deacons

It says that the apostles ordained the first-fruits of their conversions, not as bishops _and presbyters_ and deacons, but as "_bishops and deacons_ over such as should afterwards believe;" [503: 2] and it is apparent that, when it was written, the terms bishop and presbyter were still used interchangeably.

The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution 1854

And when the president has given thanks (eucharistesantos, already a technical name for the Eucharist) and all the people have answered, those whom we call deacons give the bread and wine and water for which the 'thanksgiving' (Eucharist) has been made to be tasted by those who are present, and they carry them to those that are absent.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

The president having given thanks, and the people having expressed their assent, those whom we call deacons give to each of those who are present

The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution 1854

From the holy confessors in their prison of Constantinople, he received the powers of bishop of Edessa and apostle of the East, and the ordination of fourscore thousand bishops, priests, and deacons, is derived from the same inexhaustible source.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

Ministerial was the office of deacons, that is, of them that were appointed to the administration of the secular necessities of the

Leviathan 2007

It's true he was pastor here for over forty years, and our deacons are his spiritual offspring.

Lancashire Idylls (1898) Marshall Mather

The Seven appointed in Acts vi. are not there called deacons, but they are assumed to be the first who were appointed to that office, or order of the Ministry.

The Prayer Book Explained Percival Jackson

Again, as the Apostolic Constitutions further explain in some detail, the deacons were the guardians of order in the church.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

The deacons were the first preachers of Christianity.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 Rossiter Johnson 1906

The deacons were the pastors of the infant churches.

The Hallam Succession Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr 1875