church officer

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Wilson wrote about his wife, Martha White, whom he married in March 1867, and he described his job as a church officer and caretaker, earning $18 a month.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2022

Complained one former church officer: "Except for the sign on the bulletin board in front, you'd never know it was a Presbyterian church."

From Time Magazine Archive

And if he make the magistrate a church officer, he must also give him ordination, except, with the Socinians, he deny the necessity of ordination.

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George

So that every church officer must first be a Church member, a member of the visible organical body: consequently a ruling elder must be such a member.

From The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London by

As the church officer loses his power when he enters the forum; so does the civil magistrate when he enters the church.

From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by Elliott, E. N.