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

This name elder seems to have rule and authority written upon it, when applied to any church officer; and it is by the Septuagint often ascribed to rulers political, elders in the gate, Judges viii.

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.

The civil magistrate is no proper church officer, and therefore cannot be the proper subject of church power, Hence we may argue: Major.

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