 | Elisha Pope Swift - 1821 - 224 pages
...to be ordained when elected by the congregation? A " Ruling elders are properly the representatives of the people, chosen by them for the purpose of exercising...discipline, in conjunction with pastors -or ministers, 1 Tim. v. 17, Rom. xii. 7, 8, Acts XT. 25. This office has been understood by a great part of the protestant... | |
 | 1830 - 282 pages
...their successors. 2. The order and cooperation of ruling elders. They are properly the representatives of the people, chosen by them for the purpose of exercising...and elders (varying in number) of the congregation. The Presbytery consists of all the pastors within a certain district, and one ruling elder from each... | |
 | American education society - 1830 - 304 pages
...their successors. 2. The order and cooperation of ruling elders. They are properly the representatives of the people, chosen by them for the purpose of exercising...and elders (varying in number) of the congregation. The Presbytery consists of all the pastors within a certain district, and one ruling elder from each... | |
 | 1835 - 208 pages
...the form of government of the Presbyterian Church, " ruling elders are properly the Representatives of the people, chosen by them for the purpose of exercising...discipline, in conjunction with pastors or ministers." For this, and for other purposes, they are to be " over* seers." They are included in the references... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. - 1839 - 558 pages
...season t 1 Cor. iv. 1, 2. — Moreover, it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful. tives of the people, chosen by them for the purpose of exercising...discipline, in conjunction with pastors or ministers. * This office has been understood, by a great part of the Protestant Reformed Churches, to be designated... | |
 | Francis Patrick Kenrick - 1840 - 414 pages
...§. xvi. p. 521. (2) Inst. l. iv. c. iii. n. 15. (3) " Ruling elders are properly the representatives of the people, chosen by them for the purpose of exercising...discipline, in conjunction with pastors or ministers." Form of Government ch. v. (4) " Presbyteries shall license probationers to preach the Gospel, that... | |
 | United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly - 1842 - 548 pages
...the Assembly is, that " Ruling Elders are (in chap. 5,) declared to be 'properly the representatives of the people, chosen by them for the purpose of exercising government and discipline ;' and to permit government and discipline to be exercised in the absence of all the representatives... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly - 1843 - 860 pages
...of the mysteries of God. CHAPTER V. OF RULING ELDERS. RULING elders are properly the representatives of the people, chosen by them for the purpose of exercising...discipline, in conjunction with pastors or ministers. This office has been understood, by a great part of the Protestant Reformed Churches, to be designated... | |
 | George Washington Musgrave - 1843 - 356 pages
...congregation for the poor. — See Form of Gov., chap. VI. " Ruling Elders are properly the representatives of the people, chosen by them for the purpose of exercising government and discipline, in conjunction with the pastors or ministers." — Ib., chap. V. If these officers should become, from any cause, unacceptable... | |
 | George Washington Musgrave - 1843 - 360 pages
...congregation for the poor.—See Form of Gov., chap. VI. " Ruling Elders are properly the representatives of the people, chosen by them for the purpose of exercising government and discipline, in conjunction with the pastors or ministers."—Ib., chap. V. If these officers should become, from any cause, unacceptable... | |
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RULING elders are properly the representatives of the people, chosen by them for the purpose of exercising government and discipline, in conjunction with pastors or ministers. 
