That the apostolic office is temporary, is a plain historical fact.

The office of presbyters is a permanent one.

Original sin is the only rational solution of the undeniable fact of the deep, universal and early manifested sinfulness of men in all ages, of every class, and in every part of the world

Our second remark is, that the office is of divine appointment, not merely in the sense in which the civil powers are ordained of God, but in the sense that ministers derive their authority from Christ, and not from the people.

Every time I came back here from my temporary office, I would get depressed, but to see some progress is very, very good.

The plain fact is that there are no conclusions