CHAPTER I.

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Section 1. Of the Origin of the Methodist Episcopal

Church

5

Section II. Articles of Religion

9.

Section III. Of the General and Yearly Conferences 30

Section IV. Of the Election and Confecration of Bi-

Joops, and of their Duty

Section v. Of the Presiding Elders, and of their

Duty

Section VI. Of the Eleaion and Ordination of Tra-

velling Elders, and of their Duty

54

Section VII. Of the Election and Ordination of Tra-

velling Deacons, and of their Duty

55

Section VIII. Of the Method of receiving Preach-

ers, and of their Duty

58

Section IX. Of the Salaries of the Ministers and

Preachers

Section X. Of the Duties of those who have the

Charge of Circuits

Section X1. Of the Trial of those who think they are

moved by the Holy Ghost to preach

Section XII. Of the Matter and Manner of Preach-

ing, and of other public Exercises

Section XIII. of the Duty of Preachers to God,

themselves, and one another

90

Section XIV. Rules by which we should continue or

defift from, Preaching at any Place

95

Section XV. Of visiting from House to House ; guard-

ing against those Sins that are so common to Pro-

felfors, and enforcing Practical Religion 97

Section XVI. Of the Instruction of Children 104

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Section XVII. Of employing our Time profitably,

when we are not Travelling, or engaged in pub-

Exercises

106

Section XVIII. Of the Necessity of Union among
ourselves

107

Section XIX. Of the Method by which immoral tra-

velling Ministers or Preachers shall be brought

to Trial, found Guilty, and reproved or suspend-

ed in the Intervals of the Conferences

109

Section XX. How to provide for the Circuits in the

Time of Conference, and to preserve and increase

the Work of God

114

Section XXI. Of the Local Preachers

115

Section XXII. Of Baptism

118

Section XXIII. Of the Lord's Supper

119

Section XXIV. Of Public Worship

Section XXV. Of the Spirit and Truth of Singing 122
Section XXVI. Of the Method of raising a Fund

for the fuperannuated Preachers, and the Widows

and Orpbuis of Preachers

125

Section XXVII. Of raising a general Fund for the

Propagation of the Gospel

127

Section XXVIII. Of the Chartered Fund 129

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CHAPTER II.

Section I. The Nature, Dehgn, and general Rules

of the United Societies

132

Section II. Of Class-Meeting

146

Section III. Of the Band Societies

148

Section IV. Of the Privileges granted to serious Per-

fons who are not of the Society

153

Section V. Of the Qualification and Duty of the
Stewards of Circuits

154

Section VI. Of unlawful Marriages

156

Section VII. Of Dress

159

Section VIII. Of bringing to Trial, finding Guilty,

and reproving, suspending, or excluding disorderly

Persons from Society and Church Privileges 160

Section IX. Of Slavery

169

Section X. Of the Sale and Use of Spirituous Liquors 172

CH A P T E R III.

Section I. Of building Churches, and the Order to be

observed therein

172

Section II. Of the Printing of Books, and the Ap-

plication of the Profits arising therefrom

178

Section Ill. The Plan of Education recommended to

all our Seminaries of Learning

180

Section IV. Of Christian Perfeaion

184

Section V. Against Antinomianism

186