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title: 'The Presbyterian Pastorate'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Samuel Macon Smith'
date: 1889-04-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
- 'Pastoral Theology'
- 'Family, Marriage, and Roles of Men and Women'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 6'
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Galatians 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/smith-1889-the-presbyterian-pastorate
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# The Presbyterian Pastorate

1889 Presbyterian Quarterly pieces: one examines women's civil and ecclesiastical enfranchisement; another critiques the pastorate's dominance and calls for stronger presbytery oversight and evangelistic work.

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