Report of Classis East, July 7, 1965, at Southwest Church.  Rev. G. Lubbers presided over the opening devotions, and declared the Classis instituted after the credentials had been accepted. All the churches were represented by two delegates each.  Rev. M. Schipper then presided while Rev. Lubbers recorded the minutes. The…

First Church of Grand Rapids has placed the following on trio, from which one will be elected July 19: Revs. M. Schipper, H. Veldman and G. VanBaren.  Seminarian Robert Decker is in receipt of his first call and it was from our church in the far northwest, Lynden, Wash.  Rev.…

Scripture on God’s Government and Sin (concluded)  Scripture on God’s Government and Sin (concluded)  To one more item of proof I must call your attention. This is the opening of the book with its seven seals,Revelation 5, by the Lamb. This book is nothing less than the living decree of God; and…

In the April issue of the Reformed Journal, Dr. Harry R. Boer continues his discussion on Predestination and Mission Preaching under the heading, “Reprobation in Modern Reformed Theologians.” Boer does not believe in predestination in the Reformed sense of the word, but regards especially the doctrine of reprobation as pure rationalism,…

Assemblies, Mergers, Etc.  Late Spring and early Summer is the time for the meetings of ecclesiastical assemblies. In order to bring our readers up to date on the latest developments of the last few months, we give some brief surveys of major decisions of the more important ecclesiastical organizations.  Assemblies,…

Preparatory Self-Examination  To the worship of the church belongs such important things as the preaching of the gospel, the singing of the psalms, the offering of prayers and the return of a portion of God’s bountiful gifts, contributed with cheerful hearts to support the cause of God in the midst…

We concluded our preceding article with a very brief resume of the history of Irenaeus, whom we wish to quote in connection with the history of the doctrine of creation. To this very brief resume we wish to add the following quotation from the same book, the Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol.…

The Only Point of Departure: God, the Creator!  Paul addresses himself to the matter at hand. He had pointed out the Achilles heel of Athenian idolatry, in pointing out the underlying admission of their poverty in worshipping an “UNKNOWN GOD,” as evidenced by their superscription. However, now he will do…

The subject may seem somewhat strange—it did to me first too. It was only the first part of the theme that was assigned to me: THE NEW GENERATION OF 1924. The Men’s Society of Oak Lawn had requested another subject; but since I had been invited to speak on this…

Dear Mr. Editor:  Will you please place this as a contribution in the next issue of The Standard Bearer.  Just as the noose of trade unions tightens itself around the American economy by forcing Congress to repeal the “Right To Work” section of the Taft-Hartley Bill (Section 14-b), there is a…

Dr. James Daane continually asserts, in his articles about the Dekker Case, that his chief concern is with the question of “theological method.” Perhaps this is true. In the meantime, however, he himself will certainly have to admit that he does rather far afield in attempting to make his point…

“And there went forth a wind from the Lord, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day’s journey on this side, and as it were a day’s journey on the other side, hound about the camp, and as it were…