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Surplice-Fee

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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is a fee paid to the clergy for occasional duties. This seems to have been unknown in the ancient Church; indeed; several laws were passed in the early Church commanding the gratuitous permanence of all religious offices.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Surplice-Fee'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/surplice-fee.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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