Record of Proceedings / Year Book

year | page | subject | -
1925 | rop 3, 7, 16, 63, 66 |  | acceptance American Presbyterian Church
| 17 | manual | Rules of Procedure
| 19, 57-63, 213-214 |  | report of Joint Committee on Church Union recommend forming Committee on Law and Legislation
| 20, 22, 38, 40-42, 51, 229-231 | manual | Commission on Permanent Organization
| 21-22 | property | Committee on Church Property
| 30, 52, 224-226 | legal | Committee on Law
| 32 | legal | Committee on Law and Legislation reminder of matters that must demand the attention of the General Council
| 32, 36, 48, 226 |  | Executive Committee appoint Executive "to take such action as it may deem expedient in the premises" Secretary ex-officio a member of the Executive Committee to do all such acts and things relating to banking and securities
| 32, 45, 212-213 | property | report on property, 1-7 adopted item 5 where congregation ceases to exist item 6 special trusts "all questions relative to Church property...be brought to the Executive Committee of the General Council for consideration and action"
| 47, 215-222 | conference | Conference boundaries, Presbyteries
| 64-73 | legal | final report of the Sub-committee on Law and Legislation of the Joint Committee on Church Union summary of the provisions of The United Church of Canada Act "without loss of their identity"
| 201-202 |  | Presbyterian Board of Trustees assets
| 239-254 |  | Basis of Union, Appendix on Law
1926 | yb/rop 18, 23-24, 135-164 | manual | Permanent Organization of the Church
| 18, 180-188 | manual | unreferred areas of church organization
| 19, 168-180 |  | report of Executive Committee "power for, and on behalf of the General Council to take such action as it may deem expedient in the premises" "the Executive Committee, by resolution, assumed all the duties and powers of the Joint Committee on Church Union" p172
| 23, 25, 188-190 | legal | report of Committee on Law and Legislation
| 26-27, 31-32, 61-62, 96-99, 150-163 |  | constitution of Executive Committee, Secretary, General Council offices Nominating Committee report
| 29, 31, 40, 81, 103-108 | legal | Committee on Law and Legislation added membership report
| 71 | manual | Book of Rules referred to Executive w/power to issue
| 75 | legal | Committee on Law and Legislation as at present constituted be continued to next General Council
| 80 | legal | question of proper procedure re 24, 2(a)
| 87 | legal | "finally impenitent" referred to Committee on Law and Legislation
| 150-151 |  | terms of Executive Committee "the Executive Committee shall have power to take such action as in its opinion the interests of the United Church may require...may appoint Committees from among its members or otherwise..." "where the General Council has power to do any act or thing and has failed to exercise such power it may be exercised by the Executive Committee except in any case in which the General Council has decided that it should not be exercised"
| 164-167 | legal | response to previous request re 24, 2(a) "none of the matters dealt with by way of these reports is a rule or law respecting doctrines, worship, membership or government of the Churches" "...where any act or thing is to be done by the General Council and such act or thing is omitted to be done the Executive of the General Council shall have power to remedy the omission. It might not be desirable to make this provision permanent but we think it would be useful under the existing conditions."
1927 | yb 7-18 |  | digest actions of Executive Committee, (ff Sub-Executive, committees)
| 9 | property | Secretary may assign transfer of property
| 10, 29-30, 41-42 | manual | "The Report on Undeferred areas, with exception of items regarding the Ministry, and the Seal, with instructions to the Executive Committee concerning the name to be used as title of the Book...were referred to the special committee to be called the Committee on Procedure and Government, to report to a subsequent meeting of the Executive Committee." report of Committee on Procedure and Government re Manual basic format
| 12 |  | duties and powers of Sub-Executive
| 34 | property | titles to church property forms to be included in Manual
| 42 | manual | deferred to next meeting of Executive
| 44-46 | property | Dominion Commission on Property
| 137-180 |  | Basis of Union, The United Church of Canada Act, Trusts of Model Deed, Rules of Debate and Order
1928 | yb/rop 29, 39, 55 | manual | references
| 30, 361 | conference | Commission on Conference Boundaries
| 31, 72, 88-89 | conference | Conference records
| 31, 151, 162-165 | legal | report Committee on Law and Legislation [includes 1927 pp44-46]
| 65, 88, 159 | conference | Conference boundaries
| 67, 110-118 | manual | referred to executive w/power to issue revised edition (September 28, 1928) submit further revisions to next Council for final approval
| 132 | manual | names committee
| 142, 145 | manual | Committee on Procedure and Government instructed to issue Manual at earliest date through Executive Committee authorized to proceed with printing "issued under the authority of the General Council of 1926, by the Executive, subject to revision and amendment by the next General Council"
| 144, 155, 160 | conference | Conference Boards of Trust
| 156 | manual | Manual published March 24, 1928
| 163-164 | legal | Main vs. The United Church of Canada
| 483-526 |  | Basis of Union, Appendix on Law, The United Church of Canada Act, Trusts of Model Deed, Rules of Debate and Order
1929 | yb 18 | manual | referred reports re Manual to Executive revision of Manual referred to Committee of Executive which prepared Manual
| 24, 48 | conference | Conference records
| 37-38 | manual | revised Manual question re constitution of Board of Publication "That the Manual, as adopted by the Executive under the authority of the General Council, become the law for the Government of the Courts of The United Church of Canada, on Monday, May 9, 1929." "...opinion that the motion remitting the MANUAL to the Executive contemplated the whole MANUAL"
| 43 | legal | Cameron vs. St. Luke's
| 88-92 | legal | report Committee on Law and Legislation Aird vs. Johnson initial court action Ferguson vs. MacLean initial court action Cameron vs. St. Luke's Supreme Court of Canada
1930 | rop 29, 65, 115-117 | conference | Conference records
| 45-46, 47, 51, 62, 63-64, 67-68, 102-108 | manual | Manual revisions
| 64, 73 | conference | Conference boundaries
| 67, 73 |  | continuity of Churches
| 146, 151, 155 | manual | question as to legality referred
| 167-171 | manual | Manual amendments
1930 | yb 16-17 | manual | amend constitution several Boards
| 16, 21, 26 | manual | question as to legality referred
| 29 | manual | powers of Session
| 39-42 | manual | report of Manual Committee
| 43 |  | Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
| 76-77 | legal | report of Committee on Law and Legislation Aird v. Johnson; Ferguson v. MacLean
1931 | yb32, 38 | conference | Conference boundaries
| 38-39 |  | continuity of Churches use of name Presbyterian Church in Canada by non-concurring congregations
1932 | rop 45, 396 | legal | Committee on Law and Legislation Ferguson v. MacLean
| 66-67,82, 113-119 | manual | Manual Committee
| 74-75, 106-111 | legal | report of Committee on Law and Legislation
| 75, 108-110 |  | established Judicial Committee
| 81, 90 | conference | Conference records
| 83, 149, 155, 171 | conference | Conference boundaries
| 152 | manual | interpretations
| 155-156 |  | continuity of Churches
| 170 | manual | amended to authorize Sub-Executive to fill vacancies in General Boards
1932 | yb 9-10, 11-13, 18 | manual | amend Manual to authorize Sub-Executive to fill vacancies in General Boards remit and amend to receive congregations from other Churches
| 22-23, 64 | legal | report of Committee on Law and Legislation powers of Board of Publication Ferguson v. MacLean
1933 | yb 17 | manual | Constitution of Judicial Committee be inserted in the Manual
1934 | rop 10 | conference | Conference boundaries
| 50-51, 95-96 | conference | Conference records
| 26, 50, 74-76 | legal | Committee on Law and Legislation "secure such action...to place the holding of title to congregational property in Saskatchewan on a similar basic as that which exists in other provinces"
| 27, 39-40, 41, 47, 76-81 | manual | Manual
| 135, 139, 148 |  | Judicial Committee provisions re Judicial Committee "shall come into effect on the 30th day of April, 1933"
| 141, 149 | manual | interpretation of Manual not business of Law and Legislation Committee to interpret Manual
| 149 |  | continuity of Presbyterian Church in Canada
| 163, 171, 231-234 | manual | amendments to Manual
1934 | yb 8 |  | conference w/ Presbyterian Church with respect to matters productive of friction between the two Churches
| 9-10 | property | Newfoundland property question
| 17, 25 | manual | report of special Committee to consider certain memorials and questions affecting the Manual amendments to Manual
1944 | rop 45-46 | manual | referred to sessional committee on the Manual
| 57, 81 | manual | recommendations of Pension Committee "be referred to special Committee on Revision of the Manual with power to issue"
| 59, 78-9 | manual | report of sessional committee on the Manual
1946 | rop 33-34, 36, 41, 48 | manual | revision of Manual
| 44, 50, 53, 73-78 | legal | report of Committee on Law and Legislation
1948 | rop 49, 68, 92-97 | legal | report of Committee on Law and Legislation
1950 | rop 56, 70, 102-106 | legal | report of Committee on Law and Legislation
1952 | rop 46, 55, 65, 90-94 | legal | report of Committee on Law and Legislation
1958 | rop 72-73, 110-111 | legal | report of Committee on Law and Legislation
1962 | rop 61, 77, 348-351, 569-575 | manual | revision of Manual referred to Executive or Sub-Executive w/power to act
| 422-426, 427-428, 437-440, 442-444, | manual | other Manual changes
1964 | rop 58, 59, 63, 65, 73, 81, 85, 90, 91, 92, 133, 136-148, 155, 164-165, 177-178, 180 | manual | other Manual changes
| 64, 451-453 | manual | Standing Committee on the Manual authorized to consider re-arrangement, re-numbering
| 68, 70, 136-148 | legal | report of Committee on Law and Legislation
1966 | rop 49, 52, 54, 58, 71, 557-570 | property | union with Evangelical United Brethren Church
| 72, 542-549 | manual | report of Standing Committee on the Manual recommendations "(a) that the Standing Committee on the Manual be given authority to re-edit the Manual, making changes in wording of the by-laws that will eliminate redundancies and clarify meaning, especially where archaic phrases are used; and reorganize the contents of the Manual in a more logical sequence and with block-numbering of sections" with preliminary draft of such rearrangement "(b) That approval be given to the loose-leaf binder for the Manual, the details of format, cost, distribution and updating to be worked out with the Publishing House and submitted to the Executive or Sub-Executive of the General Council for final approval"
| 149-151, 153, 155, 158, 164, 169, 170 | manual | other Manual changes
| 571-578 |  | principles of union with Anglican Church of Canada
1966 | yb 19 | conference | Conference boundaries
1968 | rop 72, 447-450 | manual | report of Committee on the Manual
| 124-125, 152-153 | manual | other Manual changes
1968 | yb 13 |  | Dr. Gershom Mason died December 10, 1968
| 28 | property | difficulties changing terms of incorporation of Evangelical United Brethren Church so that properties would become the properties of the United Church
1969 | yb 3 | property | "one congregation of the former Evangelical United Brethren Church was dissenting from the transfer of its property to the United Church"
1971 | rop 5 | property | "the Sub-Executive established committee to study the holding of church property, in particular the holding of property formerly owned by the Evangelical United Brethren Church"
| 76, 348-360 | manual | report of Committee on the Manual
1972 | yb 20 | conference | Conference boundaries
1976 | yb 9 | manual | revision to Manual; Executive November 11-13, 1975 - judicial committee ruled no basic changes in the Manual could be made without action of the General Council
| 12, 13 | manual | Executive January 23, 1976 - judicial committee ruled changes to Manual can only be made by General Council
1977 | rop 87, 643-646 | manual | Judicial Committee ruling
1977 | yb 11 | manual | request amendments to Manual
1986 | yb 32 | manual | Executive deleted and substituted "77(d) A party may be represented by an advocate or legal council"
1987 | yb 31 | manual | General Council requested Executive to review and clarify section 32(a)...
| 34 | manual | amendments approved by Executive
1988 | yb 30 | manual | "all these changes will be before the 32nd General Council for ratification and implementation..."
1990 | rop 389-491 | manual | Making Sense of the Manual "Some of the changes proposed in the Basis of Union require a Remit..."; applies to extensive changes to 10 pages of the Basis of Union per "The General Secretary of the General Council has ruled that the General Council or its Executive has the power to approve editorial changes to the Basis of Union as long as they do not affect any existing rule or law" [p. 390] of which most are editorial, and changes to 64 pages of bylaws
1990 | yb 30 | manual | "Executive...approval en route to the Council for final action"
1994 | rop 100-107, 284-305, 325 | manual | amendments to Manual
1997 | rop 130-194, 914-917, 937 | manual | extensive amendments to Manual
| rop 161-162, 914-917 | manual | "and to make changes in The Manual that clarify ambiguity or intent, reorganize text, move or group sections, or change format other than for consistency"
| rop 939-1033 | manual | Executive/Sub-Executive of General Council completed unfinished business including extensive amendments to Manual
2000 | yb 60 | legal | notice of meeting to deal with legal costs in Bermuda Synod
2001 | yb 55 | legal | "The Sub-Executive of the General Council approved revision of memorandum of understanding to indicate an amount of US$ 100,000, and approved an amount of up to US$ 60,000, to be taken out of the United Church Reserve, as a loan in support of the legal costs of the Appeal by the Bermuda Synod of the June 10, 1998 decision of Judge Norma Wade-Miller"
| 56, 58, 60, 61 | manual | Executive wording changes/revisions to The Manual
2004 | yb 70 | manual | Executive/Sub-Executive changes/replacements/revisions and amendments reflecting policies adopted by the Executive of General Council to The Manual
2005 | yb 68 | manual | Executive amended Manual delay implementation of Designated Lay Ministry program/related sections of The Manual, 2004