ruling elder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ruling elder
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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Claire Louise Schoppe, a ruling elder commissioner, was one of the few delegates to speak against the measure.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
Certainly if the Scriptures lay not before us grounds more than prudential for the ruling elder, it were better never to have mere ruling elders in the church.
From The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London by
Where is auld Robert Maxwell the ruling elder?
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by John Lyde Wilson
This premised, the argument for the divine right of the ruling elder may be thus propounded: Major.
From The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London by
The life of a ruling elder in the Church, and in the world, is like the erection of a beautiful building.
From Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. by Duncan McNeill Young
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