The Hymn Matter (3)

The Consistory of the First Protestant Reformed Church, we wrote last time, overtured the Synod in 1959 to revise Article 69 of the Church Order so as to make room in our churches for the singing of a select number of hymns as approved by the synod. Five grounds, which we also quoted, were given for this overture. Briefly we would comment concerning these grounds as follows: As to the first ground, viz. "that Article 69 has lost all significance for us in its present form," it may be said...