Appeal (continued):

Bishop shall have the right of 220
located Minister shall have right of 228

case of, remanded for new trial 258

presiding officer not to explain evidence 261
constructions of law in cases of A25

Appeals, Triers of 262-264

Appendix p12, A1-71

Appointments: Preachers should keep their 115
Bishop to fix and change 173 $§3,4

annual, without limitation of time 173 §3:3
left without, to attend school 175

when a Presiding Elder may change 190 $3
Pastor to arrange, for Local Preachers 193 $7
Preacher's neglect of 162, 191, 227

transferred effective Preachers entitled to A27 §1
direct negotiations concerning, to be discouraged A46
of Preachers to other Churches A50
Arbitration: disagreement in business 251-254
Stewards to give counsel in matters of 279

Arizona Mission: boundaries 439 §1

Arkansas Conference: boundaries 438 $2

Articles of Religion 5, 215, 1-25, 67 §1, 219, 226

Asbury, Francis: sent to America p14; ordained p215
Atlanta Conference: boundaries 438 §3

Attendance upon all the ordinances of God 32
Austin Conference: boundaries 438 §4

Baltimore Conference: boundaries 438 $5
Baptism choice of mode allowed pp16,245

articles on 16, 17; Infant 17, 43-48, 348 $2
Deacon and Elder may administer 164, 166
charging for administering not allowed p245
ritual: for infants 442; for older persons 443

Pastor to report to Conference and to register 85, 193 §24
Supernumerary and Superannuate report, to Pastor 194, 195
Baptized children and the Church 43-48

Baxter's Reformed Pastor recommended 136 §3
Benediction, Apostolic: to close public worship 56 §1

Benevolent Collections:

Annual Conferences 77:25, 26; 82-85

District Conferences 92 $3, 93:27,32

Quarterly Conferences 98 $$7,8; 99:14,15

Presiding Elders 190 §10; Pastors 193 §$20,26,27
see Support of Ministry

Benevolent Institutions, Educational and pp10,11
Bengal-Burmah Conference: boundaries 438 $6
Bequests: see Denominational Trusts p10, 322-330
Bible Articles 5, 6, 13; General Rules 33
Bible Classes: Pastor to form 193 §11

Bible Societies: appointments without time limit 173 §3:38
Bible study p13, 32, 120 §2, 124, 249, 337 §1, 449, 450, 451
Bishops: Episcopal Address, preface to Discipline pp3-6
Superintendent-Thomas Coke, Francis Asbury pp14,15
calling extra session of General Conference 63
to preside in General Conference 66

to appoint times for holding Annual Conferences 73
to preside in Annual Conferences 75

the plan for support of benevolent causes 82
relations of, to Mission Conferences 86

to Central Mission Conferences 87

to preside, when present, in District Conferences 90
to ask candidates whether willing to be missionaries 149
officials' Conference relations to be approved by 157
to ordain Deacons 163, and Elders 166

how constituted 171, 172

duties of, stated in nine sections 173

to prescribe Courses of Study 174

to leave without appointment to attend school 175
may unite pastoral charges in Quarterly Conference 176
not to cease from traveling at large 177
how districts regulated if no Bishops 178
are General Superintendents 180, 181, 182
to choose and appoint Presiding Elders 189
in districts Presiding Elders to assist 190 § 15
trial and appeal of 213-221

share in trial of Traveling Preacher 230
relations of, to Judicial Conferences 262-271
support of 85, 99:8, 10, 13, 285-291, 330:3
duties of, to educational institutions 335 §5

to appoint quadrennially University Senate 336 $1
influence of, in Epw. League Board of Control 339 Art.4
and Missionary Society officers 351, 352

to appoint Supt. of Mission in foreign country 354

to preside in Gen. Miss. Com. Judicial Conference 357
to ask Presiding Elders about Missionary plan 366
duties of, to Church Extension 379, 383, 390, 393, 397
to fill vacancies in Fr. Aid and S. E. Society 405 $2, 406
Book Committee to fix salaries of 420

form for consecrating 449

names and post-office addresses of A1

to give appointments to transferred Preachers A27 $1
not to put to vote motion to elect women to Orders 31 §2
function of, at elections by Book Committee A33

memorial of, on Internal Revenue and Prohibition A42
appointments by, to other Methodist Churches A50
see Episcopacy, Episcopal

Bishops, Missionary:

General Conference may appoint, elect 67 $3, 171
jurisdiction of, limited to their mission fields 179

Bishops, Missionary (continued):

not General Superintendents 180

in their fields, coordinate with Bishops 181
amenable to General Conference 182

election carries assignment to specified field 183
receive support from Missionary Society 184

ex officio members of General Missionary Committee 185
ceasing to act, Bishops take supervision 186

transfers require mutual agreement between Bishops 187
preliminary steps and place of trial of 188
names and post-office addresses of A2
Black Hills Mission Conference 439 §2, 441 §§1,16,18
Blue Ridge Conference 438 $7, 441 $2

Boards: see Administrative Boards, Societies

see Church Location, Board of

see Church Extension, Board of
see Education, Board of

see Insurance, Board of

see Trustees, Board of, Methodist Episcopal Church
addresses of Secretaries A5, and Treasurers A6

Bombay Conference: boundaries 438 §58

Book Committee:

to estimate support of Bishops, widows, children 286

to divide same among Annual Conferences 288

to fix salaries of Editor and Gen. Sec. Epw. L. 339 Art.7.
Agents to be under supervision of 410, 411

to elect Book Editor recommended by Agents 411, 420

may recommend either House to republish 412

may authorize payment of proportion of dividends 413
to approve and certify Agents' statem't for successors 415
election, term, and number of 420

to fill its own vacancies between General Confs. 420
to have general supervision of Publishing interests 420
to report to Annual Conferences and General Conf. 420
to fix salaries of Bishops, Agents, Editors 420
to fix allowances for correspondence for periodicals 420
to discontinue depository or periodical when necessary 420
to order expenses curtailed when necessary 420
to attend to matters referred by Agents or Editors 420
to remove Agent or Editor for cause betw. Gen. Confs. 420
shall divide into Eastern and Western Sections 422:1
Eastern Section shall supervise House in N. Y. 422:2
Western Section shall supervise House in Cincinnati 422:3
shall hold annual meeting on second Wed. of Feb. 422:4
to help fix salary of Cor. Sec. S. S. U. and Tract Socy. 424
General Conf. Districts, names, Conferences, of A9
function of Bishops in elections by A33

shall locate General Conference of 1900 A39

shall apportion expenses among Annual Confs. A39
part of, in assignment of seats to Delegates A40

Book Committee, Local Committees :

Agents to furnish monthly statements to 414

to appraise the Houses' real estate 415

of three from New York, three from Cincinnati 420
consent of, necessary to sale of real estate 420
may suspend Agent or Editor for cause 421

connections with Eastern and Western Sections 422:1 /
Committee in N. Y. to report to Eastern Section 422:2
Committee in Cincinnati to report to Western Sec. 422:3
names of members of A9

Book Concern:

Pub. Houses at N. Y. and Cin.; depositortes elsewhere 409
General Conf. shall not misappropriate produce of 67 §6
Mission Conferences to share in proceeds of 86 $2
applicant for location to secure debt to 159

Conference Claimant Fund to include proceeds of 293
proceeds of, may be appropriated to pay debt to 296
names and locations of Houses and depositories A3
Book Concern, Agents of:

to furnish statistical blanks for Conf. reports 84 §9, 85
appointments annually without time limit 173 $3:32
election, number, connection, and authority of 416
to publish books, tracts, periodicals, as ordered 411
may nominate Editor to supervise manuscripts 411
at Cincinnati shall cooperate with Agents at N. Y. 412
separate account with each dept. and periodical 414
reports to Annual and General Conferences 414
monthly statements to Local Committees 414
annual account of stock shall state details 415
statement for successors approved by Book Com. 415
to give and require undivided attention to duties 416
to forward to each Annual Conference the dividend 418
to sell real estate with consent of Local Committee 420
Local Committee may suspend, Book Com. remove 421
to furnish books and tracts to depositories 428
no more books to be sold on commission 431
names and post-office addresses of A3

Book Editor: Agents nominate, Book Com. elects 411, 420
Books reading those which do not tend toward God 30
Preachers to be diligent in spreading 126

Pastors to see Societies supplied with 93:32, 193 §10
see Book Concern, Periodicals, Tracts

Borrowing without a probability of paying 30, 144, 256
Boston: depository of books at 2428, A3

Boundaries: mode of determining 435-437

of Conferences 438; of Missions 439, 440; Enabling Acts 441
Bribery at elections forbidden 144

Brotherliness 27, 31, 118, 127-130, 136 §1

Buffalo: depository of books at 428, A3

Bulgaria Mission Conference: boundaries 440 §1

Burial of the dead: ritual to be used invariably 56 $4
no charge to be made for 271; form of ritual for 448
Business: Minister's only 113, 114, 117

Paul's faithful example 140 $2

failure in secular 225, 242, 256

member of Annual Conference going into secular 228
disagreement in--arbitration 251

Buying and selling 30, 136 §1

California Conference: boundaries 438 §9, 441 §3
California Christian Advocate, San Francisco 423, 426 A4
California German Conference: boundaries 438 $10
Call to preach, test of a 103

Candidates for membership: reception on trial 41
admission into full membership 42

Candidates for ministry: reception on trial 145-149
admission into full membership 151-153
Courses of Study A56-70

Canonical books of the Bible 5

Catechism: Pastor's duties in regard to 193 §12, 349
Celibacy of the Clergy doctrine of, rejected 21
Central Alabama Conference: boundaries 438 §11
Central China Mission: boundaries 440 §2
Central Christian Advocate, St. Louis 423, A4
Central German Conference 438 $12, 441 87

Central Illinois Conference: boundaries 438 $13

Central Mission Conferences: composition, meetings, presi-
dent, powers, vote, boundaries, continuance, journal 87
Central Missouri Conference: boundaries 438 $14
Central New York Conference: boundaries 438 §15
Central Ohio Conference: boundaries 438 $16

Central Pennsylvania Conference: boundaries 438 §17
Central Swedish Conference: boundaries 438 $18
Central Tennessee Conference: boundaries 438 $19
Certificate: transfer of membership by 49

to Minister locating at his own request 153, 158
form of, for recognition of Orders 155

Pastor to receive and dismiss members by 193 §3
of official standing to removing Local Preacher 198 $4
of character and standing to removing Deaconess 209
recommending restoration of Credentials 274, 275
of membership in irregular proceedings A224
of Examination equivalent to examination A56 $2
Challenge: accused Bishop may, peremptorily 215
accused Traveling Preacher may, for cause 230:3
appellant Traveling Preacher may, peremptorily 264
accused Local Preacher may, for cause 239
accused member may, for cause 244

Chaplains: eligible to office of Deacon 165 §4
may be reappointed continuously 173 §3:36