number, or alter the boundaries of the several Annual Conferences.

95. There shall be ten Annual Conferences in our work, viz: Toronto, London, Hamilton, Bay of Quinte, Montreal, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Manitoba and North-West, and British Columbia, and one Mission Conference, Japan.

Duties of General Superintendents.

96. The General Superintendents shall hold office for eight years, and shall be eligible for re-election.

97. The General Superintendents shall be members and chairmen, ex officio, of all Standing Committees and Boards appointed by the General Conference, with the right to vote; but the one presiding shall have a casting vote only.

98. They shall not be stationed, but shall travel at large throughout the Church, and shall have the general oversight of all Church interests and institutions, and do all in their power to forward them, and render such service as the General Conference may direct. They shall give special attention to such interests as are connexional in their character, leaving local or conferential matters to the Annual Conference authorities as far as possible. They shall not interfere with the functions of the ministers and other officers of the Church in their prescribed duties.

99. They shall decide any question of law arising in any of the Committees or Boards over which they preside; but any member of such Committee or Board, or any minister or member whose interests are affected by such decision, shall have the right to appeal to the Court of Appeal.

100. They shall be members of the Annual Conferences to which they belonged at the time of their election to office.

101. They shall not take part in the proceedings of their Annual Conferences any further than their duties as General Superintendents may require.

102. They shall be responsible to the General Confer ence for all their official acts.

General Conference Special Committee.

103. The General Conference shall appoint a Special Committee of twelve ministers and twelve laymen, on the nomination of the General Superintendent, which shall, in association with the General Superintendent or Superintendents, from one General Conference to another, watch over and guard all the rights and privileges of our Church throughout the Connexion, promote as far as possible the recommendations of the General Conference, consider and decide upon any measure which may seem necessary for the general interests of the Church and could not have been foreseen at the meeting of the General Conference, and adopt such measures for their accomplishment as it may judge expedient. The said Committee shall report to the General Conference.

104. The General Conference Special Committee shall have power to call a special session of the General Confer ence at any time, which shall be composed of the members of the last regular General Conference, all vacancies having been filled as hereinafter provided,

105. In the event of the death or disability of a General Superintendent, the Secretary of the General Conference, or five members of the Special Committee of the General Conference, shall call together that Committee, when it shall elect a successor, who shall fill the office until the next General Conference.

Duties and Powers of Boards and Committees.

106. When any vacancy occurs during the quadrennium in any Board or Committee of the General Conference, by death, resignation or otherwise, the same shall be filled by the surviving members of such Board or Committee, unless some other provision has been made for filling such vacancy. 107. Any Board or Committee having charge of any fund of the Church may borrow, upon the credit and security of such fund, such sum or sums of money as it may find necessary for the purposes thereof, and may hypothecate, mortgage and pledge so much of the real or personal property held in trust for such fund as may be necessary to secure any sum or sums so borrowed. Any document or documents required therefor may be executed on behalf of the Church by such person or persons as the respective Boards or Committees may direct.

108. The Boards and Committees of the General Conference shall report in detail, quadrennially, the salaries, house-rent and other allowances of the heads of departments in connection with the Conference, and the source of payments.

109. All Standing Committees and Boards shall present their reports to the General Conference in duplicate.

General Conference Collection.

110. An annual collection shall be made throughout the whole work for the General Conference Fund, and the Annual Conferences shall fix the time when such collection shall be taken up in the churches. A collection for this purpose shall also be taken up in the church in which the General Conference is held, during its sitting. The officers of the General Conference appointed for the purpose shall disburse only the amount on hand for General Conference expenses, leaving each delegate deficient in his expenses by an equally proportionate amount.

SECTION II.

The Court of Appeal.

111. The Court of Appeal shall consist of the General Superintendents and twelve other persons-six ministers and six laymen-to be elected by ballot by the General Conference from twelve ministers and twelve laymen, to be nominated by the General Superintendents.

1. The Court shall elect its own Secretary by ballot.

2. A majority of those present shall be necessary to render a decision, but such a majority shall not be less than five.

3. The Court shall hear and determine appeals:

(a) From decisions of the presiding officers of the Annual Conferences on questions of law;

(b) From decisions of Presidents of Annual Conferences on questions of law;

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(c) From decisions of Annual Conferences when they have exceeded their jurisdiction;

(d) From decisions of Committees appointed to settle disputes as to boundaries of Annual Conferences, cases of invasion, and the like;

(e) From decisions of General Superintendents on questions of law in the Committees and Boards over which they preside;

(f) From decisions of Committees and Boards of the General Conference when they have exceeded their jurisdiction;

When any of the above appeals is not from the decision of a General Superintendent, it may be heard and determined by the General Superintendents, or one of them. If either party gives notice of dissent therefrom, the appeal shall be heard by the full Court; otherwise the decision shall be final. The General Superintendents, or Superintendent, instead of hearing the appeal, may remit it at once to the full Court. The decision of the latter shall, in all cases, be final.

4. In case of a dispute between two adjoining Circuits of different Annual Conferences, or between two Conferences, as to boundaries, invasion, or the like, the General Superintendent shall endeavor to adjust the difficulty, and, if he cannot do so, he shall select a committee of five ministers or official members, who shall hear and determine the matter as nearly as may be in the manner provided for trial. Either party may appeal from the decision of the Committee to the Court of Appeal, whose decision shall be final and binding upon all parties.