← The LibraryThe Importance of the Office of DeaconThe Southern Presbyterian Review 32 no. 1 (1881): 1-29.John L. Girardeau ArticleRead on the web"The Church, therefore, which shuts up the channel of diaconal ministration must expect to be dwarfed in the development of experimental religion." John L. GirardeauPolity DiscussionsBiblical FoundationsShareEmail this PrintRelated readingsAll readingsUnited Reformed Churches in North America AOffice of Diaconate in the ChurchesUnited Reformed Churches in North America · ArticleR.C. Reed AThe DeaconR.C. Reed · ArticleRobert Cara AJustification of Ordained Office of Deacon Restricted to Qualified MalesRobert Cara · ArticleThomas E. Peck BNotes on Ecclesiology: The Deacon's OfficeThomas E. Peck · book-length