On Prince Edward Island proved, then let them use the office of a deacon, being- found blameless." Such, we are apprised, should be the personal character of all those who would fill worthily either of the sacred offices in question. The duties devolving upon those who hold these offices are both important and responsible. Than these very duties, none which human beings are called upon to discharge can be regarded as more sacred. The obligations which these duties entail upon the first class of these office bearers, for instance, may in a great measure be inferred from the very titles which are given them in the Scrip¬ tures, such as elders, bishops, overseers, leaders, presidents, rulers, stewards of God , and the like, which all clearly imply that the office itself is both responsible and charged with many exceedingly im¬ portant duties. On these, however, I cannot afford to dwell. I shall just merely further remark that although the elder's and bishop's office is in its main and Scriptural design undoubtedly one and the same, yet it clearly implies and distinctly institutes the equally important Scriptural distinction of both teaching and ruling, and on account of this obvious distinction thus made between certain of those per¬ mitted to occupy the office correspondingly distinct¬ ive duties are necessarily, to a certain degree, as plainly required of them. This is quite apparent from the apostle's own injunction, "Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in word and doctrine." All elders, therefore, are rulers, but at the same time 201