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title: 'Participation in the Conduct of Public Church Services, by Other Persons than Ministers'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Ralph Earl Prime, Sr.'
date: 1910-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
- 'Church History'
scriptures:
- 'Luke 4'
- 'Matthew 16'
- 'Acts 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/prime-1910-participation-in-the-conduct-of-public-church-services-by-other-persons-than-ministers
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# Participation in the Conduct of Public Church Services, by Other Persons than Ministers

Argues early synagogue and apostolic practice permitted laymen to read, teach, and preach in public worship; formal clerical offices and rites developed later.

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