---
title: 'The Ruling Elder'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Richard Clark Reed'
date: 1903-12-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
- 'Domestic Missions'
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 12'
- 'Titus 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/reed-1903-1904-the-ruling-elder
---

# The Ruling Elder

Examines methods for city evangelization and (mainly) debates the nature, authority, and practice of the Presbyterian ruling elder, surveying competing theories and urging clarity.

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