Title to long - truncated: Dutch Reformed Church Council, Oudtshoorn, 7 June 1959. Back row (from left to right): Elder JS Coetzee, deacons HJ Blignault, AG van Rijn, LJJ Boshoff, E Terblanche, AJ Olivier, JALF Nel, VG Ferreira, AH Botha, J le R Steenkamp and CJ Beukes. Middle row: Elders JF de Villiers, WG Odendaal, IS Meyer, PWM Pelser, SDP Otto, JH Serfontein, deacons WG Wagener, HJ van der Westhuizen, Mrs H Coetzee (Church administrator), deacons A de J le Roux, JP Basson, JJ Pretorius, elders JC Bouwer, LPJ du Randt, deacons JM le Roux and PJ Venter. Front row: Deacons A Swart, BJ Mathee, elders RJ Jonker, DJ Fourie, NJ de Villiers, AJ Britz, Rev. HC Hopkins (speaker of the day), Rev. JS Dreyer (assistant minister), elders WH Kolver, JW van Wyk, AS du Preez, FH Esterhuizen, BJJ van Rensburg, JN Nel and GTY Fourie. Inset: Rev. D de Jager (minister).