| 单词 | poor steward |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspoor steward 12. Among Methodists, a layman appointed to manage the financial affairs of a congregation ( society or chapel steward) or of a circuit ( circuit steward). Also book steward, the manager of the Book-room or publication department of the Wesleyan Methodist Society; poor steward, a person appointed in a congregation to administer the funds collected for the poor. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > steward > [noun] steward1741 society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > manager of book room or publication department > [noun] book steward1896 1741 J. Wesley Jrnl. 23 May (1749) 85 The Stewards of the Society (who receive and expend what is contributed weekly). 1771 J. Wesley Jrnl. 31 Mar. (1777) 22 In the Methodist discipline, the wheels regularly stand thus: the assistant, the preachers, the stewards, the leaders, the people. 1896 Daily News 10 Mar. 5/3 The Rev. C. H. Kelly, the book steward, who is still prosecuting his searches in the Archives of the Wesleyan Book Room. 1904 Daily Chron. 15 Feb. 3/5 Mr. Slack is an active member of the Wesleyan Methodist body... He is circuit-steward of the West London Mission. < as lemmas |
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