Our Church Order: Emeriti-Ministers (Article 13)

Ministers, who by reason of age, sickness or other­wise, are rendered incapable of performing the duties of their office, shall nevertheless retain the honor and title of a minister and the church which they have served shall provide honorably for them in their need (like­wise for the orphans and widows of ministers). The article has to do with persons known today as "Emeritus-ministers." The word emeritus is derived from the Latin verb emereri meaning, to serve out one's term and thus merit...