The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-11

elder just like his brethren. This wa
the New Testament model, and it cor
responds exactly to that in vogue today
The rulers of the individual churche
are the elders chosen by the people
These elders all had the same authorit
in the Church Session as well as in tn
higher courts of the church. One O
them is called tae teacher or elder o
Moderator He, in addition to his func
lions as ruler, has the other of teache
and preacher. There we see the New
Testament church, with her bench o
elders like that of the Synagogue mir
rored IN the Presbyterian church of thi,
day. with preachers also elders, elders
and deacons. And this was the form
| until 1t became corrupted by the &c
clesiastical usurpations of the following
ages, and it is easy to quote the highest
authorities as to this change, and it is a
fact OF church history as to how it was
effected.
The teaching elder who was the Mod
orator of the Session in the particular
church at first began to assume authori
ty he did not possess as the Moder-
atOr and chief minister in particular
church or city of influence. He began to
seize and hold the authority as belong
ing to him alone, of metropolitan Bishop
nr EIdar Tn th;o ,yax +boeo 49,, =;
cartain cbnrcbes and 10y eon+ ..s 81 ni "a, -
ence arrogated to themselves authority
and titles, which they did not possess.
These usurpations went on, the other
elders and people yielding to them, until
these chief elders in the chief cities and
churches had considerable districts in
their jurisdiction and under their influ-
ence, until it. finally developed into the
Patriarch of sConstantinople and the
Pope of Rome, and this had come from
the nsurpation Of functions by one elder
or bishop that belonged to them all 10
common. Just as if the Moderator of
the Session would make himself the ex-
elusive manager of the Session, or the
Moderator of the Presbytery would as.
sumo exclusive control of ali the charges
and ministers of the Presbytery, or as if
the Moderator of the General Assembly
would usurp to himself the exclusive
management of the whole church. with
all the ministers and elders. But the
New Testament form of government was
foreign to such a spirit. and it was
formed as it was to prevent this. The
government of the church is vested not
in one man but MANY men. and the as
sumption of the powers of all by one in
the corruption of the ages Immediately
following the ADOSClGS. Is a facT TO when
church history and all scholars testify.
And s. MIGHT no we'll n introd,eo ono
ar two of thesa ,u;+nsssos 70 sbam ~
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