Questions on Church Polity

A brother, resident in Sioux Center, Iowa, writes as follows: (he writes in the Holland language. The undersigned takes the liberty to translate the writing): 1)  Art. 36 (of the Church Order of Dordrecht), The Classis has the same jurisdiction over the Consistory as the Particular Synod has over the Classis and the General Synod over the Particular". What is the character of this jurisdiction? The brother asks. 2)  Art. 68, "The Ministers shall on Sunday, ordinarily in the afternoon,...