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    Evangelists as Elders

    “We give it as the result of our examination of this subject that in the organization of a church, officers are to be supplied according to the necessities of the case. We understand the duties of a deacon to be confined exclusively to the temporal matters of the church; such, for instance, as taking charge of its finances, making preparation for the celebration of the ordinances, etc.; while it is the duty of the elder to take the lead and oversight of the church in spiritual things. This elder need not necessarily be a preacher, but may conduct the meetings of the church and administer the ordinance of baptism and the Lord’s supper in the absence of any higher officer. If an apostle or an evangelist should be present, all these duties would be left with him.COOD 131.1

    “Where a church is so small that the duties of both an elder and a deacon can be conveniently performed by the same individual, we see no necessity of having more than one officer. Let this be an elder, who, as we have already shown, is qualified by virtue of his office to act also as a deacon. But if the church is so large that its temporal and spiritual wants can not be attended to by one person, let one or more deacons be chosen to look after its temporal affairs, while the elder or elders confine themselves to its spiritual interest.COOD 131.2

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