A Guide-book in the Administration of the Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church

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Nelson & Phillips, 1874 - 253 pages
 

Contents

Quorum
58
Superintendents of domestic missions
65
Local Preachers
73
Under the direction of the preacher in charge
79
All proper certificates to be received
83
CHAPTER V
89
By whom licensed
94
Junior preacher incompetent
96
Bill of charges
97
Period within which responsible
98
Mode of drawing bill of charges
99
What the charge must involve
100
Different crimes to be separately given
101
By whom charges are to be signed
102
When several persons are involved
103
Where the notice is to be left
104
Character of the committee
105
Duty of the committee
106
Verdict to be based on testimony
107
Relation of the presiding officer to the committee
109
Ambiguous or equivocal terms
110
Mode of conducting a trial
111
Confession of guilt
112
Plea of nonreception
113
Ruling out specifications
114
Immaterial facts
115
Refusing to entertain bill of charges
116
Where the trial should be held
117
First rule evidence correspond to the allegation
118
Third rule obligation of proving lies upon the complain ant
119
Fourth rule the best evidence must be produced
120
When it is to be admitted
121
Party in the suit
122
Husband and wife
123
Witnesses from without
124
Examination of Witnesses 1 By whom first examined
125
Impression and belief
126
Correction of testimony
127
Evidence of good character
128
Depositions 1 When to be taken
129
Form of notice
130
Should be sealed up
131
Commission at conference
132
Whether it can be entertained
133
No appeal from record of withdrawal
134
Imperfect records
135
Records not signed
136
Power of appellate courts
138
New evidence
139
Quarterly conference cannot reopen a case after an ap peal is taken
140
When a decision is final
141
Appeals to be entered on the records
142
May change the venue on demand of either party
143
When to be allowed
144
Trial of Local Preachers 1 Ministerial responsibility
145
Number of the committee
146
Who may constitute the committee
147
Acquittal no bar to subsequent trial
148
Trial in the absence of the accused
149
When the decision to be given
150
Counsel not disqualified as members
151
Rule under which the case is brought
152
Reference at the annual conference
153
Reference to the presiding elder for examination
154
When the truthfulness of the statement may be proved
163
Different awards
164
Censure and suspension
165
Period of suspension
166
Repelling from lovefeasts
167
Restoration by the annual conference
168
Public confession
169
Refusing to comply with the requisition of the Church
170
Discretionary power of the pastor
171
President of the arbitration
172
Dispute with a corporation
173
CHAPTER VI
175
Personal liability of the building committee
176
Liability when they exceed the estimated expense
177
Mode of creating trustees
179
Limitations of power
180
Entitled to possession
181
For what purposes only the church can be used
182
Powers of trustees and stewards
183
To whom responsible
184
Restriction of rights
187
Contract for a pew must be written
188
Selling pews at auction
189
To whom made payable
190
When payment must be demanded
191
Fictitious subscriptions
192
80
193
Fifth collection
198
Chartered fund
199
Estimating committee
200
Appropriations to those in debt to the Book Concern
201
Suspension cuts off claim
202
Stewards Page 1 Origin of stewards
203
By whom appointed
207
Resignation of office
208
CHAPTER VIII
209
Permanent organization
211
Secretary
213
Members
215
Motions
216
Indefinite postponement
217
Referring to a committee
218
Filling blanks
219
Privileged questions
222
Orders of the day
223
Incidental questions
224
Previous question
225
Order of proceeding
226
Order in debate
228
Taking the question
230
Reconsideration
231
Committees
232
Reports of committees
233
Committee of the whole
234
Rules of the General Conference of 1872
236
CHAPTER IX
244
Preacher in charge
245
Classbook
246
Collections for benevolent objects
247
Wills
248
Formulas for Presiding Elders 1 License of a local preacher
250
Recommendation for deacon or elders orders
251
Recommendation for recognition of orders
252
Superannuated preachers certificate
253

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