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title: 'Tenure of the Elder’s Office'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Alexander Taggart McGill'
date: 1872-07-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
- 'Pastoral Theology'
scriptures:
- 'Titus 1'
- 'Acts 20'
- 'Acts 14'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mcgill-1872-tenure-of-the-elders-office
---

# Tenure of the Elder’s Office

Argues for the permanence, local character, and biblical qualifications of the Presbyterian ruling elder, distinguishing ruling from teaching elders and opposing fixed-term rotations.

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