March 4 Today in OPC History

On March 4, 2014, the members of the Psalter Hymnal committees of the OPC and URCNA were arriving at Bethel Presbyterian Church in Wheaton, Illinois. The committees had gathered to act upon the feedback of individuals and churches and on the Psalms that would be presented to the Eighty-first (2014) General Assembly and Synod 2014 for approval. The committees agreed to arrange the Psalter according to Psalm number beginning with the complete text(s) of a psalm, followed by partial text(s), followed by paraphrased versions. Hymns clearly based on psalms would be identified as such in the hymn section. The beginning of new lines would not be capitalized unless a new sentence begins. The name ‘Jehovah’ and archaic language in psalms and hymns considered classics will be unchanged.

Picture: Right to left, URCNA members Ange Vanderboom, Denise Marcusse, Joel Pearce, Harry Zekveld and OPC member Lou Ann Shafer.