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The Importance of the Office of Deacon

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An 1881 Presbyterian Review essay defends the scriptural and practical importance of the office of deacon, emphasizing care for the poor and its role in church order and doctrine.
Archive ⬩ Ecclesiology, Presbyterian Polity
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John Lafayette Girardeau was an American Presbyterian minister, theologian, and seminary professor renowned for his powerful preaching, extensive missionary work among African Americans in Charleston, and later teaching systematic theology at Columbia Theological Seminary. A leading voice in the Southern Presbyterian Church, he authored influential theological works and stood against racial segregation in church governance while shaping debates on the will, worship, and doctrinal fidelity in the late 19th century.

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