1980 Synod Minutes, Pages 44-46.
The Report of the Committee to Canvass the Overtures Sent Down by the 1979 Synod was distributed, read, adopted and is follows:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO
CANVASS THE OVERTURES
Note:
1. Congregations (sessions) tabulated - 60
2. Provisional sessions tabulated - 2
(Do not count as "session" votes, but the votes of the elders count.)
3. Required for an overture to pass:
a. The affirmative votes of % or more of the sessions voting;
and
b. The affirmative votes of more than Vi of the elders voting.
Respectfully submitted,
The Committee:
Lee Barclay
Philip Coon
Kenneth McBurney
Ray McCracken
John Russell
Merrill Robb, Chairman
The Moderator declared that the thirty-seven overtures were passed and are the law and order of the church.
The Committee to Rewrite the Testimony was given the responsibility of editing the Testimony.