Vol 20 Issue 12

Morning Session The Rev. A. Cammenga conducted the usual opening exercises. It appeared from the credentials that all the consist­ories were represented. Rev. H. De Wolf who had come and was already in Hull, received a telegram from his congrega­tion notifying him of the death of Mr. N. Kimm, and the brother had to return before the Classis convened. A word of welcome is addressed to two minister brethren present for the first time. Rev. De Boor coming from Classis East now pastor of Redlands and S. Cammenga, pastor of Orange City. Rev. S. Cam­menga become s president for the...

DEBATE—Negative Rebuttal There are of course a good many things in the article of my opponent with which I can heartily agree. A number of things are simply not debatable among us. We knew this before the debate ever started. After all both the affirmative and the negative claim to love the Protestant Reformed truth and the cause of our churches. Besides in our debate we must and do assume that all of us have the true interest of the cause and the spiritual welfare of our people at heart. But even though the foregoing is true, that does not...

In writing on the above subject one is inclined to help the reader just a little by rendering the technical term Eschatology by our simple phrase ‘The Doctrine of the Last Things.” However some caution is necessary here, for especially with Barthians, more than with other theologians we must be very careful in rendering his terms and concepts. This is true with respect to all of his work for Barth often struggles for an entire page trying and trying to say what he means, using: that is, I mean, in other words, by manner of speaking, etc. But this is...

It is characteristic of our Protestant Reformed Churches that we adhere rigidly to our Reformed Church Order. This is also true with respect to our congregational singing in public worship. Barring a few exceptions, mentioned specifically in article sixty- nine of the Church Order, our singing in public worship is restricted to the Old Testament Psalms. Most all of the various denominations of Reformed persuasion have either altered the sixty-ninth article of the Church Order or have ignored it altogether and have introduced hymn singing in their public worship. The reason for such action is based on the fact that...

In the precious chapter we emphasized the truth that Jesus is a perfect and complete Savior, i.e. that He perfectly accomplishes all that belongs to and is implied in the work of salvation from beginning to end. He not only performs that part of the work of salvation that must be accomplished for us, in behalf of us, our redemption; but He also is the Author of the wonder of salvation that must be wrought within us and upon us to lead us out of sin and death and shame to everlasting life and righteousness and glory. Now, this really...

It is not necessary for the Standard Bearer to introduce to our readers the newest arrival in the field of current Protestant Reformed literature, Concordia. It introduced itself in the form of a sample copy of the first issue sent to most of our readers, if not all, together with the announcement that it is willing to visit them every two weeks for the small sum of one dollar in eight months. We only write this editorial to welcome it, to recommend it to all our readers, to wish it a prosperous existence and a long life, to offer the...

For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet he accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end. Luke 22:37 Dreadful hour! The sinless One was to be numbered with the transgressors! He that knew no sin, who did no evil, neither was guile found in His mouth, the Son of God in the flesh, was to be considered, reckoned and treated as a public enemy! Well might the Savior warn His disciples in this darkest of hours, when the darkest forces of the powers of darkness...