we beseech Thee, in Thy great goodness, graciously to accept the dedication of this place to Thy service, and to prosper this the work of our hands; receive the prayers and intercession of all Thy servants who shall call upon Thee in this house; and give them grace to prepare their hearts to serve Thee with reverence and godly fear; affect them with an awful apprehension of Thy divine majesty, and a deep sense of their own unworthiness; that so approaching Thy sanctuary with lowliness and devotion, and coming before Thee with pure hearts, bodies undefiled, and minds sanctified, they may always perform a service acceptable to Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN.

Regard, O Lord, the supplication of Thy servants, and grant that whosoever shall be dedicated to Thee in this house by baptism, may be found at last in the number of Thy faithful children. AMEN.

Grant, O Lord, that whosoever shall receive in this place the blessed sacrament of the body and blood of Christ, may come to that holy ordinance with true repentance, faith, and charity; and being filled with Thy grace and heavenly benediction, may obtain remission of their sins, and all other benefits of His death. AMEN.

Grant, O Lord, that by Thy holy Word, read and preached in this place, and by the Holy Spirit grafting it inwardly in the heart, the hearers thereof may perceive and know what things they ought to do, and may receive power to perform the same. AMEN.

Now therefore arise, O Lord, and come unto this place of Thy rest, Thou, and the ark of Thy strength. Let Thine eyes be open toward this house day and night; and let

Thine ears be attent to the prayers of Thy children, which they shall offer unto Thee in this place: and do thou hear them from heaven, Thy dwelling place, and when Thou hearest, forgive. O Lord, we beseech Thee, that here and elsewhere Thy ministers may be clothed with righteousness, and Thy saints rejoice in Thy salvation. And may we all, with Thy people everywhere, grow up into a holy temple in the Lord, and be at last received into the house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. And to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be glory and praise, world without end. AMEN.

The services may conclude with the Doxology and the Benediction.

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APPENDIX I.

505

COURSES OF STUDY FOR THE MINISTRY OF THE METHODIST CHURCH.*

The following Curricula were adopted for the ensuing Quadrennium, to take effect after the Annual Conferences, 1899:

505. I. ORDINARY COURSE.

Candidates for the ministry shall be required to present (a) a certificate or other evidence of matriculation (with the Greek option) into a Canadian or other British Uni versity, or (b) an equivalent from one of our own colleges, provided that a matriculated student who has not taken Greek shall be required to pass a satisfactory

* A special Catalogue of Books on the Course of Study may be had on application to the Book Rooms at Toronto, Montreal or Halifax.

OF STUDY

for cast: Cork examination on White's Beginner's Greek Book, the Exercises included; (c) provided, moreover, that when the necessities of the work demand, an Annual Conference may, by a two-thirds vote, on recommendation of the Examining Board and District Meeting, admit a canddate on his passing the following special preliminary examination :

Special Preliminary Course for non-Matriculants, ac mitted by a two-thirds vote of an Annual Conference and on recommendation of the Conference Board of Examiners

1. Arithmetic-Simple Rules, Fractions, Percentage and easy Con mercial Problems.

2. Euclid-Book I.

3. English Grammar-Composition (Lewis' First Book in writing English), with an Essay written at the time of examination Special attention will be given to Spelling, Punctuation Correctness of Expression.

4. Outlines of Political and Physical Geography. Special attention being given to the Geography of the British Empire.

5. English and Canadian History (High School History of Ontar recommended). Outlines of Grecian and Roman History, follows: Grecian History to the Battle of Chæronea; Roma History to the Death of Augustus. (Smith's or Schmi Short History of Greece and Rome.)

6. Brooke's Outlines of English Literature-Macaulay's Essay Milton; Scott's Lady of the Lake.

7. Greek Grammar-White's Beginners' Greek Book, the Exercis included.

FIRST YEAR (On a Circuit).

1. English Bible Study.

The Gospels according to Matthew, Mark and Luke, w
Buell's Synoptic Gospels.

2. Old Testament History.

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Smith's Old Testament History, Macoun's The Holy Lan in Geography and in History.

Greek Testament.

The Sermon on the Mount (Cambridge Greek Testament for
Colleges).

Theology-The Doctrines of Methodism.

Wesley's Sermons, I. to LII. (Burwash).

Shaw's Digest battice.

Wesley on Christian Perfection.

Steele's Antinomianism and Fletcher's Last Check (on Chris-
tian Perfection). A Substit. fort shiners

Homiletics.ut there. I rulls. Organza;

A Written Sketch* and a previously prepared written sermon.

SECOND YEAR (ON A CIRCUIT).

English Bible Study.

Acts of the Apostles, with Watson's Apostolic Age and
Moulton's Old World and New Faith.

Greek Testament.

St. John, I. to X. (Cambridge Greek Testament).

Methodism to the death of Wesley (Stevens).

Canadian Methodism. The Centennial Volume or History,
by Rev. T. Watson Smith.

- Homiletics and Practical Theology.

A Written Sketch* and a previously prepared written sermon.
Blaikie, For the Work of the Ministry.

The Discipline of the Methodist Church.

hibladder's Thick

THIRD YEAR (ON A CIRCUIT).

- English Bible Study.

The Epistles of Paul, with introduction by Findlay.

. Greek Testament.

St. Mark's Gospel (Cambridge Greek Testament).

. Theology.

The Design and Use of Holy Scripture (Randles).

The New Life in Christ (Beet).

* Sketch of Sermon to be prepared on one of three texts designated by Examher at the time of Examination. Value of Sketch or Sermon to be reported in the eneral standing.

1962