Report of Classis West, March 21, 1962. Classis West of our Prot. Ref. Churches met in Randolph, Wisconsin, Wednesday, March 21, 1962. Rev. R.C. Harbach presided at this meeting, and the Rev. Woudenberg recorded the minutes. We met until 11:30 p.m. of that Wednesday. It was a busy Classis meeting…

Rev. Lubbers has declined the call extended him by our Loveland Congregation. Rev. and Mrs. G.M. Ophoff attended church services Sunday evening, April 1, after a few weeks absence due to illness. Your cards and letters, should be addressed: c/o Beacon Lights Rest Home, Marne, Michigan. In order to have…

In the February 15 issue of The Standard Bearerundersigned wrote an article about the right wing movements that have recently attracted the attention of many people and have had considerable influence on political developments within this country. The points that were made at the time were briefly: 1) These right wing…

Open Letter to the Rev. H. Hoeksema Dear Rev. Hoeksema: Will The Standard Bearer kindly make room in its next issue for the following lines? When one’s person and integrity are drawn into question, publicly, opportunity should be given for defense, and that without delay. First, may I assume that space will…

With our readers we also will share the views of our own emeritus Professor G.M. Ophoff who in hisChurch Right writes on the 69th Article of the Church Order as follows: “1. The Psalms. In the Roman Catholic church the choir sings and the congregation was silent. Calvin also introduced singing…

Our Confession states concerning these canonical books that against them “nothing can be alleged.” This is, of course, already implied in the very idea of the canon. The canon is normative. It is the only infallible rule for the faith and life of believers. A canon against which things can…

Another attribute of the church of God is its holiness. As one might expect, also Rome maintains the holiness of the church. This lies in the nature of the case. Scripture speaks only too plainly of the holiness of the church of God, and Rome must maintain this attribute of…

After a long winter in these northern climes the evidences of spring are once again to be seen. The farmer is out upon his field getting the soil ready for the seed he purposes to plant. He has a goal in mind, and that goal is not the planting of…

In view of the busy schedule of lecturing, preaching, teaching, and traveling, we will for this time not continue our series on I Timothy 4. It will be easier for us to write this time on this passage from the Gospel of John. It may even prove to, be a bit…

“And Moses said unto the LORD … I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.” Numbers 11:11, 14 With Israel in the wilderness, there was a mixed multitude of people that had come along from the land of Egypt. They were…

Losing sight of this truth resulted not infrequently in a purely naturalistic, or psychological conception and analyzing of saving faith. This again resulted either in dead intellectualism, superficial practicism, or false mysticism, according as emphasis was laid on the factor of the intellect, of the will, or of the emotions.…

The Advice of the committee in re the Creston protest is as follows: “In the light of the above facts and discussion, your Committee gives the Classis the following advice: “1. That Classis adopt the statement of facts in this case, as expressed under II, A of this report. “2. That Classis…

“Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man. . . . . said unto them, Ye have brought this Man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined Him before you, have found no fault…