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801 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ORDAINED.1 (Noah Webster)
ORDAINED, pp. Appointed; instituted; established; invested with ministerial or pastoral functions; settled.
802 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ORDAINING.1 (Noah Webster)
ORDAINING, ppr. Appointing; establishing; investing with sacerdotal or pastoral functions.
803 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ORDINATION.5 (Noah Webster)
… with pastoral charge and authority; also, the act of conferring on a clergyman the powers of a settled minister of the gospel, without the charge or oversight …
804 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PARSONAGE.1 (Noah Webster)
PARSONAGE, n. In America, the glebe and house belonging to a parish or ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the maintenance of the incumbent or settled pastor of a church.
805 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PASTOR.1 (Noah Webster)
PASTOR, n. [L. from pasco, pastum, to feed.]
806 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PASTORAL.1 (Noah Webster)
PASTORAL, a. [L. pastoralis.] Pertaining to shepherds; as a pastoral life; pastoral manners.
807 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PASTORAL.2 (Noah Webster)
1. Descriptive of the life of shepherds; as a pastoral poem.
808 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PASTORAL.3 (Noah Webster)
2. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as pastoral care or duties; a pastoral letter.
809 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PASTORAL.4 (Noah Webster)
Piety is the life and soul of pastoral fidelity.
810 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PASTORAL.5 (Noah Webster)
P`ASTORAL, n. A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds, or a poem in imitation of the action of a shepherd, and in which the speakers take upon themselves the character of shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic.
811 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PASTORAL.6 (Noah Webster)
A pastoral is a poem in which any action or passion is represented by its effects on a country life.
812 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PASTORATE.1 (Noah Webster)
PASTORATE, n. The office, state or jurisdiction of a spiritual pastor.
813 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PASTORLIKE.1 (Noah Webster)
PASTORLIKE, PASTORLY, a. Becoming a pastor.
814 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PASTORSHIP.1 (Noah Webster)
PASTORSHIP, n. The office or rank of pastor.
815 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PRESBYTER.3 (Noah Webster)
2. A priest; a person who has the pastoral charge of a particular church and congregation; called in the Saxon laws, mass-priest.
816 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. PRESBYTERY.3 (Noah Webster)
… the pastors of churches within a certain district, and one ruling elder, a layman, from each parish, commissioned to represent the parish in conjunction with …
817 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. REALIZE.8 (Noah Webster)
This allusion must have had enhanced strength and beauty to the eye of a nation extensively devoted to a pastoral life, and therefore realizing all its fine scenes and the tender emotions to which they gave birth.
818 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. REGARD.9 (Noah Webster)
5. To esteem; to hold in respect and affection. The people regard their pastor, and treat him with great kindness. 2 Kings 3:14 .
819 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RENOWN.6 (Noah Webster)
A bard whom pilfer’d pastorals renown.
820 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SENIOR.1 (Noah Webster)
… senior pastor of a church, where there are colleagues; a senior counselor. In such use, senior has no reference to age, for a senior counselor may be, and ofted …
821 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SENIORITY.3 (Noah Webster)
2. Priority in office; as the seniority of a pastor or counselor.
822 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SETTLE.22 (Noah Webster)
15. To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain over a church and sociecty, or parish; as, to settle a minister.
823 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SETTLING.1 (Noah Webster)
SETTLING, ppr. Placing; fixing; establishing; regulating; adjusting; planting or colonizing; subsiding; composing; ordaining or installing; becoming the pastor of a church or parish.
824 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SHEPHERD.4 (Noah Webster)
… . The pastor of a parish, church or congregation; a minister of the gospel who superintends a church or parish, and gived instruction in spiritual things. God …
825 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SHEPHERDISH.1 (Noah Webster)
SHEPHERDISH, a. Resembling a shepherd; suiting a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.
826 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SHEPHERDLY.1 (Noah Webster)
SHEPHERDLY, a. Pastoral; rustic.
827 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SWAIN.4 (Noah Webster)
3. A pastoral youth. [It is used chiefly in this sense, and in poetry.]
828 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. UNPASTORAL.1 (Noah Webster)
UNPASTORAL, a. Not pastoral; not suitable to pastoral manners.
829 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. Andrews, John Nevins.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… began pastoral ministry in 1850 and in 1856 married Angeline Stevens (1824-1872). For a time, Andrews gave up the ministry to farm in Waukon, Iowa, but returned …
830 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. Fundamentalism.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… Baptist pastor Curtis Lee Laws used the term to refer to the historical Fundamentalist controversy that split many Protestant denominations in North …
831 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. Kinney, Charles M.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… 1885, pastored in Topeka, Kansas, and by 1889 worked with black believers in St. Louis, Missouri. Kinney played an instrumental role in the development of the …
832 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. pet (also petting).2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… ,” their pastors by inflating their egos though praising their sermons.
833 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 16.4 (D. A. Delafield)
Pastor Stockman listened to her story, studied her face, then affectionately placed his hand on her head. “Ellen,” he said, tears in his eyes, “you are only a child …
834 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 146.8 (D. A. Delafield)
… our pastor.” Entering his hut, the Bantu told his family about the strange little man who had come out of the desert seeking a minister. They came outside to see …
835 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 147.4 (D. A. Delafield)
… native pastor. His long journey across the Kalahari had apparently ended in success. In fluent Tswana he told him of the bright being who had come to him in …
836 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 148.1 (D. A. Delafield)
“Your journey has ended,” the native pastor exclaimed. “You shall stay with me tonight.”
837 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 148.2 (D. A. Delafield)
After the pastor led the group in prayer, the Africans—still marveling at Sekuba’s strange story—wandered off to their huts.
838 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 148.3 (D. A. Delafield)
The pastor lent the Bushman a sleeping mat and said he could sleep on the floor of the little hut used for cooking. He ordered his servant to prepare a meal for …
839 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 148.4 (D. A. Delafield)
… for Pastor Moyo. He will not only have the ‘Book,’ but also the four brown books that are really nine.” Sekuba had forgotten to ask the pastor about them.
840 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 148.5 (D. A. Delafield)
… Bantu pastor emerged from the shadowy interior of his house. “I must leave you,” the Bushman said politely. “I cannot stay here. The ‘shining one’ came in the night …
841 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 148.6 (D. A. Delafield)
… , the pastor did not know what to say. “This is the chief’s church,” he finally managed to sputter. “Would the chief be wrong? You have not understood the shining one …
842 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 149.2 (D. A. Delafield)
The pastor became furious. Loudly he threatened the tiny man. Hearing angry voices, the neighbors began streaming from their homes to see what was happening …
843 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 149.4 (D. A. Delafield)
… native pastor’s claims were true, he answered that he had only asked for help to find the church that worshiped on the seventh day. He did not know much about …
844 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 151.4 (D. A. Delafield)
… find Pastor Moyo. But where did the man live? Sekuba had no idea which way he should go. So far he had not prospered too well. He had nearly gotten into trouble. He …
845 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 153.3 (D. A. Delafield)
… found Pastor Moyo’s house and tapped on the door. When the minister came to the door, he greeted him with “Dumelong,“ the Tswana expression for “Good morning.” His …
846 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 153.4 (D. A. Delafield)
… the pastor reached for the four brown volumes of his set of Testimonies for the Church. Happiness covered the Bushman’s wrinkled face. “Yes,” he exclaimed, “you …
847 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 154.1 (D. A. Delafield)
… together, Pastor Moyo explaining to Sekuba the great themes and doctrines of the Bible. He helped the Bushman understand a little about the God who had sent …
848 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 154.2 (D. A. Delafield)
… the pastor a dream. In it he saw a text— Ezekiel 36:8. Awakening, he got up, lighted a candle, and flipped open his Bible. Locating the verse, Pastor Moyo read, “But ye …
849 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 154.3 (D. A. Delafield)
Sekuba studied the Bible with the Seventh-day Adventist pastor for two weeks. Then he decided he must return to his own people and tell them what he had learned. Before he left, he made Moyo promise that he would come and teach the Bushmen more.
850 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 155.2 (D. A. Delafield)
… farmers, Pastor Moyo traveled to their new home by bicycle. His first visit lasted a week despite the fact that he had to go to a nearby trading post to buy his …
851 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 155.3 (D. A. Delafield)
… 1954—Pastor Daniel Mogegeh baptized him. The next year, his wife, brother, and sister accepted the rite of baptism. The Bushmen learned the Bible well. Their …
852 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 155.4 (D. A. Delafield)
… , and pastor of the first Bushman church. Because of their harsh life, Bushmen do not live long. Sekuba died in 1957, only four years after his visions. But before …
853 Over My Shoulder, p. 112.2 (Ella May White Robinson)
… , our pastor C. N. Martin, began a series of Bible lectures in the church. Every day at the close of school the older boys would stack the school desks and chairs …
854 Over My Shoulder, p. 125.3 (Ella May White Robinson)
… in pastoring the St. Helena and Calistoga churches and in conducting Sabbath afternoon services for the disabled and retired soldiers in the Yountville …
855 Stories of My Grandmother, p. 153.3 (Ella May White Robinson)
… , our pastor, began to preach about the seventh-day Sabbath, and in time nearly all our members began keeping it,” Mrs. Farnsworth added. “That’s how the Washington …
856 There Shines A Light, p. 21.1 (Arthur Whitefield Spalding)
… their pastor, L. F. Stockman. A saintly man, he listened sympathetically to the story that Ellen poured out to him. And then, placing his hand on her head, he said …
857 There Shines A Light, p. 25.1 (Arthur Whitefield Spalding)
… such pastors as Stockman and Cox of the Methodist, Fleming and Brown of the Christian, and Rollins and Spaulding of the Baptist churches. There was growing …
858 A Gift of Light, p. 37.4 (Roger W. Coon)
… young pastor. At the turn of the century Sam was about 16 years old and living in St. Helena, California, when Ellen White returned from Australia and purchased …
859 A Prophet Among You, p. 142.1 (T. Housel Jemison)
… some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: till we all come in the unity …
860 A Prophet Among You, p. 172.2 (T. Housel Jemison)
… Spalding, pastor of the Tabernacle Church at Salem, Massachusetts, in his book, Sentiments, Concerning the Coming and Kingdom of Christ, Collected From the …
861 A Prophet Among You, p. 177.3 (T. Housel Jemison)
… was pastor, was filled to overflowing with some of the leading members of London society. Even with admission by ticket only, the seats were occupied for hours …
862 A Prophet Among You, p. 180.2 (T. Housel Jemison)
… as pastor of the church at Satigny, near Geneva. Because of a clash with a group representing the majority of the Geneva clergy, Gaussen was suspended. As a result …
863 A Prophet Among You, p. 190.1 (T. Housel Jemison)
… . Their pastor was to be away. Miller’s sister Sylvia, and her husband Silas Guilford, knew of his beliefs, and proposed that Miller be invited to come Sunday …
864 A Prophet Among You, p. 191.2 (T. Housel Jemison)
… former pastor of the Marlboro Street Congregational Church in Boston, and the Free Presbyterian Church of Newark, in Newark, New Jersey. After a considerable …
865 A Prophet Among You, p. 192.1 (T. Housel Jemison)
… . Himes. Pastor of the Second Christian Church of Boston when the advent message came to him in 1839, Himes soon threw all of his many talents and energies into …
866 A Prophet Among You, p. 193.2 (T. Housel Jemison)
… by pastors of churches of many denominations, but emphasis on the 1843 date and the premillennial advent began to cause the rejection of the message by many …
867 A Prophet Among You, p. 480.5 (T. Housel Jemison)
A few months later the telegram came. The sister was dying. We asked Pastor J. Hookings, who was then the conference Missionary Volunteer secretary, to go to her town.
868 A Prophet Among You, p. 485.2 (T. Housel Jemison)
Two days after this revelation he was requested by the pastor of the Bloomfield Street church in Boston to relate the visions.
869 Believe His Prophets, p. 36.1 (Denton Edward Rebok)
… some, pastors and teachers” ( Ephesians 4:8, 11 ).
870 Believe His Prophets, p. 146.1 (Denton Edward Rebok)
Many years went by, and D. M. Canright became the pastor emeritus of the Berean Baptist church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1919 he published a book, Life of Mrs. E. G. White, in which he took one full page to make clear his “present standing“:
871 Divine Guidance in the Remnant of God’s Church, p. 38.2 (Denton Edward Rebok)
“Wherefore He saith, when He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men, ... and He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers.”
872 Divine Guidance in the Remnant of God’s Church, p. 38.6 (Denton Edward Rebok)
Then, too, in Ephesians 4:12-15, we have a list of the objectives set forth for those who are apostles and prophets and evangelists, pastors and teachers:
873 Ellen G. White and Her Critics, p. 304.4 (Francis D. Nichol)
… the pastors of the several churches in the place. Much has been lost by neglecting to do this. If our ministers show themselves friendly and sociable, and do …
874 Ellen G. White and Her Critics, p. 449.2 (Francis D. Nichol)
On July 30, 1907, W. C. White wrote to M. N. Campbell, then pastor of the Battle Creek, Michigan, church, in regard to the newspaper story on Mrs. White’s work on Paul, which we earlier quoted. We give the letter in full:
875 Ellen G. White and Her Critics, p. 541.1 (Francis D. Nichol)
… the pastors of these churches. In these lectures he applied the oratorical principles taught in the school, and needed a critic versed in these principles …
876 Ellen G. White — Messenger to the Remnant, p. 29.4 (Arthur Lacey White)
… the pastor of the Bloomfield Street church in Boston to relate the visions. Although he was a fluent speaker, he reluctantly complied, fearing that the general …
877 Ellen G. White — Messenger to the Remnant, p. 75.6 (Arthur Lacey White)
… evangelists, pastors, and others choice instruction assembled largely from articles that had first appeared in pamphlet and periodical article form …
878 Messenger of the Lord, p. 13.8 (Herbert E. Douglass)
The apostle Paul wrote fourteen books of the New Testament, all but one book being letters to various churches or their pastors. Some of his letters were not included in the Bible, such as the letter to the church at Laodicea ( Colossians 4:16 ).
879 Messenger of the Lord, p. 14.9 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… , the pastoral letters (First and Second Timothy and Titus) use a vocabulary considerably different from Paul’s other letters. There are 902 different words …
880 Messenger of the Lord, p. 20.10 (Herbert E. Douglass)
The beginning of the Christian church coincides with the renewal of these spiritual gifts: “He Himself [Jesus] gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers” ( Ephesians 4:11, 12 ).
881 Messenger of the Lord, p. 20.11 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… , evangelists, pastors, and teachers will be needed.
882 Messenger of the Lord, p. 40.7 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… he pastored a church and worked his small farm. “Elder Foy,’ as he was called, was greatly esteemed and loved in that area; verbal tradition has it that he was friendly …
883 Messenger of the Lord, p. 49.3 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… timely pastoral counseling became the third of those turning points in young Ellen’s life that set the course for the rest of her life. For the next 75 years …
884 Messenger of the Lord, p. 49.6 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… perceptive pastor gave her a clearer picture of God as seen in Jesus. Writing later, Ellen wrote: “During the few minutes in which I received instruction from …
885 Messenger of the Lord, p. 114.2 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… trusted pastors or students. Soon they took on a life of their own, usually without the background of time, place, or circumstance that would have provided …
886 Messenger of the Lord, p. 114.7 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… public, pastoral sermons to church members, provided counsel in business meetings, and shared pioneer experiences with other workers. But when Sabbath …
887 Messenger of the Lord, p. 120.6 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… Reformed pastor, was the author of many Calvinistic works but best known for Theopneustia.—J. D. Douglas, editor, The New International Dictionary of the Christian …
888 Messenger of the Lord, p. 140.8 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… was pastor. Later that year, at the Oakland, California, camp meeting on June 30, Starr retold the story. The interesting fact accompanying this story is that …
889 Messenger of the Lord, p. 153.1 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… . Campbell, pastor of the Battle Creek church (Tabernacle), during the 1906-1907 struggle over the ownership of the Tabernacle. The Sanitarium group was determined …
890 Messenger of the Lord, p. 153.2 (Herbert E. Douglass)
But the young pastor, equally determined that the property would remain in denominational hands, called together a few of the leading members for special prayer before the last, and most crucial, meeting. Campbell recorded the event:
891 Messenger of the Lord, p. 153.3 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… visiting pastor. SDAE, vol. 10, p. 58.
892 Messenger of the Lord, p. 200.1 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… key pastorates. With these confessions, the Holy Flesh Movement was broken. William H. Grotheer, The Holy Flesh Movement (Lamar, AR: Adventist Laymen’s Foundation …
893 Messenger of the Lord, p. 212.6 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… the pastors of the several churches,” by being “abreast of the times” in messages, by the ministers’ dressing “in a manner befitting the dignity of their position …
894 Messenger of the Lord, p. 274.4 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… Australian Pastor Stephen McCullagh in the 1890s, Ellen White wrote: “I question whether genuine rebellion is ever curable.” The McCullagh family had received …
895 Messenger of the Lord, p. 283.3 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… information. Pastor Isaac Sanborn wrote that for ten years he had tried many remedies for his inflammatory rheumatism. Then, in the spring of 1864 he gave …
896 Messenger of the Lord, p. 316.2 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… . Littlejohn, pastor of the Battle Creek Tabernacle, conducted a question/answer column in the church paper. In answering whether oysters are included among …
897 Messenger of the Lord, p. 350.4 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… arouse pastors to reach certain goals and congregations to raise funds, etc.) is that competition is not a principle of God’s kingdom of love—cooperation …
898 Messenger of the Lord, p. 411.1 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… inspirational, pastoral role or function, without divine authority.
899 Messenger of the Lord, p. 411.2 (Herbert E. Douglass)
Sometimes this proposed categorizing of prophets rests on the difference between canonical and noncanonical prophets: Noncanonical prophets are considered pastoral/inspirational; canonical prophets are considered authoritative.
900 Messenger of the Lord, p. 419.4 (Herbert E. Douglass)
… more pastoral and devotional than what we often think of as Biblical exegesis. Millions of readers have learned to appreciate the Biblical narrative by …