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Annual Conferences (continued):

relations of Deacons 163-165, and Elders 166-170

of Bishops 173-176, 221, and Miss'y Bishops 179-187
of P. Elders 190 §§11,12,14, and Pastors 193 §27
of Supernumeraries 194, and Superannuates 195
of Local Preachers 196, 197 §3, 198 §3

of Deaconesses 207, 208

trial of a member of 222-235

proceedings against Preacher on Trial in 236

shall select seven Triers of Appeals 262

appeals of Traveling Preachers from 266-271

appeals of Local Preachers to 272

restoration of credentials by 274, 275

estimate for support of Bishops apportioned 288, 290
aid of Conference claimants by 292-298

Church property: Churches, Parsonages 307-321
interest of Chartered Fund 322

relations of, to Board of Education 333, 337

relations of, to educational institutions 335 §§3,4
Epworth League 339 Art. 3

Mission in foreign country organized into 358

duties of, to Missions 360-365

concerning Pastor's missionary report to 373, 374

W. F. M. S. missionaries and work 375 $$2,3

City Evangelization Union report and recognition 377, 378
auxiliary Boards of Church Exten. 390-393, 399, 400
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Educa'n Socy. 406, 408
collecting Committee for Book Concern 417-419
relations of, to Book Committee 420, 421
and Conference or local Church papers 425
boundaries, joint commission on 436
boundaries of, alphabetically arranged 438
constructions of law in appeals from A25
absentees may not vote for delegates A27 §4
may not recognize orders of R. C. priest A28 §2
may not elect women to Orders A31 $2

Temperance Society to hold anniversary A42

may receive other Christian bodies A48

Journals of, to be examined and approved 76, A49
Apostles' Creed: in public worship 56; parents to teach 442
Apostolic benediction: to close public worship 56 §1:14
Appeals:

Gen. Conf. shall not do away privileges of 67 $5

duties of Quarterly Conference concerning 98 $1, 99:8
Bishop shall have the right of 220

of Ministers 266-271

of Local Preachers 272

Appeals (continued):

of Members 273

located Ministers shall have right of 228
case of, remanded for new trial 258

presiding officer not to explain evidence 261
constructions of law in cases of A25

Appeals, Triers of 262-264

Appointments:

Bishop to fix and change 173 §§3,4

annual, without limitation of time 173 §3:1,3
by request of Conference 173 §3:4

left without, to attend school 175
when a Presiding Elder may change 190 $3
Pastor to arrange, for Local Preachers 193 87
Preacher's neglect of 162, 191, 227

transferred effective Preachers entitled to A27 §1
direct negotiations concerning, to be discouraged A46
of Preachers to other Churches A50

Arbitration: disagreement in business 251-254
Stewards to give counsel in matters of 279
Articles of Religion pp5, 15. ¶¶ 1-25, 67 21, 219, 226, 241.
Asbury, Francis: sent to America p14; ordained p15
Attendance upon all the ordinances of God 32

Baptism choice of mode allowed pp16,265

articles on 16, 17; Infant 17, 43-48, 349 §4
Deacon and Elder may administer 164, 167
charging for administering, not allowed p265
ritual for infants 442; for older persons 443

Pastor to report to Conf. and to register 85, 193 $24
Supernumer'y and Superannuate report, to Pastor 194, 195
Baptized children and the Church 43-48

Baxter's Reformed Pastor recommended 136 §3
Benediction, Apostolic: to close public worship 56 §1
Benevolent Collections:

Annual Conferences 77:25,26, 82-85
District Conferences 92 §3, 93:2,3

Quarterly Conferences 98 §§7,8, 99:15,16

Presiding Elders 190 $10

Pastors 193 §§20,26,27

Benevolent Institutions, Educational and pp10,11
Bequests: see Denominational Funds 322-330

Bible: Articles 5, 6, 13; General Rules 33

Bible Classes: Pastor to form 193 §11

Bible Societies: appointments without time limit 173 §3:3
Bible study 32, 120 §2, 124, 249, 336 §2, 449, 450, 451

Bishops Episcopal Address, pp3-6

first Superintendents-Coke and Asbury pp14,15
may call extra session of General Conference 63
to preside in General Conference 66

to appoint times for holding Annual Conferences 73
to preside in Annual Conferences 75, 173 §1

to inquire concerning support of benevolent causes 82
relations of, to Mission Conferences 86

to Central Mission Conferences 87

to preside, when present, in District Conferences 90,173 §7
to ask candidates whether willing to be missionaries 149
Conference relations of officials to be approved by 157
how constituted 171, 172

to form the Districts according to judgment 173 §2

to fix and change appointments 173 §§3:4, 190.

to travel at large through connection 173 §5

to oversee spiritual and temporal interests 173 §6

to consecrate Bishops 173 §8

to ordain Deacons and Elders 163, 166, 173 §8

to decide questions of law in Annual Conference 173 §9
to prescribe Courses of Study 174

may leave without appointment to attend school 175
may unite pastoral charges in Quarterly Conf. 176
not to cease from traveling at large 177
how districts regulated if no Bishops 178
are General Superintendents 180, 181, 182
Effective and Superannuated 285

to choose and appoint Presiding Elders 189
in districts, Presiding Elders to assist 190 §15
trial and appeal of 213-221

duty in trial of Traveling Preacher 230
relations of, to Judicial Conferences 262-271
support of 85, 99:9,11,14, 285-291, 330:3

duties of, to educational institutions 335 §5

to appoint quadrennially University Senate 336 §1
relation to Epworth League Board of Control 339 Art. 4
relation to officers of Missionary Society 351, 352
may appoint Superintendent of Mission 354

to preside in Gen. Miss. Com. Judicial Conference 357
duties of, to Church Extension 379, 383, 390, 393, 397
to fill vacancies in Fr. Aid and S. E. Society 405 §2, 406
Book Committee to fix salaries of 286-289, 420

form for consecrating 449

names and post-office addresses of A1

to give appointments to transfer Preachers A27 §1
not to put to vote motion to elect women to Orders 31 §2
function of, at elections by Book Committee A33

Bishops (continued):

may consolidate Churches A34

appointments by, to other Methodist Churches A50
see Episcopacy, Episcopal

Bishops, Missionary:

General Conference may appoint, elect 67 §3, 171
jurisdiction of, limited to their mission fields 179 §1
not General Superintendents 180

two or more in same field coordinate 179 §2

in their fields, coordinate with Gen. Superintendents 181
amenable to General Conference 182

election carries assignment to specified field 183
receive support from Missionary Society 184

ex officio members of Gen. Missionary Committee 185
ceasing to act, Bishops take supervision 186

transfers require mutual agreement between Bishops 187
preliminary steps and place of trial of 188

names and post-office addresses of A2

Boards see Administrative Boards A7-21

addresses of Secretaries A5, and Treasurers A6

Book Committee:

election, term, and number of 420

names of members of A9

to estimate support of Bishops, widows, children 286
to divide same among Annual Conferences 288

to fix salaries of Editor and Gen. Sec. E. L. 339 Art. 7
Agents to be under supervision of 410, 411

to elect Book Editor recommended by Agents 411, 420
may recommend either House to republish 412
may authorize payment of proportion of dividends 413
to approve and certify Agents' statem't for successors 415
to fill its own vacancies between General Confs. 420
to have general supervision of publishing interests 420
to report to Annual Conferences and General Conf. 420
to fix salaries of Bishops, Agents, Editors 420
to fix allowances for correspondence for periodicals 420
to discontinue depository or periodical when necessary 420
to order expenses curtailed when necessary 420
to attend to matters referred by Agents or Editors 420
to remove Agent or Editor for cause betw. Gen Conf. 421
shall divide into Eastern and Western Sections 422:1
Eastern Section shall supervise House in N. Y. 422:2
Western Section shall supervise House in Cin. 422:3
shall hold annual meeting on second Wed. of Feb. 423
to help fix salary of Cor. Sec. S. S. U. and Tract Socy. 345
function of Bishops in elections by A33

shall locate General Conference of 1904 A39

Book Committee (continued):

shall provide for expenses of General Conference A39
Book Committee, Local Committees:

Agents to furnish monthly statements to 414

to appraise the Houses' real estate 415

of three from New York, three from Cincinnati 420
consent of, necessary to sale of real estate 420
may suspend Agent or Editor for cause 421

connections with Eastern and Western Sections 422:1
Committee in N. Y. to report to Eastern Section 422:2
Committee in Cincinnati to report to Western Sec. 422:3
Book Concern:

Pub. Houses at N. Y. and Cin.; depositories elsewhere 409
Gen. Conf. shall not misappropriate produce of 67 §6
Mission Conferences to share in proceeds of 86 §2
applicant for location to secure debt to 159
Conf. Claimants Fund may include proceeds of 293
Conf. may use appropriation to pay debt to 296
names and locations of Houses and depositories A3
Book Concern, Agents of:

election, number, and authority of 410

names and post-office addresses of A3

to furnish statistical blanks for Conf. reports 84 §9, 85
appointments annually 173 §3:3

to publish books, tracts, periodicals, as ordered 411
may nominate Editor to supervise manuscripts 411
at Cincinnati shall cooperate with Agents at N. Y. 412
separate account with each dept. and periodical 414
reports to Annual and General Conferences 414
monthly statements to Local Committees 414
annual account of stock shall state details 415
statement for successors approved by Book Com. 415
to give and require undivided attention to duties 416
to forward to each Annual Conf. the dividend 418
to sell real estate with consent of Local Committee 420
Local Committee may suspend, Book Com. remove 421
to furnish books and tracts to depositories 428
no more books to be sold on commission 431

Book Editor: Agents nominate, Book Com. elects 411, 420
Books reading those which do not tend toward God 30
Preachers to be diligent in spreading 126

Pastors to see Societies supplied with 93:3, 193 §10
Borrowing without a probability of paying 30, 144, 256
Boston depository of books at 428, A3

Boundaries:

mode of determining 435-437

of Annual Conferences (alphabetical) 438

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