eldership
Example Sentences
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"Dr Mawhinney's comments ignore the fact that it has been the policy of the Presbyterian Church to ordain women to eldership for almost a century, and to the ministry for exactly fifty years," it continued.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2023
It was concerning this business that Taras very nearly lost his eldership by reason of a word of sensible advice.
From For the Right by Karl Emil Franzos
Cardinal, 45.Poor, care of, 179, 180.Poullain, or Pollanus, 126, 127, 136 fns.Preaching, necessity of, 151.Presbytery, ideal, 237, 238.Presbytery, or greater eldership, 159, 229 et seq.Preston,
From The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics by David Hay Fleming
"I wudna wonder if ye didna come yont to tell me aboot the eldership," he said slowly.
From A Dominie in Doubt by Alexander Sutherland Neill
I soon perceived that I could do little unless I had power vested in me--unless I were elected to the eldership.
From For the Right by Karl Emil Franzos
