Conference; and should he, at any future time, give satisfactory evidence to the said Conference of his amendment, and procure a certificate of the Quarterly Conference of the Charge where he resides, or of an Annual Conference which may have received him on Trial, recommending to the Annual Conference of which he was formerly a Member the restoration of his Credentials, the said Conference may restore them.

¶ 275. When a Local Elder or Deacon shall be expelled, the Presiding Elder shall require of him the Credentials of his ordination, to be filed with the papers of the Annual Conference within the limits of which the expulsion has taken place. And should he, at any future time, produce to the Annual Conference a certificate of his restoration, signed by the President and countersigned by the Secretary of the Quarterly Conference, his Credentials may be restored to him.

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PART VII.

TEMPORAL ECONOMY.

I. SUPPORT OF EFFECTIVE MINISTERS.

II. AID OF SUPERANNUATED MINISTERS AND OTHER CONFERENCE

III. CHURCH PROPERTY.

IV. DENOMINATIONAL FUNDS.

CLAIMANTS.

CHAPTER I.

SUPPORT OF EFFECTIVE MINISTERS.

I. Stewards.

¶ 276. There snall be not less than three nor more than thirteen Stewards in each Circuit or Station. After each annual election one of the Stewards shall be appointed by the Quarterly Conference a Recording Steward, and one a District Steward. But when two or more Charges shall be united the Stewards shall hold office until the First Quarterly Conference shall elect a new Board.

1277. Let the Stewards be persons of solid piety who are members of our Church in the Charge, who both know and love Methodist Doctrine and Disci pline, and who are of good natural and acquired abilities to transact the temporal business of the Church.

1278. The Pastor shall have the right to nominate the Stewards, but the Quarterly Conference shall confirm or reject such nomination. The Stewards elected at the Fourth Quarterly Conference shall enter upon the discharge of their duties on the adjournment of the next Annual Conference, and shall hold office for one year, or until their successors are elected.

¶ 279. The duties of Stewards are: To take an