Churches of God in Jesus Christ

56 37 1,916;. Unattached congs 12 2 167 Total Adventists.1,152 1,473 87.309 Advocate. (1) Originally one whose aid was called in or invoked; one who helped in any busine matter; (2) In law, at first, one who gave his legal aid in a case, without, however, pleading. Now, in English and American law, one who pleads a cause in any court, civil or criminal. It is not, properly speaking, a technical word, but is used only in a popular sense, as synonymous with barrister or counsel. In the army the judge-advocate is the officer through whom prosecutions before courts-martial are conducted. There is also a judge-advocate-general for the army at large.