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May 13, 1996. Clerk of Presbytery to Edmonton Session. 2nd Notice to appear.

From: Dave Seekamp To: Price, Dohms Cc: Bacon, Worrell, Crick

Subject: RE:2nd Notice to Appear before the Presbytery

Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 17:57:53 -0700

Dear Edmonton Session:

This is an official response to you from the Clerk of the Presbytery.

The previous notice will be mailed to you by certified letter and will

constitute the 2nd notice

to appear according to our book of order adopted at the last meeting of

Presbytery: A Manual of the practice of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland.

The place of meeting, date and time of the meeting remain the same as in the previous communication:

With reference to the cost considerations, this was never an issue as

long while you were committed to the Presbytery. Speaking for the

Presbytery (I may be overruled when we convene), we may be willing to

provide financial assistance under the following conditions:

1) If you're purpose is to come and repent, recognizing your vow

breaking with us by your disassociation, then some kind of financial

assistance might be possible. Otherwise, you need to pay your own

expenses. We are not interested in financing a pattern of vow breaking with respect to vows made before the Lord. Please send me email if

this is your purpose for attending.

2) Also, it is necessary that you make your reservations within the

next 4 days of the receipt of this letter in order to get the lowest

fares possible. Considering the appraisal of the costs, you should

find something for substanially less than a $1000. Pastor Bacon found

tickets (at the time of your previous response) for less than $600

round trip with one connection through a travel agency.

It is not necessary for all the members of your session to appear.

Your church is entitled to one vote in presbytery according to our book

of order. If the church has a pastor, he also has a vote as a member of

Presbytery. However, neither are able to vote in their own case. As a

member of presbytery, Pastor Price's attendance is required. Believing

in representative government as we do, one or more members of your

session can represent the other session members before presbytery.

Best regards in the Lord's name,

David Seekamp

Clerk of Presbytery