6. For Rent. 7. For Traveling and Moving Expenses. 12. What is the Financial Plan adopted by the Stewards? ¶ 284. 13. Have the directions of the Discipline for raising supplies for the support of the Ministry been carried out? ¶¶ 282-294. 14. What amounts have been received this quarter for the support of the Ministry, and how have they been applied? Received: 1. For Pastors and Presiding Elder. 2. For Episcopal Fund. 3. For Rent. 4. For Traveling and Moving Expenses. 5. [-4-] For Conference Claimants. Applied: 1. To Pastor. 2. To Assistant. 3. To Presiding Elder. 4. To Episcopal Fund. 5. To Rent. 6. To Traveling and Moving Expenses. 7. [-4-] To Conference Claimants. 15. [-1-] What amounts have been apportioned to this Charge this year for benevolent causes? 1. For Missions. 2. For Board of Church Extension. 3. For Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education Society. 4. For Education. 5. For Sunday School Union. 6. For Tract Society. 7. For Other Purposes. 16. [-4-] What amounts have been asked and received for benevolent causes this year? 1. For Missions: a. From Church and Congregation; b. From Sunday School. 2. For Board of Church Extension. 3. For Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education Society. 4. For Education: a. Public Educational Collection; b. Children's Fund. 5. For Sunday School Union. 6. For Tract Society. 7. For American Bible Society. 8. For Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. 10. For Other Purposes. 17. Are the Sunday Schools organized into Missionary Societies. ¶ 374. 18. Have the Rules respecting the Instruction of . Children been observed? 11 46, 349. 19. Who are licensed to preach, or recommended to the District Conference for License to preach? ¶ 197. 20. [-4-] Was the Character of each Local Preacher and Exhorter examined? ¶¶ 197, 204. 21. [-4-] What Local Preachers and Exhorters have had their Licenses renewed, or have been recommended to the District Conference for renewal of License? ¶ 197. 22. [-4-] What Local Preachers are recommended for Orders? ¶ 197. 23. [-4-] What Local Preachers are recommended for the Recognition of Orders? ¶ 197. ¶ 154, § 2. 24. [-4-] What Local Preachers are recommended for Reception on Trial in the Annual Conference? ¶ 197. 25. [-1, 2, 3-] Is any change desired in the Board of Stewards? ¶ 281. 26. [-4-] Who shall be the Stewards for the ensuing Conference year? ¶¶ 276-278. 27. [-4-] Who shall be the Recording Steward? ¶ 276. 28. [-4-] Who shall be the District Steward? ¶ 276. 29. [-4-] Who are the Trustees of Church and Parsonage property? ¶¶ 299-302. 30. [-4-] What Committees are appointed? ¶ 98. 31. [-4-] Have the General Rules been read this year? 193, § 4. 32. [-4-] Has the Pastor made a Visiting List, or Plan of his Charge, as required by the Discipline? ¶ 193, § 28. 33. Are the Church Records properly kept? ¶ 100. 34. Is the Church and Parsonage property insured? ¶ 190, § 9. 35. When and where shall the next Quarterly Conference be held? 36. Is there any other Business? ¶ 100. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Church Records to see that the Records of Membership, of the Leaders and Stewards' Meeting, of the Official Board, of the Sunday School Board, of the Board of Trustees, and of the Quarterly Conference are properly kept; and when any of these books are filled up, or are no longer in use, they shall be deDosited with the Recording Steward for preservation. 73 CHAPTER VII. THE LEADERS AND STEWARDS' MEETING. ¶ 101. The Pastor shall, as often as practicable, hold a meeting of all the Leaders and Stewards of the Charge, to be denominated the Leaders and Stewards' Meeting, in order to inquire, 1. Are there any sick? 2. Are there any requiring temporal relief? 3. Are there any who walk disorderly and will not be reproved? 4. Are there any who willfully neglect the means of grace? 5. Are any changes to be made in the classes? 6. Are there any Probationers to be recommended for admission into Full Membership? 7. Are there any to be recommended for License to exhort or preach? 8. What amount has been received for the support of the Pastor or Pastors? 9. Is there any miscellaneous business? CHAPTER VIII. THE OFFICIAL BOARD. ¶ 102. The Quarterly Conference of any Charge may organize and continue during its pleasure an Official Board, to be composed of all the members of the Quarterly Conference. In the case of circuits the Quarterly Conference may organize, and continue during its pleasure, Official Boards for the several appointments of the Charge, such Official Boards to be composed of the members of the Quarterly Conference attached to the respective appointments. The Official Board may hold its meetings at such times as it may determine, and shall be presided over by the Pastor, or, in his absence, by a chairman elected by the meeting. When so organized the Official Board may discharge such duties as the Quarterly Conference may from time to time direct, including those of the Leaders and Stewards' Meeting. The Board shall keep a record of its proceedings, and send the same to the Fourth Quarterly Conference for approval. 75 |