Editor’s Note
This editor's note introduces a special issue of the Standard Bearer devoted to the 450th anniversary of the Heidelberg Catechism, featuring condensed speeches from a Protestant Reformed Seminary conference and a historical sermon by Rev. Herman Hoeksema on Lord's Day 1. The note emphasizes the Reformed tradition of catechism preaching and announces that expanded versions of the conference addresses will appear in the Protestant Reformed Theological Journal.
Welcome to our celebration of the Heidelberg Catechism! The annual Reformation Day issue is devoted to the Reformed confession published 450 years ago in Heidelberg, Germany. This special issue is linked to a conference on the Catechism sponsored by the Protestant Reformed Seminary October 17-19. Six speeches were given at the conference, and all the speakers graciously agreed to condense their speeches for the Standard Bearer. One speech/article will wait until the next issue, namely, the...
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