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Boundaries (continued):

of Missions in United States (alphabetical) 439
of Foreign Missions (alphabetical) 440
Enabling Acts (alphabetical) 441

Bribery at elections forbidden 144
Brotherliness 27, 31, 118, 127-130, 136 §1
Buffalo depository of books at 428

Burial of the dead: ritual to be used invariably 56 §4
no charge to be made for p 292, note; form of ritual 448
Business: failure in secular 225, 242, 256

member of Annual Conference going into secular 228
disagreement in-arbitration 251

Buying and selling 30, 136 §1

California Christian Advocate, San Francisco 426
call to preach, test of a 103

Candidates for membership: reception on trial 41
admission into full membership 42

Candidates for ministry: reception on trial 145-149
admission into full membership 150-153

Canonical books of the Bible 5

Catechism: Pastor's duties in regard to 193 §12, 349
Celibacy of the Clergy: doctrine of, rejected 21
Central Christian Advocate, Kansas City, Mo. 424
Central Mission Conferences 87

Certificate: transfer of membership by 49

to Minister locating at his own request 153, 158
form of, for recognition of Orders 155

Pastor to receive and dismiss members by 193 §3
of official standing to removing Local Preacher 198 §2
recommending restoration of Credentials 274, 275
of membership in irregular proceedings A24
from schools equivalent to examination A57, 58
Challenge accused Bishop may, peremptorily 215

accused Traveling Preacher may, for cause 230:3
appellant Traveling Preacher may, peremptorily 264
accused Local Preacher may, for cause 239
accused member may, for cause 244

Chaplains: eligible to office of Deacon 165 §4

may be reappointed continuously 173 §3:3

Charges see Discipline Part V Judicial Administration
Annual Conference may try, and fix various penalties 78
Annual Conf. may permit withdrawal under 77:19, 235
in District Conference 93:4

in Quarterly Conference 98 $1, 99:7

meaning of "Are there any Complaints?" A22
forms for, against accused members A54

Charges, Pastoral: two or more may be united in Q. C. 176
Charity 28 §2, 31, 101, 279

Chartered Fund 322, 323

General Conference shall not misappropriate 67 $6
may go into Conference Claimants Fund 293
Chicago Editors 173 §3:3; depository 428, A3
Children: baptism of 17; ritual for 442

baptized, and the Church 43-48

instruction of 99:18, 151 :16, 190 §12, 193 §§11,26:5,6, 349
Children's Day: second Sunday in June 337 §2

Christ in Articles of Religion 1-4, 6, 8-13, 16-20

Christian Advocate, The, New York 424, A4

Christian Apologist, Cincinnati 424, A4
Christian man's goods: article on 24
Christian man's oath: article on 25

Chinese Preachers: Courses of Study A77-79
Church see subjects and topics under p7

Episcopal Address pp3-6; Historical Statement pp13-16
Articles of Religion 13, 15, 22; General Rules 27, 32
Church Extension:

Quarterly Conference business 98 $8, 99:15,16
Presiding Elder to promote interests of 190 $10, 401
Pastors to attend to their duties to 193 $20, 402
Board of 379-389; office, officers, managers A12

Conference Boards of 390-393

General Committee of 382-384, 387, 394-398, 400, A10
applications for aid to Board of 399, 400

Church finance 50 §3, 51 §1:6, 85

see Benevolent Collections, Stewards, Support

Church Insurance plan approved by General Conference A51
Church literature: Pastor to see Socy. supplied with 193 §10
Church Location, Board of: to be in each district 80

Church Music, Committee on 57, 98 §8:10

Church property: see topics under p10

report to Conference, Statistics No. 3 85

Quarterly Conference 98 §3, 99:1,10,29,34

conveyances of, to conform to law and Discipline 190 §8
to be well insured 190 $9

Trustees appointment and duties of 299-306

form for conveyance of 307-310

building churches 311-313; sale of churches 314-317

building and renting parsonages 318-321

applications to Board of Ch. Extension for aid 399, 400
form for dedication of a church 453

Church Records 42 §3, 98 §8, 99:33, 100, 102
Cincinnati: Agents and Editors 173 §3

Publishing House 409, A3

Circuses, attending: imprudent and unchristian 248
Cities appointments to neglected portions of 173 §3:3
City Evangelization Union 377, 378

Classes Class grew into Society 26, 27

each Society is divided into 28

Class leaders and Class meetings 50-55
inquiry as to changes to be made in 101:5
receiver of quarterly collection in 193 §16
Class leaders: John Wesley led first Class 26
duties of 28, 284

to assist Pastor in teaching probationers Discipline 41 §2
to report to Quarterly Conference 51 $1

members of Quarterly Conf. if appointed by it 96, 99:2
Pastor to appoint, change, and examine 193 §2

reproof of imprudent and unchristian conduct 248
Course of Reading for A64

Class meetings: neglect of, 249

Cleanliness, decency and: Pastors to recommend 193 §19
Coke, Thomas: historical statement pp14,15
Collections: in Classes 28 $1, 193 §16

for Missions 81, 371-374

quarterly, in Class and congregation 193 §§16,17
for tract work in the Charge 193 §21

for expenses of General Conference 193 §23

for Conference claimants 292

for Education and for Children's Fund 335

of Epworth League, for only League purposes 339 Art. 7

for Sunday school work in the charge 348

by Woman's Foreign Missionary Society 375:4,5

for Church Extension 401, 402

see Benevolent Collections

Colleges Preachers appointed Professors and Agents 173 §3:3
not to be multiplied beyond needs and funds 335 §3
Day of Prayer for A44; see Education

Committees: in District Conferences 93:2

in Quarterly Conferences 98 §8

Book Committee 420, A9

General Conference, on Missions 70, 394-398, 406, A8:10
Communion: see Lord's Supper

Community of goods: article on 24

Complaints: see Charges, Trial A22

in Quarterly Conference 98 $1, 99:7

Conferences: see pp7,8.

Conference claimants, who are 194, 292, 295, 297

collections for, and cause presented 292

Annual Conference to establish funds for 292, 298

Zonference claimants (continued):

two funds, namely, Conf. Claimants and Annuity 293
Quarterly Conference to establish for 294

payment of debt to the Book Concern by 296
Conference Relations: Committee on 146, 151 note
Conscience 33, 112, 121 §3, 151:15
Consecration: not ordination 449 note

form for consecrating Bishops 449
form for consecrating Deaconesses A55

Constitution: proposed new A35

Constructions of law by General Conference A22-34
Conversation 30, 120 §5, 126, 130, 136, 144
Conveyance of church property 307-310

Corner stone of church: form for laying 452
Correspondence of Church papers: amount for 420
Corresponding Secretaries: names, Societies, addresses A5
Counsel for accused members 257

for accused members of Annual Conference 232, 268
Course of Reading for Class leaders A64

Courses of Study for Preachers:

Ministers from other Churches 154 $2

candidates for Deacons' Orders must complete 165
candidates for Elders' Orders must complete 168

Bishops shall prescribe the 174

Presiding Elders to direct Admitted on Trial to 190 §17
Quarterly Conference to examine Local Preachers on 197
examination on, must precede election A28 §1
advised to attend one or more Institutions A56

Institution's certificate instead of examination A57 §§1,2
method of examining on A58

Traveling Preachers A59; Local Preachers A60

candidates for Orders A61; Deaconesses 63

candidates for license to preach A62

Class leaders A64

German Traveling Preacher A65; Local Preacher A66
Norwegian and Danish: Traveling P. A67; Local P. A68
Swedish Traveling Preacher A69; Local Preacher A70
Finnish Traveling Preacher A71; Local Preacher A72
Italian Traveling Preacher A73; Local Preacher A74
Spanish Traveling Preacher A75; Local Preacher A76
Chinese Traveling P. A77; Local P. A78; Exhorter A79
Credentials of ordination:

Ministers from other Churches 154, 156

of one surrendering the ministerial office 160
of one withdrawing from our Church 161
deprivation of ministerial office and 231
restoration of 274, 275

Creed: see Apostles' Creed, Articles
Cross bearing 31, 122

Dancing, dancing parties, dancing schools 248
Deaconesses: General Board 205

District Superintendent 206

Conference Deaconess Board 207

qualification, consecration, duties, etc. 208 §§1-3
direction and transfer of 208 §§4,5

approval by Annual Conference 208 §6
Institutions for 209; reports 210

titles in trust for Methodist Episcopal Church 209 §2
limitation of primary 212

Deacons electing and ordaining, in Annual Conference 79
how constituted, authority, eligibility 163-165
candidate for Reception on Trial in Annual Conf. 146
sermon or exhortation; form for ordaining 451
Debts contracted without probability of paying 30
to Book Concern 159, 296, 417
failure in business 225, 242, 256

disagreement in business-arbitration 251-254, 417
church 312, 313, 315

Dedication of a church: form for 453

Deed of settlement 308, 310, 312

Delegates to General Conference 58-62, 64, 65, 67 22
to Electoral Conference 62

to Central Mission Conference, ratio 87

fraternal 330

expenses of 193 $23, 330:1,2

Denominational Funds:

Chartered Fund 322, 323

Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church 324-327
Permanent Fund 328-330

Deportment at Annual Conference 129, 130

Deposed from Ministry without being expelled 233
Depositories 409, 414, 420, 428-431, A3

Desire of salvation evidenced 30-32
Detroit depository of books at 428, A3
Diligence 104, 113, 114, 124, 126, 140, 142, 151
Disagreement in business-arbitration 251-254, 417
Discipline, Methodist: commended to our people pp4,5

to be obeyed, etc. 151, 154 §4, 190 §13, 193 §§3-5, 250
Dishonesty 136 $1, 255; see Failure in business
Dismissing members by certificate 49

Disobedience in neglecting appointment 162, 191, 227
Disorderly and will not be reproved 101, 279

Disputes, settlement of, by arbitration 253

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