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Instructions concerning matters to be considered in major assemblies shall not be written until the decisions of previous Synods touching these matters have been read, in order that what was once decided be not again proposed, unless a revision be deemed necessary. Article 47 (Every year [or if ne
The most fundamental of all ecclesiastical assemblies is the consistory. The Latin word "consistorium" refers to a meeting place, and thus to those who gather at this place for a meeting. The consistory consists of the ministers and elders, and in small congregations the deacons (cf. Church Order, A
The main work of the broader assemblies, especially the annual synod, is oversight of the work of the churches in common. Such things as the training of men for the ministry, conducting mission work, and providing for the care of emeritus ministers fall into this category. For the most part, the wor
The Synod
This, we believe, is proper for as we showed then the office of the Professors of Theology is essentially a specialized aspect of the office of the Ministry of the Word. Now, in connection with the Ecclesiastical Assemblies we face the same difficulty. Should it be three or four? We fail to see an "
Protestant Reformed Theological Journal Vol. 57, No. 2 66 of the congregation. The major assembly deals only with those matters that have been brought according to the established order. The consistory has its own power, while broader assemblies have derived power. The consistory can exist without t