SUPERNUMERARY ASSISTANT MINISTERS.

A supernumerary assistant minister is one received or employed by the annual conference to perform extra ministerial labour, over and above the regular itinerant labours of the superintendent and assistant.

When application is made to an annual conference for such relation, it may be granted, provided, first, that the applicant have a recommendation from his quarterly conference; and provided, secondly, that in the judgment of the annual conference, the state of the circuit or station requires such supernumerary labour; and provided, thirdly, that said supernumerary shall, if he choose to continue that relation, be as much under the stationary authority of the conference, as any of its other ministerial members. And whenever an annual conference shall appoint any of its ministerial members to a supernumerary relation, and give him such an appointment, it shall always be because, in their judgment, such extra labour is wanted.

A supernumerary assistant minister shall have no claim upon the annual conference for any compensation; provided, however, that the quarterly conference may make an appropriation for him according to their judgment of his circumstances and amount of labour.

DUTIES OF SUPERNUMERARY ASSISTANT MIN

ISTERS.

It shall be the duty of every supernumerary assistant minister belonging to an annual conference, to preach statedly at all the appointments officially assigned to him, and to aid the superintendent; to attend the annual sessions of the conference, or if unable to attend, to inform the conference, by letter, of said inability, and the causes of his absence.

DUTIES OF UNSTATIONED MINISTERS.

It shall be the duty of every unstationed minister or preacher, to preach in all the appointments officially assigned to him; and, to render all the pastoral assistance in his circuit or station he can, consistently with his other duties. Provided always, that at the time of making out a plan, every unstationed minister and preacher shall have the privilege of stating explicitly, the amount of service he can consistently perform.

DUTIES OF CLASS LEADERS.

See the Constitution, Article xi.

It shall be the duty of each class leader1. To meet his class once a week, in order; To instruct the members in the principles and duties of christianity; to comfort them in affliction; to advise them in cases of difficulty; and to exhort them to diligence and perseverance in doing and suffering the whole will of God; and it shall also be the duty of

each member of the class to meet him at the stated time and place appointed for holding the class meeting.

2. To receive what they are willing to give towards the relief of the preachers, church, and poor; and urge upon the members of his class liberality in their contributions and punctuality in payment.

Each leader shall have the names of all the members of his class entered in a book or paper, kept by him for the purpose, in which he shall note, weekly, the presence or absence of each member, and give each one credit on the book or paper for the amount contributed.

3. It shall also be the duty of each leader to attend the leaders' meeting at all its meetings, to represent the state of his class; to pay over to the stewards what he has received; and to inform the superintendent of any that are sick, or need a pastoral visit.

4. It shall be the duty of each leader to visit the sick, and tse members who frequently absent themselves from this means of grace; and to promote the spiritual, temporal, and eternal interests of those committed to his

care.

5. It shall be the duty of each leader in stations, to report to the leaders' meeting all cases of transression or dis enc in the class, which he believes may se of discipline.* The leadthen appoint a committee of three, to examine whether the case requires a

members of require the ex ers' meeting she

judicial process; and if they find it does, the chairman of said committee shall have it prosecuted according to the provisions of the discipline. In circuits, the leader shall report the case to the superintendent, who shall appoint the committee of inquiry, the chairman of which, if it be found necessary, shall prosecute the case.

Class leaders should occasionally meet each other's classes; and also vary the exercises in those meetings for the purpose of making them interesting, lively, and spiritual.

It is recommended, whenever practicable, that no class exceed thirty in number; and that no class meeting continue longer than one hour.

DUTIES OF CONFERENCE STEWARDS.

See the Constitution, Article xi.

1. It shall be the duty of each conference steward, to receive the money collected to meet the incidental expenses of the conference, and for making up deficiencies in the allowance of the efficient, and superannuated ministers and preachers, their wives, widows. and children.

2. To pay out of the funds received, the contingent expenses of the conference; and o pay to the preachers the sums contributed for their relief, as contemplated by the discipline, and by those individuals or societies whose liberality shall have prompted them to aid in this good work.

68 DUTIES OF THE CONFERENCE STEWARDS.

The funds held by the steward shall be equally divided among all the claimants, except where individuals or societies direct a specific appropriation of any part of their contributions. But no one shall receive more than the allowance fixed by this convention or the general confer

ence.

In settling with the preachers, the conference steward shall account with them for all books and newspapers received by them on account of the book agent and editor. He shall pay no preacher's travelling expenses, to or from the conference-these must be paid by the preachers themselves, and be refunded to them by the stewards of the circuits or stations to which they may be appointed for the ensuing year.

The travelling expenses of the delegates must be met by the respective circuits and stations which send them up to conference, if they demand reimbursement.

3. To make out an accurate exhibit, at conference, showing,

1st. What each preacher has received from his circuit or station, during the past year. 2. The amount paid to each out of the funds received for the relief of the preachers.

3. The amount forwarded to conference from each circuit and station as conference collection, and the respective sums forwarded by individuals or societies.

The conference may appoint two or more Nelegates to assist the conference steward.