genuine piety, and have respectable attainments, at least, an ability to state, and defend the leading doctrines of christianity.

And after he shall have been licensed, he shall still continue under the inspection of the committee of examination, in view of his er dination.

No person shall be licensed to preach, except he present a testimonial from the committee of examination.

The following questions shall be put to each candidate, and if he answer them satisfactorily he may be licensed.

Have you faith in Christ; and are you striving to be holy in heart, and in all manner of conversation?

Have you any other motive in requesting license to preach, than a desire to be instru mental in edifying the church of God, calling sinners to repentance, and saving your own soul and those that hear you?

Do you believe that the holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments contain all things necessary to salvation?

Have you examined our constitution and discipline; do you approve of them, and are you willing to comply with their requirements? Are you solvent?

4. Each quarterly conference shall have authority at its first session every year to appoint a standing committee of not more than four ministers belonging to the circuit or station, who, with the assistant, shall aid the su

perintendent in the discharge of his pastoral duties; and give him advice and counsel in all important acts of his administration.

5. Whatever alterations may be necessary in a circuit or station during the interval of the annual conference, or change in the times and places for preaching, shall be made by the joint authority of the superintendent and the quarterly conference; and no appointment shall be discontinued where there is a class without the concurrence of the superintendent and quarterly conference, separately obtained.

Any special regulations that may be deemed requisite in regard to filling the pulpits or having them filled, such as forming a definite plan of appointments, shall be made in the same way of mutual concurrence. In all cases where the regular appointments of the superintendent and quarterly conference shall come in contact with any appointment made by any of our unstationed ministers, or vice versa those of the superintendent and quarterly conference, the case shall be referred to the quarterly conference, which body shall settle the difficulty in the most equitable manner.

6 The quarterly conference of each circuit and station shall keep a register, in which shall be entered the names of all the males in full membership, over the age of twenty-one years: and the baptisms and marriages.

7. The place for holding the succeeding quarterly conference, shall be determined on by the conference, and the time by the super

intendent; and it shall be the duty of the superintendent, to give public notice from all the pulpits, at least four weeks prior to the sitting of the conference in a circuit, and two weeks in a station.

8. In all appeals brought before the quarterly conference, the same order shall be observed, and the same privileges accorded to the appellant and accuser as are granted in appeals before the annual conference.

9. No minister, preacher, or official member, who shall have been suspended by a committee, shall perform the duties of his office while his appeal is pending; and no person who shall have sat on a case in committee, or who was the accuser, shall be permitted to vote on the appeal.

10. Each quarterly conference shall have power, in conjunction with the president or su perintendent, to receive ministers and preachers of other denominations into full fellowship and ministerial standing, on receiving satisfactory testimonials from the applicant.

Resolved, That it is the judgment of this general conference, that the superintendents and assistants are members of the quarterly conferences, and leaders ineetings, in stations, and of quarterly conferences in circuits, where they may be appointed to labour; but not ultimately responsible to the quarterly conference

ORDER OF BUSINESS RECOMMENDED TO THE SEVERAL QUARTERLY CONFERENCES.

1. When the quarterly conference shall have been organized, let the list of members be read over by the secretary, noting those present or absent. In calling over the list of names, let the secretary allow sufficient time to admit of objections if there be any.

2. Take up and investigate such objections as may have been made against any member of the conference while reading the list.

3. Hear and decide on appeals.

4. Grant licenses to exhort and to preach, and renew licenses, recommend for orders, and to serve under the stationary authority of the annual conference.

5. Receive ministers and preachers who ap ply for admission, or come from any other circuit, station, or district.

6. Make such changes in the times and places for preaching as may be deemed requisite, and if necessary a plan of appointments. 7. Attend to additions and corrections of the register.

8. Appoint the advisory committee to the superintendent.*

9. Appoint the committee of examination. 10. Determine on the place and time of holding the succeeding quarterly conference. Incidental business may be taken up and disposed of when the regular business shall have been completed.

*This appointment is to be made at the first session in the conference year. And also the committee of examination.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

See the Constitution, Article vii.

1. The president of the last year shall open the conference by reading a portion of the word of God, and prayer. He shall preside in the conference until the president for the ensuing year shall have been elected. A secretary shall be appointed to serve during the sitting of the conference.

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2. The conference shall judge of election returns, and qualifications of the delegates.* A majority of all the members in attendance shall constitute a quorum.

3. Should a charge of immorality be prefer red against any ministerial member of the conference, during the examination of character, the accusation, together with the names of the accuser and witnesses, shall be referred to the president of the conference, to be investigated by committee, in the circuit or station where the supposed offence is alleged to have been committed.

4. No minister nor preacher shall be received into an annual conference except he have a written recommendation from a quarterly conference, or a certificate from some other annual conference, or the president thereof. Nor shall any minister be placed on the supernumerary or superannuated list, except by a vote of the annual conference. Neither shall any minister be recognized as

At the annual conference next preceding the general conference, all the delegates must be laymen.