: In every Church completely organized, that is, furnished with all the officers which Christ has instituted and which are necessary for carrying into full effect the laws of his kingdom, there ought to be three classes of officers, viz: at least one Teaching Elder, Bishop, or Pastor — a bench of Ruling Elders — and Deacons.

With the destruction of many Elder vampires during the Inquisition and the retreat into torpor of many other Elders, most surviving vampires had little knowledge of the Salubri and no source to counter the Tremere's allegations of the Salubri's soul-stealing.

After the Elders are forced into hiding by the Titans, Chris manipulates events so that Leo has to become an Elder, causing him to separate from Piper.

* The Elders of each church serve as equal members within the collective " Elder Body " of all elders who make decisions regarding the doctrine of the denomination.

* The " degree " of Elders includes both the offices of Seventy and Elder as generally constituted in Joseph Smith's church.

In addition to being a Diocesan and District Elder, she is also the Chair of the District Elders for International Bibleway.

When the Elders decide to test's Leo faith once and for all to determine if his destiny is to be an Elder or to be with his family, he is turned mortal with no memory of Piper, her sisters, or his children and is turned back into an Elder after his path had been " chosen ".

Elder House in Adelaide re-opened after a major refurbishment as the business support office for Elders as well as the head office for Futuris.

** The " degree " of Elders included both the offices of Seventy and Elder as generally constituted in Joseph Smith's church.

The Collector was the first Elder to appear, and featured in Avengers # 28 ( May 1966 ), but the idea that he was a member of a group known as the Elders was not introduced until Avengers # 174 ( August 1978 ).

A group of eleven Elders later join forces and meet on Ego the Living Planet ( who is also regarded as an Elder ) in an effort to kill the cosmic entity Galactus, which would cause the concepts Eternity and Death to become unbalanced and end the universe.

The Elder the Runner has an encounter with the hero Quasar during which the time being Eon reveals that there are a " thousand or so " Elders.

After liberation, he headed the Council of Elders ; the last Elder of the Jews was the Czech communist Jiří Vogel.

The Synod elects the Provincial Board ( aka Provincial Elders ' Conference or PEC < ref > In Moravian usage, Elder is a title applicable to the members of any church board ( conference ) whether at provincial or congregational level.

He supports such organizations as SAGE-Senior Advocacy for GLBT Elders and GLEH-Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing.

: The collection contains masterpieces of painters like Jan Mabuse (" Danae "), Pieter Brueghel the Elder (" Harbour Scene with Christ Preaching ", " The Land of Cockaigne "), Hans Memling (" The Seven Joys of the Virgin " ), Jan Brueghel the Elder (" Harbour Scene with Christ Preaching "), Peter Paul Rubens (" Rubens and Isabella Brant in the Honeysuckle Bower ") (" The Fall of the Damned ") (" The Big Last Judgment "), van Dyck (" Self-Portrait ", " Susanna and the Elders "), Jacob Jordaens (" Satyr with Peasants ") and Adriaen Brouwer (" Village Barbar's Shop ").

In 1974 Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd merged with Henry Jones IXL to form Elders IXL under the managing directorship of prominent businessman, John Dorman Elliott.

Reverend Elder Jean White is the longest serving non-American Pastor within MCC and the first non-American elected to the denomination's Board of Elders and began MCC in the UK.

* S. RES. 366 Urging the Government of Egypt and other Arab governments not to allow their government-controlled television stations to broadcast any program that lends legitimacy to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and for other purposes.

Elders and pastors can either ask for a new appointment or their church can request that they be re-appointed elsewhere.

Pope Gregory VII recognised in 1077 the new " Laws and customs of the sea " instituted by the Pisans, and emperor Henry IV granted them the right to name their own consuls, advised by a Council of Elders.

In 1254 the people rebelled and imposed twelve (" People's Elders ") as their political representatives in the Commune.

The Power Primordial sustains the Elders through their very desire and will to continue in pursuing their various interests.

Although several billion years old, the Champion is not as intelligent as most other known Elders of the Universe, partially because most have chosen to develop their minds along with their physical bodies.

Elders in the United Methodist Church ( UMC ) itenerate and are subject to the authority and appointment of their bishops.

Elders in full connection are each a member of their Annual Conference Order of Elders.

Elders serve a term of 2 – 3 years as provisional Elders prior to their ordination.

* " Van Diemen's island " is mentioned in the song " Highland " by The Elders on their album Pass it on Down

Desmond Tutu serves as the chair of the Elders, who will use their collective skills to catalyse peaceful resolutions to long-standing conflicts, articulate new approaches to global issues that are causing or may later cause immense human suffering, and share wisdom by helping to connect voices all over the world.

The Chorus of Elders pledges their support.

A central oculus showing Christ as the Judge is surrounded by an inner ring of 12 paired roundels containing angels and the Elders of the Apocalypse and an outer ring of 12 roundels showing the dead emerging from their tombs and the angels blowing trumpets to summon them to judgement.

Desmond Tutu serves as the chair of The Elders — who will use their collective skills to catalyse peaceful resolutions to long-standing conflicts, articulate new approaches to global issues that are causing or may cause immense human suffering, and share wisdom by helping to connect voices all over the world.

Elders are shown respect, with gifts of bihuwan ( a gamosa ), a hachoti ( kerchief ), a cheleng etc., and their blessings are sought.

Naboo's monarch appointed their senator, while the Alderaan Council of Elders elected their senator out of their own ranks, usually the heir to the Royal House of Organa and their bloodline, as the heir was also the leader of the council.

As a general rule, Elders may only lose their credentials through voluntary surrender or action of a church court.

The couple are last seen orbing off to The Elders heavenly realm.

It was the successor to the Elders ' Journal and was the last newspaper published by the Church in the United States before the schisms that occurred after the death of Joseph Smith, Jr.

The Elders of the Universe are the last survivors of otherwise extinct races, and are known for their personal obsessions, such as collecting, gaming and fighting, which are pursued fanatically.

The paper gained notoriety in 1920 when it ran a series of 17 or 18 articles based on the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, text previously published in Russian by Sergei Nilus as the last chapter, Chapter XII, of Velikoe v malom ... ( The Great in the Small: The Coming of the Anti-Christ and the Rule of Satan on Earth ).

The episode " Golden Disks of Knowledge ", meanwhile, reveals that Zodac is the last remaining member of the Council of the Wise, often referred to as " The Council of Elders ", a universal council of knowledge and wisdom keepers.

with images of Buddha of Three Times in the company of ' Sixteen Elders ' depicted in their mountain caves, volumes of the sacred Prajnaparamita text ; the Jowokhang with large Buddha image ( replaced an earlier image of Miwang Jowo Shakyamuni ) along with Eight Bodhisatvas, and gatekeepers Hayagriva and Acala ; and the Tsongkhapa Lhakhang, the last chapel on the right, with several images – Je Rinpoche, Atisha, Dromtonpa, Dalai Lamas I-III, Dalai Lama V, Jamchen Shakya Yeshe, Gyeltsen Zangpo ( first teacher of Sera ), Kunkhen Jangchub Penpa ( founder of Sera Me ) and many more.