Bible Dictionaries
Qualifications for Holy Orders
The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
These are stated in the Preface to the Ordinal set forth in the Prayer-book as follows: that the Candidate be of the age required by the Canon in that case provided; that he be a man of virtuous conversation and without crime; and, after examination and trial, found to be sufficiently instructed in the Holy Scripture and otherwise learned as the Canons require. (See EXAMINATION FOR HOLY ORDERS.)
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Miller, William James. Entry for 'Qualifications for Holy Orders'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​acd/​q/qualifications-for-holy-orders.html. 1901.