---
title: 'The Presbyterian’s Hand-Book of the Church: For the Use of Members, Deacons, Elders, and Ministers'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Joel Parker'
- 'Thomas Ralston Smith'
date: 1861-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 20'
- 'Titus 1'
- 'Romans 12'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/parker-smith-1861-the-presbyterians-hand-book-of-the-church-for-the-use-of-members-deacons-elders-and-ministers
---

# The Presbyterian’s Hand-Book of the Church: For the Use of Members, Deacons, Elders, and Ministers

1861 Presbyterian handbook outlining church government, duties of members, elders, deacons, and ministers, with worship forms, catechisms, and family devotional aids.

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