Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1995 - Rparchives.org

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 65RECOMMENDATION U THAT THE ABOVE 9 ITEMS HAVING TO DOWITH NOT HAVING A SYNOD IN 1996 BE ADOPTED.Worship at the 1995 SynodFriday p.m. Retiring Moderator's MessageChristian AdjemianSat. a.m. The Call of the Servant, Isa 42:1-9 Tim McCrackenMon. a.m. Commission of the Servant, Isa 49:1 -13 Jerry O'NeillTues a.m. Commitment of the Servant, Isa 50:4-11 Dennis PrutowWed a.m. Career of the Servant, Isa 52:13-53:9 James WittkeThu a.m. Conquering Servant, Isa 53:10-12 Richard GanzThu close Call to His Servants Wayne SpearSince 1995 is the centennial of the first Reformed Presbyterianmissionaries in China, the committee asked the Foreign Mission Board toarrange for the Lord's Day evening program taking into account thissignificant anniversary. The evening offering will go entirely to the work ofthe Reformation Translation Fellowship.The Committee asked Rev. David Long and Rev. Barry York to conductthe evening prayer time at Synod and also the daily prayer times at the closeof each of the sessions of the Synod.These plans will come to the Synod for action in the Clerk's report.Time and place of the 1997 Synod.The Clerk of Synod investigated the following six sites in the Kansas Cityarea: Park College, Mid-America Nazarene College, Sterling College, KansasUniversity, William Jewell College and Heartland Presbyterian Center. Therecommendation of the Clerk, adopted by the Committee is that Synod meetat William Jewell College, July 12-18, 1997. William Jewell College is inLiberty, MO, 18 miles from the Kansas City Airport (KCI). The anticipatedcosts for six days will be about $ 150.00 per person at 1994 prices; adjustedmodestly for price increases between now and then. All facilities except thegymnasium are air-conditioned. William Jewell College houses the personallibrary of Charles Haddon Spurgeon.RECOMMENDATION 1\ THAT THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE 1997SYNOD AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, BE ADOPTED.Time and Place of the 1998 SynodAn item came to the Business of Synod Committee from the AtlanticPresbytery asking "that the 1998 meeting of Synod be held in Philadelphia,PA and a service of thanksgiving to our Sovereign Lord be held SynodSabbath for 200 years of ministry as a denomination in North America."Early correspondence raised some questions about the wisdom of holdingsuch a celebration in Philadelphia because thereis no known "site" where acelebration could be held. In addition, questions of travel and housing costsentered the picture.It is also noted that 1998 is the 150th anniversary of the founding ofGeneva College and the chairman of this Committee has been in touch with