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

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Carlton & Phillips, 1855 - 253 pages
 

Contents

Why discontinued
77
Design of their institution in our Church
78
Who may be admitted
79
CHAPTER V
80
Privileged communications
82
Rights of members
83
Certificate of official standing
84
President of the Trial 1 Preacher in charge 6888888
85
Mode of obtaining license
86
President appointed by presiding elder 3 Junior preacher incompetent SECTION III Complaint 1 Committee of investigation
88
Bill of charges
89
Period within which responsible
90
Mode of drawing bill of charges
91
What the charge must involve
92
Different crimes to be separately given
93
By whom charges are to be signed
94
When several persons are involved
95
Notification of the accused
96
By whom appointed
97
Character of the committee
99
Definition of society
100
Relation of the presiding officer to the committee
102
Ambiguous or equivocal terms
103
The Trial 1 Duty of the presiding officer
104
Mode of conducting a trial 3 Confession of guilt
105
Second indictment
106
New issues 8 Ruling out specifications
107
Immaterial facts
108
Limited to the charge
109
Counsel to be restricted to the members of the Church
110
First rule evidence correspond to the allegation
111
Third rule obligation of proving lies upon the complainant
112
Fourth rule the best evidence must be produced
113
Hearsay evidence
114
Witnesses 1 Number of witnesses
115
Husband and wife
116
Atheists
117
Examination of Witnesses 1 By whom first examined
118
Leading questions
119
Impression and belief
120
Questions by presiding officer
121
Impeachment of witnesses
122
Form of notice
123
Should be sealed up
125
Part of a deposition
126
Bar to appeal
127
Withdrawal from the Church a bar to appeal
128
Records not signed
129
Power of appellate courts
130
Appeal of local preacher places the case beyond the power of the Quarterly Conference
131
When a decision is final
132

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Page 235 - No member shall speak more than twice to the same question, without leave of the House ; nor more than once, until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken.
Page 57 - To inform the minister of any that are sick, or of any that walk disorderly, and will not be reproved. 2. To pay the stewards what they have received of their several classes in the week preceding.
Page 113 - The rule that the evidence must correspond with the allegations and be confined to the point in issue...
Page 35 - We will admonish him of the error of his ways ; we will bear with him for a season ; but then, if he repent not, he hath no more place among us : we have delivered our own souls.
Page 54 - ... cause to bless God ever since. I was talking with several of the society in Bristol concerning the means of paying the debts there, when one stood up and said, 'Let every member of the society give a penny a week till all are paid.
Page 166 - Where words imputing misconduct to another are spoken by one having a duty to perform, and the words are spoken in good faith, and in the belief that it comes within the discharge of that duty, or where they are spoken in good faith, to those who have an interest in the communication, and a right to know and act upon the facts stated, no presumption of malice arises from the speaking of the words, and therefore no action can be maintained in such cases without proof of express malice.
Page 201 - On this consideration, I suffered them to subscribe. And when the society met, I asked, 'Who will take the trouble of receiving this money, and paying it where it is needful ?' One said, ' I will do it, and keep the account for you.
Page 29 - God's holy will and commandments, and walk in the same all the days of my life.
Page 55 - I called together all the leaders of the classes, (so we used to term them and their companies,) and desired, that each would make a particular inquiry into the behaviour of those whom he saw weekly. They did so. Many disorderly walkers were detected. Some turned from the evil of their ways. Some were put away from us. Many saw it with fear, and rejoiced unto God with reverence.
Page 65 - To prevent scandal, when any of our members fail in business, or contract debts which they are not able to pay, let two or three judicious members of the Church inspect the accounts, contracts, and circumstances of the case of the supposed delinquent, and, if...

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