INTRODUCTION: Does a local consistory have the right to act contrary to our Church Order?

The question: Resolved that a local consistory has the right to act contrary to our Church Order. Rev. B. Kok argues on the side of the affirmative. It is thus his task to prove the affirmative proposition, thus to prove that a local consistory has the right to act contrary to the Church Order. The undersigned argues on the side of the negative. It is thus his task to prove the negative proposition, thus to prove that a local consistory has not the right to act contrary to the Church Order....