3177.-Elder and Licentiate by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jul 5, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 26.

3177.—Elder and Licentiate

By Editor

What is the difference between an elder and a licentiate minister? C. A. A.

A licensed minister is one to whom is given a license by a church or body to improve his gift. He is supposed to have been called of God, and the license is simply permission on the part of the church, who accept the responsibility to say that he is a worthy character and is entitled to demonstrate under their direction as to whether he has the true gift of the ministry. An elder is a licensed preacher who has been tested, is ordained to the ministry, and is therefore sent out as one trustworthy and competent to exercise the gift of the ministry.