed amendment to item 5. Theamendment was adopted and item 5 as amended was adopted. Items6 and 7 were adopted. In keeping with item 7, Renwick Wrightaddressed the court. Item 8 was adopted. Items 9 and 10 werereferred to the Nominating Committee.Members of Synod joined in pairs to pray for the worship ministryof the church and for the work of home missions, and concluded theprayer time in singing Psalm 143B.The offering for RTF received at the Sabbath evening service wasannounced as $1413.79.Following announcements, Synod was led in prayer by ButchShoop and took recess at 4:00 p.m.MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1995, 7:00 P.M.Synod reconvened at 7:00 p.m. singing Psalm 108A and being lein prayer by Joe Copeland.