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CHAPTER I.

Sec. 1. Of the Origin of the Methodist Episcopal Church 5

Sec. 2. Articles of Religion

7

Sec. 3. Of the General and Annual Conferences

19

Sec. 4. Of the Election and Consecration of Bishops and of

their Duty

24

Sec. 5. Of the Presiding Elders, and of their Duty

Sec. 6. Of the Election and Ordination of travelling Elders,

27

and of their Duty

30

Sec. 7. Of the Election and Ordination of travelling Dea-

cons, and of their Duty

cuits

other public exercises

Sec. 8. Of the Method of receiving travelling preachers, and

of their Duty

Sec. 9. Of the Duties of those who have the charge of Cir-

Sec. 10. Of the Trial of those who think they are moved by

the Holy Ghost to preach

Sec. 11. Of the matter and manner of Preaching, and of

Sec. 12. Of the Duty of Preachers to God, themselves, and

one another

Sec 13 Rules by which we should continue, or desist from

preaching at any place

Sec. 14 Of visiting from house to house; guarding against

those things that are so common to Professors,

and enforcing Practical Religion

Sec. 15. Of the instruction of Children

Sec. 16. Of employing our time profitably when we are not

travelling, or engaged in public exercises

Sec. 17. Of the necessity of union among ourselves

Sec. 18. Of the method by which immoral travelling Minis-

ters or Preachers shall be brought to Trial, found

guilty, and reproved or suspended in the intervals

of the Conferences

Sec. 19. How to provide for the Circuits in time of Confer-

ence, and to preserve and increase the work of

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50

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60

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Sec. 24. Of the Spirit and Truth of Singing

CHAPTER II.

Sec. 1. The nature, design, and general rules of our United

Societies.

Sec. 2. Of Class Meetings

Sec. 3. Of the Band Societies

81

Sec. 4. Of the privileges granted to serious persons who are

not of our Church

84

Sec. 5. Of Marriage

Sec. 6. Of Dress

86

Sec. 7. Of bringing to Trial, finding Guilty, and reproving,

Society and Church privileges

suspending, or excluding disorderly persons from

Sec. 8. Of the sale and use of spirituous liquors

CHAPTER III.

Sacramental Services, &c.

Sec. 1. The Order for the administration of the Lord's

87

89

Sec. 4. The order of the Burial of the Dead

116

CHAPTER IV.

The form and manner of making and ordaining Bishops

Elders, and Deacons.

Sec. 1. The form and manner of making Deacons

Sec. 2. The form and manner of ordaining Elders

Sec. 3. The form of ordaining a Bishop

PART SECOND.

119

125

138

Sec. 1. Of the boundaries of the Annual Conferences, &c. 151

Sec. 2. Of building Churches, and the order to be observed

therein

156

Sec. 3. Of the qualifications, appointment, and duty of the

Stewards of Circuits

165

Sec. 4. Of the allowance to the Ministers and Preachers,

and to their Wives, Widows, and Children

Sec. 5. Of raising annual supplies for the Propagation of

the Gospel, for the making up the allowance of

167

the Preachers, &c

169

Sec. 6. Of the Chartered Fund.

179

Sec. 7. Of the Printing and Circulating of Books, and of

the Profits arising therefrom

181

Sec. 8. Local Preachers to have an allowance in given cases 186

Sec. 9. Of Slavery

187

CHAPTER II.

Sec. 1. The nature, design, and general rules of our United

Societies.

73

Sec. 2. Of Class Meetings

79

Sec. 3. Of the Band Societies

81

Sec. 4. Of the privileges granted to serious persons who are

not of our Church

Sec. 5. Of Marriage

85

Sec. 6. Of Dress

86

Sec. 7. Of bringing to Trial, finding Guilty, and reproving,

suspending, or excluding disorderly persons from

Society and Church privileges

87

Sec. 8. Of the sale and use of spirituous liquors

CHAPTER III.

Sacramental Services, &c.

Sec. 1. The Order for the administration of the Lord's

Sec. 4. The order of the Burial of the Dead

116

CHAPTER IV.

The form and manner of making and ordaining Bishops

Elders, and Deacons.

Sec. 1. The form and manner of making Deacons

Sec. 2. The form and manner of ordaining Elders

Sec. 3. The form of ordaining a Bishop

119

125

138

PART SECOND.

Sec. 1. Of the boundaries of the Annual Conferences, &c. 151
Sec. 2. Of building Churches, and the order to be observed

therein

156

Sec. 3. Of the qualifications, appointment, and duty of the

Stewards of Circuits

165

Sec. 4. Of the allowance to the Ministers and Preachers,
and to their Wives, Widows, and Children
Sec. 5. Of raising annual supplies for the Propagation of
the Gospel, for the making up the allowance of

Sec. 7. Of the Printing and Circulating of Books, and of

the Profits arising therefrom

Sec. 8. Local Preachers to have an allowance in given cases 186
Sec. 9. Of Slavery

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