Editing Anointing of the sick (section)

===Anabaptist Churches===
Anabaptists observe the ordinance of anointing of the sick in obedience to {{Bibleverse|James|5:14-15|KJV}}, with it being counted among the [[ordinance (Christianity)|seven ordinances]] by [[Conservative Mennonite|Conservative Mennonite Anabaptists]].<ref name="Kauffman1898">{{cite book|title=Manual of Bible Doctrines|url=https://archive.org/details/manualofbibledoc00kauf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://archive.org/details/manualofbibledoc00kauf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|first=Daniel|last=Kauffman|date=1898|publisher=Mennonite Publishing Co.|location=[[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]]}}</ref> In a compendium of [[Anabaptist doctrine]], theologian Daniel Kauffman stated:<ref name="Kauffman1898"/>
{{blockquote|We incline to the belief, however, that the apostle intended that the oil should be applied as a religious rite, because: 
1. The sick were commanded to send for the elders of the church. Had this been strictly a sanitary affair, he would have commanded them to send for a physician.

2. The apostle says: "The prayer of faith shall save the sick." This leads us to the belief that he intended the oil (the natural use of which is to heal) to be used as a symbol of the grace of God, which, in answer to the prayer of the righteous, He applies as a soothing balm to the natural and the spiritual infirmities of suffering man.<ref name="Kauffman1898"/>}}

The 2021 ''Church Polity'' of the [[Dunkard Brethren Church]], a Conservative Anabaptist denomination in the Schwarzenau Brethren tradition, teaches:<ref name="DBC2021"/>
{{blockquote|We believe the anointing of the sick is an appointment of the Lord, and that it was intended to be perpetuated in His Church. At the request of an ill member, the Elders of the Church are contacted to do this work. "Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord." (James 5:14)  The scriptural specification is for the anointing to be performed by two Elders. In practice, the Church has permitted a Minister, or a Deacon to assist an Elder, when a second Elder is not available. (James 5:14; Matt. 10:8)<ref name="DBC2021">{{cite book |title=Dunkard Brethren Church Polity |date=1 November 2021 |publisher=[[Dunkard Brethren Church]] |pages=6–8, 12}}</ref>}}