CHAPTER II
COURSE OF STUDY FOR LOCAL PREACHERS AND EVANGELISTS
I. For Local Preachers Who are
to be Examined by the Quarterly Conference
FIRST YEAR
¶ 355. 1. Binney’s Theological Compend
2. Wesley’s Plain Account of Christian Perfection
3. Articles of Religion and General Rules
of the Free Methodist Discipline
Collateral
reading:
Roberts’ Fishers
of Men.
MacGeary’s
Outline History of the Free Methodist Church.
Wesley’s Sermons,
Volume I, sermons 1 to 15 inclusive.
SECOND YEAR
¶ 356. 1. Sims’ Helps to Bible Study
(revised edition)
2. Hogue’s Handbook of Homiletics and Pastoral
Theology, Part I
Collateral
reading:
Wood’s Perfect
Love.
Schaff’s Person
of Christ.
Wesley’s Sermons,
Volume I, sermons 16 to 30 inclusive.
The examination of local preachers and evangelists
may be conducted orally.
II. For Local Preachers Who Wish
to be Ordained Deacons
¶ 357. 1. Field’s Handbook of Theology,
first half
2. Smith’s Old Testament History
Collateral
reading:
Hogue’s History
of the Free -Methodist Church, Volume I
Burrell’s
Why I Believe the Bible.
The Indwelling
Christ, by Baldwin.
III. For Local Deacons Who Wish
to be Ordained Elders
¶ 358. 1. Field’s Handbook of Theology,
second half.
2. Smith’s New Testament History
Collateral
reading:
Hogue’s History
of the Free Methodist Church, Volume II.
Blanchard:
Modern Secret Societies. Fitchett’s Wesley and His Century.
N. B.—The examination of local preachers
who wish to be ordained shall be conducted by the annual conference. Let
the examining committees and candidates to be examined be present at the
seat of conference for examinations not later than the first day of the
conference session. Candidates not present at such time forfeit their right
to examination for that year. In conducting examinations, examiners shall
report the standing of each candidate in each book according to a scale
of ten, six being satisfactory.
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