Comforting the Sick

Among the many labors of the pastor is the important duty of visiting the sick as prescribed in the call letter. Likewise this function is not one that belongs exclusively to the office of the minister, as is sometimes thought, but is rather implied in the office of the elder in general, who is called to "serve all Christians with advice and consolation." (Form of Installation) It might even be said that in a certain sense this work is also part of the office of the deacons who are called "to...