Our Church Order: The Ministers of the Gospel Also an Elder

The view of which the title of this writing is ex­pressive has been and is held to by men of Reformed persuasion generally. It is the view to which the Re­formed fathers were addicted. This is evident from Article 16 of the Church Order and from the Form of Ordination of the Ministers of God's Word. Article 16 of the Church Order reads: The office of Ministers is to continue in prayer and in the ministry of the Word, to dispense the sacraments, to watch over the brethren, the Elders and...