irregular proceedings of, as to membership A24
to present cause of American Bible Society A45
Pastoral visiting 99:32, 136-142, 151:17, 193 §§26,28
Patience General Rule 31; Paul's example 140 §2:7
Periodicals, Church: Class leader 51 §1:9
Pastor 93:3, 193 §§26,28; Agents 411
Book Committee 420; names and Editors 424-427, A4
Permanent Committee on Temperance and Prohibition A42
Permanent Fund 325
securities, contributions, distribution 328-330
Persecution: submitting to and expecting 31
Pittsburg Editors 173 §3:3; depository 428, A3
Pittsburg Christian Advocate, Pittsburg, Pa. 424, 427, A4
Poor duties of Stewards 279; alms before Lord's S. 446
Post-office addresses of Church officials A1-6
Prayer p16, TT 26, 32, 120 81, 124:2,3, 128:2,3, 130:2,3, 151:4,18;
249.
week of A43; for colleges A44
Prayer meeting: Pastor to appoint 193 §6; neglect of 249
Preacher: see Local Preacher, Superannuated Preacher,
Supernumerary Preacher
call evidenced by grace, gifts, usefulness 103
rules and advices for conduct of 104-115
duty, qualifications, and work of 116-144
work of, under the Presiding Elder 191, 192
Preaching attendance upon, required by General Rule 31
time, place, matter, manner 115, 124-126, 131-135, 193 $30
Presidents and Profs. reappointed continuously 173 §3:3
Presiding E. to give certificate if Ch. have no Pastor 49 §1
to aid in changing place of Annual Conf. session 74
to be chairman of Board of Church Location 80
support of, report in Statistics No. 3 85
Superintendent of Mission Conference may also be 86 §3
shall designate when District Conference shall meet 89
shall designate where it shall meet first time 89
shall preside in District Conf. in absence of Bishop 90
shall report field and work to District Conference 93:3
or his appointee shall preside in Quar. Conf. 97, 193 §9
support of, in Quarterly Conference 99:9,10,14
may serve District six years, in Mis. longer 173 §3:2
may request appointment of Evangelist in Dist. 173 §3:4
and Annual Conf., to manage, if there be no Bishop 178
to be chosen and appointed by the Bishop 189
to travel through his District 190 $1
to have charge of other Ministers 190 $2
to change Preachers under limitations 190 §3
Presiding Elder (continued):
to preside in District Conference 190 §4
to hold Quarterly Meetings and Conferences 190 §5
to issue and renew licenses 190 §6
to oversee Spiritual and Temporal interests 190 §7
to care for deeds, charters, etc. 190 §8
to see church property insured 190 §9
to report to Annual Conference on Schools 190 §11
to inquire concerning instruction of children 190 §12
to enforce Discipline in his District 190 §13
to decide Questions of Law 190 §14
to attend Bishop in his District 190 §15
to furnish information to Gen. Mis. Committee 190 $16
to direct Candidates in Study 190 §17
to explain "Trial" to those on Trial 190 §18
may put another Preacher in place of absent Pastor 191
may not employ rejected Pr. without permission 192
to receive Pastor's quarterly account of church 193 $25
consent of, necessary to employ Evangelist 193 §29
removing Local Preacher, certificate by Pastor or 198 $2
and Pastor to give Local Preachers Sabbath work 199
may approve Local Preacher to fill place of Pastor 201
duties of, in trial of Bishop 214-219
relations of, to trial of Traveling Preacher 222-230
in proceeding against Preacher on Trial 236
relations of, to trial of Local Preacher 237-243
when to act as Pastor in case of debt or dispute 254
president of Quar. Conf. which tries appeal of mem. 273
to call annual District Stewards' Meeting 280
consent of, necessary to sale of church property 315
duty of, in building and renting parsonages 318-321
money and subscriptions for Chartered Fund 322 §1
duties of, in regard to Education 338
duties of, to Epworth League, etc. 340
duty of, in regard to Sunday schools 348
duty of, to Missions 360, 366, 367
duties of, to Church Extension 390, 391, 401
duties of, to Freedmen's Aid and South'n Educa'n 407
to collect debts due Book Concern 417
duty of, to Tract cause 434
not to favor licensing women to preach A31 $1
Prisons, Chaplain to, reappointed continuously 173 §3:3
Probation, Reception on 29, 41, 101, 193 §3; form for 444
Probationer: to study the Methodist Discipline 41 §2
conformity, privileges, and limitations of 41 §3, 42 §1
Prohibition: see Temperance
Pronouns he, his, and him when used in Discipline A30
Public Worship: in language understood 15; attend'ce on 32
Order of 56; singing 57; neglect of 249
Publications of Book Con.: see Books, Periodicals, Tracts
Publishing Agents: see Book Concern, Agents of
Publishing Committees: San Francisco 426; Pittsburg 427
Punctuality: Preacher's rule 112, 115:2; Conf. ques. 151:14
Purgatory, Romish doctrine of, unscriptural 14
Quarterly Conference: Probationers not members of 41 §3
all changes in membership to be reported to 42 §3
Class leader to report to, the condition of his class 51 §1
to appoint and control Committee on Music 57 §§3,4
to choose lay delegate to Electoral Conference 62
Financial Report returned "Credited" 84 §§3,10, 193 §27
relations of, to District Conference 95
cannot exercise powers given to District Conf. 95, 196
president and secretary of 97
regular business and Order of Business of 98, 99
committees to be created by 98 §8
Committee on Ch. Records and Recording Steward 100
creation, direction, and approval of Official B'ds by 102
to recommend Preacher for Reception on Trial 146
discontinued Preacher member where resides 147, 198 §3
to renew Local Preacher's license 147
how, may receive Minister from other Church 154 $1
may recommend for recognition of Orders 154 §2
located Pr., member of, where he resides 158, 198 §3
to recommend Local Preachers for Deacons' Orders 165
to recommend Local Deacon for Elders' Orders 168
two or more pastoral ch's may be united in one Q. C. 176
several duties of Presiding Elders to 190 §§5-14
several duties of Pastors to 193 §§9,12,26
Supernumerary, Superannuate, where memb. 194, A32 §2
their reports of Marriage and Baptisms to 195
Local Pr's, ordained and unordained 197, 198, 200-202
relations of Exhorters to 203, 204
to recommend for license as Deaconess 208
trial of Local Preacher by District Conf. or 237-243
case remanded by, for new trial to be retried 258
Local Pr. signifying his purpose may appeal to 272
excluded member may appeal to the next 273
action of, for restoration of Credentials 274, 275
connections of Stewards with 276, 278, 281, 284
to determine am't needed for support of Pastors 291
to estimate amount needed for Conf. Claimant 294
Quarterly Conference (continued):
to elect Trustees not otherwise elected 301
to secure lot and three fourths money before church 312
may grant order for sale of church property 315
to appoint Com. on Parsonages and Furniture 321
to provide for effective presentation of Education 338
to investigate condition of Young People's Societies 340
President of Epworth L. Chapter as member of 96, 342
S. S. Sup't to be confirmed by and report to 96, 347
to appoint Committee on Sunday Schools 348, 349
Pastor to report Sunday schools and children to 349
to appoint Committee on Missions 366
to appoint Committee on Church Extension 401
to appoint Com. on Freedmen's Aid and S'n E. 407 §2
may not hear a right-forfeited appeal A25 §1
may not license women to preach or exhort A31. §§1,3
may remove Trustees under certain conditions A32 §1
Committee on Temperance and its work A42
Quarterly Meeting: Presiding Elder to be present at 190 §5
Pastor to hold, in absence of Presiding Elder 193 §9
Stewards to attend 279
Reading books which do not tend to knowledge of God 30
Reception of Member:
on probation 29, 41, 101, 193 §3; form for 444
into full mem. 42, 101, 193 §3; form for 445
from other evangelical Church 42 §2
Reception of Preacher :
on trial 93:2,4, 99:23, 145-149, 165, 168 §1, 196, 197:3
into full connection 150-153
from other evangelical Church 154-156
Recognition of Orders of Ministers from other Ch's 154, 156
Recording Steward: Q. C. 98 §4, 99:27; Stew's 276, 283, 284
Records, Church: 42 §3, 98 §8, 99 :33, 100, 102
Religion, personal and family 136
Repentance 12, 33, 113, 140 §2, 446
Reproof, Preacher's just, loving, plain, speedy 109
Residences, addresses, and relations of Church officials A1-6
Restoration of Credentials 274, 275
Restrictions upon powers of General Conf. 67, 68, A26 §4
Resurrection of Christ: article on 3
Retaliation forbidden by General Rule 30
Rites and Ceremonies of Churches: articles on 6, 22
Ritual for Sacraments and Burials, use invariably 56 $4
Baptisms 442, 443; members 444, 445; Lord's S. 446
Matrimony 447; Burial 448; Bishops 449; Elders 450
Deacons 451; Corner Stone 452; Dedication 453
Ritual (continued):
Deaconess A55
Romish doct's and usages opposed 11, 14-16, 18-21, A28 §2
Rules, General: see General Rules
Rules for a Preacher's conduct 104-115, 151:14,15
Rules of Order in General Conference of 1900 A36
Rulers, Civil: article on 23
Sabbath desecration of, forbidden 30, 144
Sacraments 13, 14, 16-20, 56 §§3,4, 154 §1, 164, 167, 234, 260
ritual Baptisms 442, 443; Lord's Supper 446
Salaries of Church officials 339 Art. 7, 345, 420
Salvation sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for 5, 6
desire of, evidenced by obedience to Gen. Rules 26-33
San Francisco: Editors 173 §3:3; depository 428 A3
Schools: Methodist classified 335; Temp. instruction A42
Scriptures, searching the 32, 120 §2, 249; see Bible Study
Seats assigned in General Conference A40
Seats, churches with free, wherever practicable 311
Secretaries of Conferences: General A40
Annual 62, 76, 84, 85, 193 §27, 265, 267, 364, A40
Central Mission 87 §7; Judicial 265; Quarterly 97 $1
Secretaries of Societies: reappointed continuously 173 §3:3
Miss'y 364, 369:2; Ch. Ext. 381-383; Fr. Aid 405, 406:2
Educa'n 332; S. S. and Tract 344; Epw. L. 339 Arts 5,6
names and post-office addresses of Corresponding A5
Secular Preacher may be located without his consent 228
Self-denial: al! 30, 31: Preacher 122; Paul 140 §2
Seminaries: each Conference may have one or more 335 §3
Sermons, special: various 144; Education 338 $2
Missionary 365, 373; Ch. Ext. 402; Freedmen's Aid 408
Preacher to know of 101 :1, 279: Preacher to visit 116
Sin 7, 12, 26, 103 §3, 111, 122 §1, 248, 279, 446
Singing worldly 30 in Order of Public Worship 56
Spirit and Truth of 57; Com. on Ch. Music 98 $8:10
Slavery General Rule 30; Special Advice 40
Smuggling: General Rule 30; extirpate 144
Society, United Societies, in General Rules 26-29
Son of God, Word or see Christ
South see Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education Society
Southwestern Christian Advocate, New Orleans, La. 424, A4
Spanish-speaking Preachers, Courses of Study for A75, 76
Speaking in Congregation in unknown tongue 15
Special Advices: Temperance 34; Dress 35; Marriage 36
Divorce 39; Slavery 40
Standing Committees of General Conference A37
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