Ixxxvi  CHURCH  AND  MINISTRY  oavi

Besides  these  there  were  a  number  of  disciples  specially  attached  to  8.  Paul —
they  who  were  with  hifn,  they  who  ministered  to  him^ — whom  he  asso-
ciated with  himself  in  his  work  and  used  as  dele^tes.  Such  were  Timothy
and  Brastus,  Aristarchus  and  Qaius,  and  8.  Luke  himself^.  8uch  companions
are  represented  in  the  body  of  the  seven  ^  messengers '  of  the  Gentile  churches
who  accompanied  8.  Paul  to  Jerusalem  and  who  correspond  to  the  Seven
of  ch.  vi*.  (ii)  For  the  normal  administration  of  the  church  we  find  the
same  provision  as  heretofore,  viz.  bodies  of  presbytereK  (iii)  Besides  official
ministries  there  is  evidence  that  the  Gentile  churches  were  richly  endowed
with  charismatic  gifts  of  the  Spirit,  such  as  prophecy^,  (iv)  In  the  mention
of  Lydia,  Priscilla,  and  Philip's  daughters,  there  are  signs  of  an  active  ministry
of  women*.
This  picture  is  abundantly  confirmed  by  the  notices  in  8.  Paul's  con-
temporary epistles.  In  the  Thessalonian  church  there  were  thae  who  laboured
and  presided^  who  among  other  works  helped  tfie  weak\  In  the  Epistle  to  the
Galatians  we  read  of  him  who  instructs  {catechizesy.  The  Epistles  to  the
Corinthians  afford  a  very  rich  picture.  (1)  There  is  a  long  discussion  as  to
the  spiritual  gifts,  which  are  thuR  enumerated — the  word  of  wisdom^  the  word
qf  knowledge,  faith,  gifts  of  healings,  workings  of  miracles,  prophecy,  dis-
eemings  qf  spirits,  kinds  of  tongues,  interpretation  of  tongues^  (2)  The
hierarchy  of  the  church  is  also  given,  in  which  charismatic  gifts  are  not  yet
clearly  distinguished  from  official  position, — apostles,  prophets,  teachers,  then
miracles,  then  gifts  cf  healings,  helps,  governments,  kinds  cf  tongues*.
