| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DEACONS | Church officers | |
| VERGERS | Church officers | |
| BISHOP | In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of the highest church officers or superintendents. | |
| INTERVENTOR | One who intervenes; a mediator; especially (Eccles. Hist.), a person designated by a church to reconcile parties, and unite them in the choice of officers. | |
| CHURCHWARDEN | One of the officers (usually two) in an Episcopal church, whose duties vary in different dioceses, but always include the provision of what is necessary for the communion service. | |
| BROWNIST | A follower of Robert Brown, of England, in the 16th century, who taught that every church is complete and independent in itself when organized,... | |