The figures standing alone refer to the numbers of the pragraphs. Those in parentheses, to the divisions of said paragraphs.

ADDRESSES 

Bishops, 384 
Editors, 386 
General secretaries, 387 
Publishing agent. 385 
Treasurers, 388 

Administrative boards, 390-396 3/4 

ADMISSION 

- See Reception. Members, 
Conferences Into church membership, 74-78 
Into annual conference, 198-200, 220 (3, 4) 

Chapter on, 63-73 1/2 
Smaller, to preachers, 184 
Temperance, 63-65 
On marriage and divorce, 66-70 
Dress, 71 
Secret Societies, 72. 73 
On war, 73 1/2 

AGENT, PUBLISHING 

Employment of, 103 (7) 
Duties of. 108 (3) (4) 
Name and post-office address of, 385 
Assistant, election of, 102 (7) 

Amusements, worldly, prohibited, 12 

Annual conferences, number of, 153, 285-328 

APPEAL 

General conference not to abolish privilege of, 61 (3) 62, 98 (3), 99 
Cannot be denied, 61 (3), 98 (3) 
Court of, 105 (4), 173 (6) [2], 240, 250, 257 
Of traveling preachers to general conference, 240 
Of local preachers to annual conference, 250 
Of members to quarterly conference. 257 
Duties of quarterly conference, 173 (5), 257 
Of members, how forfeited, 257 
Grounds of, to be settled, 231 (6) 
Who disqualified to sit on, 231 (5) 
May be referred to committee, 239, 241 
President of court of, 207 (8), 239 
While pending, penalty suspended, 242 
While pending, ministerial office not exercised, 242 

General conference, 240-242 
Executive commission, 105 (5) 
Annual conference, 250 
Quarterly conference, 257 

Contents, 383-540 

Of district elders, 208 (12-17) 
Of traveling preachers, with limitations, 160 
Preacher may he left without, 162 
Of local preachers, 217 
Of general evangelistic secretary, 95 
Of evangelists by annual conference 167 
By district elder, restriction, 208 (10) 
By evangelists, 220 (8) 

- See Support 
Of mission funds, 109 (7), 110 (3) 
Of claimants’ fund, 161 

Articles of organization and government, 47-62 

Articles of religion, 16-38 

Attendance upon ordinances of God, 45 

BANDS 

Who may organize, 224 (1) 
Who may become members of, 224 (1) 
Rules to be approved by annual conference, 224 (2) 
Under direction of whom, 224 (3) 
Who may be licensed as band workers, 224 (4) 

Article concerning, 33 
Modes of, 340 (1) 
Ritual for infants and adults, 341, 342 

Bible, Article concerning, 20 

BISHOPS 

Members of general conference, 50 
How chosen, 55, 95 
Term of office begins, 55 
Names and post-office address of, 384 
Support of, 267 
May cite preachers to trial, 261 
Call extra session of general conference, 54 (2), 91 
To preside in general conference, 55, 94 
To preside at annual conferences, 207 (8) 
Appoint president of annual conference, 156 (1), 38 
May change appointments, 207 (5, 6) 
To travel at large through the connection, 207 (1) 
To oversee spiritual and temporal interests, 207 (2) 
Call committee to investigate preacher, 235 
To ordain deacons and elders, 203 (1), 204 (1) 
To decide questions of law, 207 (8) 
Resolution concerning decisions of, 439 
Missionary, 56, 95 

Administrative boards, 389-396% 
Board of administration, 58, 102-104 
Trustees of general conference, 389 
Executive commission, 105-108 
Commission on missions, 109-116 
Commission on education, 117-129 
Commission on evangelism, 130, 131 
Charities and benevolences, 132 
General church extension, 133 
General Sunday-school, 123-129 
Central, of conference examiners, 382 
Woman’s auxiliary missionary, 441 
Official, 176-177 
Conference evangelistic, 131 
Conference claimants, 106 

Bad, not to be read, 43 
Canonical, of the Scriptures, 20 
To be supplied to societies by preachers, 209 (5) 

Boundaries of annual conference, 285-327 1/2 

Boundaries, disputes, how settled, 328 

Bribery at elections forbidden, 194 (6) 

Budget system recommended, 269 (5) 

BUYING AND SELLING 

Buying and selling of slaves, 43 
Of goods with duty unpaid, 43 
On the Lord’s day, 43 
Using many words, 43 

Ritual for, 346 
No charge for allowable, 346 

Failure in secular, 262-266 
Preacher may vote in official meetings, 430 

Camp meetings, held by quarterly conference, 173 (9) 

Canadian conferences, relation to, 150 

CANDIDATES FOR MEMBERSHIP 

Reception on probation, 74 
Reception into full membership, 75-77 

Reception on trial 198 
Reception into full membership, 199 

Central board of conference examiners, 382, 395 

CERTIFICATE 

Transfer of membership, 79 
Pastors to receive and dismiss members, 209 (1) 
Form of to preacher transferring, 540 
Form of in case of preacher locating, 540 
Form of to preacher received on trial, 540 
Who are entitled to receive, 79 (3) 
Who are not entitled to receive, 79 (4) 
Form of in joining another denomination, 79 (5) 
Membership while holding certificate, 79, footnote 
Limit of, 444, 461, 468, 469 

Privilege of in all cases granted, 231 (3) 
Validity of determined by presiding officer, 231 (3) 

CHARGES—See Complaints 

Church trials, 228-259 
Annual conference may try, etc., 238 
Law concerning, 234-237, 246, 248 
Form of procedure, 243, 244 

Two or more may be united, 414 (2) 
Article on, 47 

Commission on charities and benevolences, 132 
Names of accredited institutions, 132(7) 

Under sixteen exempt from conference claims, 79 (6) 
Duty of instructing, 199 (14), 129 (1-3) 
May be baptized, 75, footnote 
Ritual for baptism of, 340 

Choir singing, prohibited in public worship, 10, 81 (6) 

CHRIST 

Article on divinity and humanity, 17 
Article on resurrection, 18 
Articles on sacrifice, 17, 34, 35 

Christian man’s oath, article on, 38 

Christian Youth Crusaders, 539 

CHURCH 

Article on, 31 
Article regarding rites and ceremonies of, 36 
Free Methodist, origin and character, 1-14 
Free Methodist, articles of religion, 16-38 
Free Methodist, incorporation, 383 

Church property, chapter on, 271-284 
Church and parsonage aid, 107-107 1/2 
Erection of, 284
Incorporation and deeds of, 277-283 
Not to be built on leased land, 284 (3) 
Not to be liable for current expenses, 281 
To be built plain, 284 (1) 
Executive commission to furnish plans for, 284 (5) 
To be without debt, 284 (2) 
Plans to be submitted to conference committee. 284 (4) 
Form for dedication of, 349 
To be under care of pastor, 275 
All seats in church buildings free, 13, 278 

Chapter on, 107-107 1/2 
Executive commission constitute society, 107 
Object of, 107 (2) 
To publish reports, 107 (3) 
Annual conference society, 107 (4) 
Aid, 107 (8) 
Amount of aid given 107 (9) 
Duties of preachers, 107 (12) 
Emergency, 107 (13) 
Provision for protection of church property, 107 1/2 

Church extension society, general, 133 
Church extension and aid society, conference, 133 (5) 
Application for aid to board, 133 (10, 11) 
Reports, annual, 133 (3), 
Churches to pay back fund 133 (12) 

CHURCH PROPERTY 

Chapter on, 271-284 
Trustees, appointment and duties of, 271-275 
Conveyance of to conform to law and Discipline, 278 
Erection of churches, 284 
Sale of churches, 282, 283 
Abandoned, to be sold, how, 283 
Not to be encumbered for current expenses, 281 

CIRCUITS 

Charge of, 160, 164, 208 (1) 
Representation of in annual conference, 152 
May be divided by district elder, 208 (11), 456 
May be united, 414 (2) 
Must pay expenses of district elder, 208 (3) 
To be supplied during conference, 210 
Under care of district elder, 164 
Under care of official board, 164, 176 (3, 4) 
May request removal of pastor, 208 (7) 

Chapter on, 178, 179 
Notice of, 178 (1) 
Business of, 178 (1-4) 
Order of business, 179 
When only one society, may elect, 178 (3) 
Elect trustees when society is extinct, 272 
Special how called, 178 (5) 
Not to vote on return of pastor, 178 (6) 
Pastor can not vote, 178 (1), 430 

Chapter on, 106 
Who are, 106(6) 
Allowance, 106 [(5) D to H] 
Committee on, 161 
Necessitous cases, 106 (9) 
Contributive plan for, 106 (2) 
Administrative organization, 106 (3) 

Conference—See Duties of Pastors 

Section on, 83-85 
Origin of, 39, 41 
Purpose of, 83 
Organization of by preachers in charge, 209 (12) 
Attendance on required, 75, 85 
Neglect of, how to deal with, 85 
General, when held, 84 
To be visited by preacher in charge, 209 (13) 
To be held separate from testimony meetings, 83 (3) 

Chapter on, 225 
Qualifications of, 209 (3) 
Duties of, 41 83, 225 (2-5) 
Members quarterly conference, 173 (1) 
Members official board, 176 (1) 
To be examined by preachers, 209 (3) 
Course of reading for, 360 

Report of to annual conference, 169(22) 
For educational purposes, 122 
Claimants, 106 
For conference claimants, 128 (2) 
General missions, 110 (3), 115 (2) 
Annual conference mission fund, 116 
For Sunday-school promotion, 128 (1) 
Foreign missions, 115 (1) 
For the superannuates, 128 (2) 
For church and parsonage aid, 107 (12) 

COMMISSION ON MISSIONS 

Section on, 109-116 
Name and objects, 109 (1) 
How constituted, 109 (2) 
Members of 109 (2) 
Directors of, their duties, 110 
Secretary, 111 
Treasurer, 112 
Woman’s auxiliary, 441 
Shall meet annually, 109 (4) 
Moneys of to be deposited, 112 
Home Missions, 113 

Commission on evangelism, charities and benevolences, and church extension, 130-133 

COMMITTEES 

On ministerial relations, referring cases to, 436, 446 
On trial of preachers, 235, 236, 239 
On trial of members, 251, 254, 257 
On claimants and claims, 161 
On appeal cases, 231 (5) 
On investigation of debts, 265 
On estimating preacher’s salary, 269 (1) 
On curriculum, 382 
In general conference, 95, 241 
In annual conference, 160, 161, 239 
In quarterly conference, 247, 248 

COMPLAINTS—GROUNDS FOR—See Charges 

Unscriptural conduct, 231 (1), 233 
Violation of general rules, 46 
Neglect of duties, 85, 233, 235, 251 
Sabbath breaking, 194 
Evil speaking, 194 
Conformity to the world in dress, 71, 194 
Disseminating false doctrines, 233 
Unscriptural divorce, 69, 70, 415, 424 
Unwarrantable contraction of debts, 194 
Nonpayment of debts, 43, 194, 265, 266 
Insolvency and fraud, 209 (21) 
Inefficiency or want of usefulness, 238 
Abandoning work, 235 
Smuggling, 43, 194 (5) 
Bribery, 194 

Community of goods, article on, 37 

CONFERENCE ANNUAL 

Chapter on, 151 
Names and boundaries of, 285-327% 
Members of, 151, 407, 412, 482 
Appoint time and place of meeting, 155 
President of, 207 (8) 
Elect president pro tern, 156 (1) 
May increase number on stationing committee, 160 
Elect secretary who is custodian of records, 156 (2) 
Elect treasurer, 156 (3) 
Elect Sunday-school secretary, 124 
Elect delegates to general conference, 51, 52, 87, 88 
Elect and appoint district elders, 159, 208 (13) 
Elect lay members of the stationing committee, 160 
Elect to deacon’s orders, 169 (6), 203 (1) 
Elect to elder’s orders 169 (7), 204 (1) 
Deliberations, mode of, 158 
Division of, how affected. 207 (7) 
Questions for consideration, 169 
Call extra general conference, 54(2), 91 
Appoint committee on claimants and claims, 161 
Organize evangelistic board, 165 
To appoint committee on charities, 132 (9) 
Vote on changes of Discipline, 62, 98 
Admit preachers on trial, 169 (3), 198 
Admit preachers into full membership, 169 (5), 199 
Terms of probation in, 169 
Examine character of preachers, 169 (16) 
License and appoint evangelists, 167 
Admit evangelists to membership, 220 (4) 
Locate preachers, 162, 163, 205, 238 
Superannuate preachers, 169 (10), 212 
Make superannuate preachers effective, 428 
Place on supernumerary list, 169 (9), 211 
May leave a preacher without an appointment, 162 
May declare a preacher withdrawn, 202 
Shall appoint auditor, 156 (4) 
Try and expel preachers, 233-242 
Grant certificates of transfer, 207 (6) 
Receive statistical reports, 169 (17-23) 209 (6) 
Receive and appropriate missionary funds, 116 
Raise claimants’ fund, 106 
Raise funds for church extension, 133 (4) 
Hear appeals from quarterly conferences, 231-250 
Recording reports of, 416 
Effect of law decisions in, 417 
Not authorized to make law, 399 
Permit withdrawal of preachers, 169 (12) 
Not authorized to try probationers, 400 
Cannot decide who are members of a society, 407 
Withdrawal from forfeits relation to, 431, 432 
Women eligible as delegates to, 410 
Women may be admitted, 166, 220 (4) 
Women may be ordained deacon, 166, 486 
Organization of new conferences, 207 (7) 
At adjournment, conference year closes, 170 
Fast day recommended, 171 
Referring members to committee on ministerial relations, 436, 492 

Chapter on, 106 

Chapter on, 86. 101 
Organization and government, 50-62 
Members of, 50-52, 87, 88 
Delegates to, how elected, 51, 52, ~0 
Time of meeting. 54 (1), 92 
Credentials, 53 
Quorum, 59. 93 
Expenses of entertainment, 100 
Extra sessions, 54 (2), 91 
President, 55, 94, 207(8) 
Deliberations and division of house, 60, 97 
Powers and restrictions of, 61, 98 
Elects bishops and other officers, 55-57, 95 
Board of trustees, 389 
Missionary districts of, 104 
Elects editors of official publications, 05 
To try appeals, 241 
Form new conferences, 49, 207 (7) 
Incorporation of, 383 

Chapter on, 173-175 
Members of, 173 (1) 
Article on, 48 
Times and places of meeting, 173 (2); see footnote; 485, 502 
President of, 173 (3) 
Secretary of, 173 (4) 
Duties of, 173 (5) 
Not to be called irregularly, 405 
May hear complaints and try appeals, 173(6), 257 
May grant second arbitration, 263 
To hold camp meetings, 175 (14) 
May grant and renew local preacher’s license, 173 (6) 
May grant evangelist’s license, 175 (15) 
May review official board records, 173 (5) 
Recommend preachers to annual conference, 173 (6) 
Recommend local preachers for orders, 173 (6) 
Recommend evangelists to annual conference, 175 (15) 
Approve appointment of district elders, 208 (14) 
Receive pastor’s report of Sunday schools, 175 (16) 
Relation of preacher outside his conference, 426 
Special sessions, how called, 173 (2), 208 (15) 
Elects district superintendent of the Y. P. M. S., 173 (6) 

Conference, Japan, 140-149 

Constitution of general W. M. 5., 536 

Constructions of law, 397-537 

Conversation, 43, 86, 183, 186 (5) 

Conveyance of church property, 282, 283 

Counsel for accused members, 231 (2, 3) 

Course of reading for class leaders, 360 

COURSES OF STUDY 

For traveling preachers, 350-354 1/2
Examination of preachers, required, 203 (1), 204 (1) 
Excusing from disapproved. 437 
For local preachers, 355-358 
Examination of local preachers required, 174, 358 
For evangelists, 220 (1), 355, 356 
Method of examining evangelists, 356 
For deaconesses, 359, 359 1/2 
For South Africa conference, 361-364 
For missionaries in India, 365-368 
For Bible school for natives in India, 369-377 
For missionaries in China, 378-381 

Entitled to receive, when, 200 (2) 
Forfeited, how restored, 245 (1, 2) 
Surrender of, in case of withdrawal, 202, footnote, 427 
In case of refusal to surrender, 245 (3) 
From minister of another church, 200 

Chapter on, 222 
Members of quarterly conference, 173 (1), 222 (10) 
How recommended for license, 222 (3, 4), 180 (3), 496 
Training school for, 223 

When and how constituted, 166, 203 (1) 
Women may be, 166 
Authority of, 203 (2) 
Local, duties of 216 
Suspension of, 205, 233, 235-238 
Ritual for ordination, 348 

Not to be improperly contracted, 43 
Preachers to be free from, 199 (17) 
Preachers not to involve circuit in, 284 (2) 
Disputes concerning, 262-266 

Of bishops, have force of law, 417, 518 
Of bishops, notification of to he given, 439 
Of bishops, subject to appeal, 207 (8) 
Who shall decide as to membership in church, 407 
Eligibility of women as delegates, 410 
Ministers being enrolled as soon as admitted, 401 
Church relationship of preachers on trial, 409 
The validity of a letter of withdrawal, 418, 453 
Refusal to seat a woman regularly elected, 411
Church letter held by unworthy person, 414 (1) 
Uniting circuits by district elders, 414 (2) 
Appointment of preachers to two circuits, 414 (3) 
Cases of divorce, 415, 424 
Courts going outside grounds of appeal, 419 
Finality of decisions of courts of appeal, 420 
Expiration of term of bishop, 421 
Annual conferences trying probationers, 400 
Annual conferences enacting law, 399 (1) 
Shortening probation of preachers, 399 (2) 
Letters to members going to other churches, 79 (5) 
Conference resolution not having effect of law, 402 
Members withdrawing, not joining any church, 79(4) 
Speedy trials of accused members, 403 
Interpolations of secretaries in minutes, 404 
Calling of quarterly conferences, 405 
Application of role concerning gold, 406 
A delegate who is not enrolled, 412 
Preservation of rough minutes, 413 
Reports adopted by annual conference, 416 
Conflicting decisions of bishops, 417 
Ministers uniting with other churches, 202 
The wearing of neckties, 422 
A supply having charge of a circuit, 447 
Cannot retain membership in two churches, 448 
Women’s right to seat in conference, 449, 450 
On certificates of standing, 451. 
On appointment of district elders, 452 
Validity of an evangelist’s license, 455, 463, 465, 466 
On dividing circuits, 456 
Quarterly conference, fixing dates for camp meeting, On ordination of local deacon, 460 
Validity of certificate of transfer, 461, 468, 469 
Preacher on trial may act as delegate, 467 
Dividing circuits, 471 
Transferring a member without certificate, 472 
Quarterly conference holding adjourned sitting, 473 
Preacher on trial not eligible to seat, 473% 
Pastor’s right to parsonage rent, 474 
Wearing flowers and feathers, 475 
Suspension of a preacher for two years illegal, 476 
Who are eligible in forming new Societies, 477 
A substitute motion out of order, when? 478 
Annual conference recommendation on district elder’s home, 479 
Resolution concerning suspension of a member, 480 
Inserting all names on record, 482 
No right to refuse certificate, 483 
Membership in the Ku Klux Klan, 484 
Fixing time of next quarterly meeting, 485 
Woman listed as ordained local preacher, 486 
Local preacher’s license not granted, 487 
Engagements of evangelist, 488 
Paying dues in secret societies, 489 
Membership In secret societies, 490 
Use of organ in The Dalles society, 491 
Referring preacher to ministerial committee, 492 
Member on probation cannot be delegate, 493 
District elder may serve on evangelistic hoard, 494 
Revoking local preacher’s license, 495 
Recommendation for deaconess license, 496 
Woman licensed as local preacher, 497 
Women licensed as exhorters, 498 
Women and ordination as local deacons, 499 
Preacher who withdraws under censure, 500 
Personal assessment for conference claims, 501 
Quarterly conference outside of district, 502 
Action by official hoard, 503 
Church boards to file statements, 504 
Musical instruments at weddings, 505 
Membership in labor unions, 506 
Church letters honored, 507 
Preacher forfeits conference relation. 508 
Trustees no right to collect rent, 509 
Membership of local preacher restored, 510 
Elder under censure allowed to withdraw, 511 
Preacher on trial permitted to withdraw, 512 
Lay delegate’s eligibility, 513 
Quarterly conference cannot give letter ox withdrawal, 514 
Society’s right to hold camp meeting, 515 
Membership in labor union, 516 
Eligibility of a Sunday-school secretary, 517 
Substitute resolution for bishops’ decisions, 518 
Instruments of music at funerals prohibited, 519 
Official relation of a woman deacon who has married, 520 
Inability to pay conference claims not a bar to membership, 521 
All members of church to be reported to conference, 521 
Quarterly conference relation of a pastor on a circuit, 522 
A preacher on trial amenable only to the quarterly conference for his conduct, 523 
A presiding officer must put a proper motion, 523 
Interscholastic games prohibited, 524 
Receiving ministers from other conferences, 525 

DELEGATES, GENERAL CONFERENCE 

Members of, 50, 87 
Basis of representation, 51 (1), 52 (1), 88 
Method of election, 51 (2), 52 (2), 90 
Expenses of, how met, 100 (1) 
Absent, not counted, 412 

Lay members of, 151 
Basis of representation in, 152 
Women eligible as, 410 
Absent, not counted, 412 
Ministerial and lay vote separately, 90 
Lay representation on Stationing committee, 9, 160 
Lay representation on claimants’ committee, 161 

Disagreement in business, arbitration, 262-266 

DISCIPLINE, FREE METHODIST 

Must be kept by probationers, 74 
Must be kept by members, 75 
Must be kept by preachers, 183 
Must be enforced, 46, 194, 208 (2) 

Dismissing members by certificate, 209 (1) 

Disobedience in neglect of appointment, 205 

Disputes, settlement of by arbitration, 262-266 

Dissemination of false doctrine, 233 

DISTRICTS. ANNUAL CONFERENCE 

Annual conference divided into, 159 
District elder over, 159 
Supervision of by district elder, 208 (1) 
Districts may incorporate, 276 

DISTRICT ELDERS 

Chapter on, 208 
How appointed, 208 (13) 
Duties of, 208 
Term of office, 208 (12) 
Jurisdiction of, 208 (16) 
May be traveling or Stationed, 9, 208 (13) 
Vacancy in office hew filled, 208 (14) 
Suspension of, 2ã6, 237 
May serve on evangelistic board, 494 
Call committee to suspend preacher, 236 
How supported, 208 (17) 
Quarterly conference, relation to 208 (16) 
May hold official, circuit or society meeting, 208 (6) 
On employing a rejected preacher, 208 (10) 
May divide circuit, 208 (11)

Division of the house, 158 

Divorce and marriage of divorced persons, 66-70 

DIVORCED PERSONS 

Preacher shall not officiate at marriage of, 70 Doing no harm, doing good, 43, 44 

General rule, 43 
Chapter on, 71 

ECONOMY, TEMPORAL 

Economy of time, preachers, 195 
Support of effective ministers, 267-270 
Support of Conference claimants, 106 

How elected, 57 (1). 95 
Names and post-office addresses, 386 

Chapter on, 117-122 
Support of, 120 (2) 

How constituted and ordained. 204 
Probation for ordination as, 204 (1) 
Duties of, 204 (2) 
Suspension of, 235 
Appeal of, 240 
Are under annual conference jurisdiction, 238 
Eligible as delegates to general conference, 51 (2), 88 
Eligible as presidents pro tem, 55, 94, 156 (1) 
Eligible to election as district elders, 160 
Local, amenability of, 216 
Form of ordaining, 347 

Article on, 28 
By the Holy Ghost, 10 
Experience of insisted on, 7, 75 (2), 199 (4) 

EVANGELISTIC BOARDS 

General board, 131 . 
Annual conference board, 165, 131 
Day of fasting and prayer, 131 (4) 

Chapter on, 220 
Course of study for, 355, 356, 220 (9) 
May make appointments conditionally, 488 
To report to annual conference, 172 
Membership In official board, 176 (1) 
District elders may act as, 208 (5) 
Women, admitted to conference, 220 (3, 4), 443 

Of character, 175 (24) 
Of persons called to preach, 182 
Of preachers received on trial, 198 
Of preachers received Into full membership, 199 
Of traveling preachers required, 203 (1), 204 (1) 
Of local preachers, 214, 355, 356 
Of local preachers who wish to be ordained, 357, 358 
Of local preachers required, 174, 358 
Of evangelists, 220 (1, 9), 355, 356 
Of deaconesses, 359, 222 (11) 
Of missionaries in Africa, India, China, 361, 365, 378 

Exclusion for neglect of means of grace, 46, 251 

Excusing ministers deficient In studies disapproved, 437 

EXECUTIVE COMMISSION 

Chapter on, 105 
How constituted, 58, 105 
Members of 105, 391 
May change time and place of holding general conference, 54 (1) 
Decides questions of law, 105 (4) 
Reviews irregularities, 105 (5) 
Settles disputes about boundaries, 328 
Authorizes formation of new conferences, 207 (7) 
Provides for bishops’ salaries, 267 
Provides plans for church buildings, 284 (4) 
Supervises publishing interests, 105 (3) 

How licensed, 177(7) 
Are members of official board, 176 (1) 
Are members of quarterly conference, 173 (1) 

Of members, 251 
Of local deacon or elder, 247 
Of member of annual conference, 238 
Restoration of expelled member, 258 

FASTING 

Enjoined, 45 
Recommended, 199 (16) 
Quarterly, 209 (20) 
Preceding annual conference, 171 
Preceding general conference, 100 (2) 

FOREIGN MISSIONS 

Chapter on missionary work, 109-116 
Woman’s missionary society, 556 

FORMS 

Chapter on, 540 
Of articles of incorporation, 383 
Of bequests, 383% 
Of certificates of membership, 79 

—See Order of Business 
For church trials, 243, 244 

Free will, article of religion, 23 

Full Membership—See Membership 

General conference, 50-62, 86-101—See Conference 

General conference missionary districts, 104 

GENERAL RULES 

Division on, 39-46 
Subscribed to, 74 (2), 75 (6), 199 (6) 
Must be enforced, 46, 199 (11) 
Must be read, 209 (16) 
How changed, 62, 99 
General evangelistic secretary, 131 (8) 

Gold not to be worn, 5, 43, 75 (4) 

Gold wedding rings forbidden, 406 

Good works, article of religion, 25 

Goods of Christians not common, 37 

Government—See Discipline 

Grace, gifts and usefulness proof of call to preach 182(2) 

Grace, means of, 32, 45, 186 

Historical statement, 1-14 

Holiness—See Sanctification 

Holy Ghost, believed in, 10, 19, 75 (1) 

Holy Scriptures 20, 21, 45 

Holy Trinity, 16 

Home missions 113 

Hop growing. 397 

IMMORAL CONDUCT, ACCUSATION OF 

In case of traveling preacher, 236 
In case of local preacher, 248 
In case of lay member, 251 
Form of charge, 243 

Incarnation of Christ, article on, 17 

INCORPORATION 

Of general conference, articles of, 383 
Churches, 277 
Trustees, 272 

Infant baptism, 341 

Insolvency, rules against, 209 (21), 262-266 

Intoxicating liquors forbidden, 43 

ITINERANCY 

Bishops, 9, 95, 206 (1), 207 
District elders, 159, 208 (13) 
Traveling preachers, 98 (2), 160 

Jewelry forbidden, 8, 43, 75 (4), 406 

Judicial administration, 228-266

Justification, articles on, 24, 25, 27, 28 

Ku Klux Klan, membership in, 484 

Labor, with offenders, 46, 228, 229, 233, 257 

LABOR UNIONS 

Open organization not opposed, 73 (1) 
Objectionable unions described, 73 (1) 
Membership in, prohibited, 73 (1), 209 (21) 

Moral, binding upon all Christians, 21 
Going to law with brothers forbidden, 43 
Appeals from decisions on, 207 (8) 
Constructions of law by general conference, 397-531 

Lay delegates to annual conference, 49, 151, 152 

Lay delegation, 61 (2), 98 (2) 

Lay helpers, 213-227 

LAYMEN 

Have equal powers with preachers, 9, 60, 97, 158 
Members of executive commission, 105 
Members of general conference, 9, 52, 87 
Members of annual conference, 9, 151, 152 
Members of stationing committee, 9, 160 

LICENSES 

Of local preachers, 174 
Of evangelists, 175 (15) 
Of deaconesses, 222 (1-11) 
Of exhorters, 177 (8) 
Forms for, 540 

LITERATURE 

Societies to be supplied with, 209 (5) 

Local elder, 204, 205 

Location of general conference, 54 (1), 92 

Local preachers, 213-219 1/2—See Preachers 

LOCATION OF PREACHERS 

By annual conference, 201, 169 (8) 
For inefficiency, 162, 201 (2) 
Certificate, form for, 540 

Article of religion on, 34 
To be received, 45, 186 (3), 199 (7) 
unfermented wine to be used, 64 
Individual communion cups recommended, 343 
To be administered by elders, 204 (2) 
Deacons may assist at, 203 (2) 
Stewards to provide elements for, 227 (8) 

Magistrates, not to be spoken evil of, 43 

MARRIAGE 

Chapter on, 66-70 
Who may perform ceremony, 203 (2), 204 (2), 219½ 
Form of solemnizing, 345 

MEETINGS 

Class—See Classes and Class-meetings 
Official, 176, 177 
Society, 180, 181 
Circuit, 178, 179 
Quarterly, to be held, 208 (3) 
General quarterly, to be held, 208 (4), 173 (2) 

Reception of, 74-78 
To be received and dismissed by preacher, 209 (1) 
Amenability and trial of, 251-258 
Duties of, 43-46 
Of another church joining ours in a body, 77 
How reinstated, 78 
Shall pay their conference claims, 209 (13) 
Right to petition general conference, 101 

Basis of representation in general conference, 50, 88 
Of local preachers, 216, 218 
Transfer of by certificate, 79, 209 (14), 483 
Transfer of by missionaries to Africa, 434 

Militarism and war, 73 ½ 

Ministers—See Preachers 

MINUTES 

Original to be preserved, 413 
Of annual conference to be examined, 156 (2) 
Of quarterly conference to be examined, 173 (4) 

Missions, Home, 113 

Missionary bishop, 95 

Missionary Board—See General Missionary Board 

Missionary Society, Woman’s constitution of, 536 

Missionary work, chapter on, 109-116 

MUSIC 

Instrumental prohibited in churches, 10, 81 (6), 491, 492 
Instrumental may not be used in Sunday schools, 433 
Sacred to be cultivated, 81 (3) 

Oath, a Christian man’s, 38 

Oblation of Christ, 35 

Obedience to Discipline, 46, 74(2), 75(6) 

OFFICIAL BOARD 

Chapter on, 176, 177 
How constituted, 176 (1) 
Order of business, 177 
Consent to change of preachers, 207 (5) 
Appoint committee on salary, 269 (1) 
Call in district elder, 208 (3) 
How extra meetings may be called, 208 (3) 
Cannot pass Sentence, 503 

Annual conference, 169 
Quarterly conference, 175 - 
Official board, 177 
Circuit meeting, 179 
Society meeting, 181 
Sunday-school board, 126 

Orders two, ministers and laymen, 51, 52, 60, 90, 97, 158 

Orders, recognition of, 200 (2) 

ORDINATION 

Of elders, 347 
Of deacons, 348 

Origin and character of Free Methodist Church, 114 

Original sin, article on, 22 

Parchments—See Credentials of Ordination 

PARENTS 

Baptism of children, 341 
When women may marry without consent of, 68 

To be built without debt, 284 (2) 
Not to be on leased land, 284 (3) 
Not to be liable for current expenses, 281 

Pastoral charges, 47, 414 (2, 3) 

Pastoral visiting, 190-195, 209 (13) 

Periodicals, church, 169 (23) 

PENALTIES 

Reproof, 233, 251 
Putting on probation, censure, 251 
Suspension, location, 235-239, 247, 248 
Denial of society and sacraments, 46, 231 (8) 
Expulsion, 233, 247, 251 
Probation as a penalty not more than a year, 251 
Those under, must vacate offices, 252, 480 
Those under, must not exercise official functions, 259 

POOR 

Special efforts for, 41 (3), 44 
Duties of stewards, 227 (3) 

Prayer meeting, 210 

Preachers employing evangelists, 209 (22) 

PREACHERS, LOCAL 

How licensed, 175 (15), 487 
Women eligible, 497, 498, 499 
License may be revoked, 495 
Members of class, 216 
Members of official board, 176 (1) 
Members of quarterly conference, 216 
Amenability, 216 
Eligibility to orders, 213, 214 
May supply work, 218 
Pastors to oversee, 217
Trial of, 247-250 
Appeal of, 250 
Membership, when supplying, 218 
Course of study for, 219, 355, 356 

Relation defined, 212 
Relation fixed by annual conference, 212 
Members of annual conference, 151 
How supported, 161 - 
The allowance for, 106 
Quarterly conference, relation of, 212 
Made effective by annual conference, 428 

Relation defined, 211 
Relation fixed by annual conference, 211 
Members of annual conference, 151 
Quarterly conference, relation of, 211 

The call to preach, 182 
Of the marriage of, 183 
On trial, How received, 198 
On trial, church relationship, 198 (2), 409 
On trial, how long continued, 199, 203 (1) 
On trial, not eligible as delegates, 178 (2) 
On trial, amenability of, 216, 246 
In full membership, how admitted, 199 
Permanent members of annual conference, 49 
Course of study for, 350-354% 
Stationing committee to fix appointments, 9, 160 
Amenability of, 2118 - 
How received from other churches, 200 
May be transferred bow, 169 (11), 207 (5,6) 
May be declared withdrawn by annual conference, 202 
Received, changed, etc., how, 207 (4,6), 208 (7) 
Members of quarterly conference, 173 (1) 
Members of official board, 176 (1) 
Rules for conduct of, 183, 184 
Qualifications of, 185, 186 
Voting in business meetings on circuit, 430 
Duties of and directions to, 209 
Use of time 195 
Necessity of union, 196 
Deportment at conference, 86 
Where and how to preach, 187-189 
Pastoral visiting and fidelity, 190-195 
To discourage -improper marriages, 66, 67 
Solemnizing marriage of divorced persons, 69, 70 
Preside at official meeting, 176 (2) 
Reception of expelled, 500 
Preside at circuit meeting, 178 (1) 
Preside at society meeting, 180 (2) 
Call extra circuit meeting, 178 (5) 
Hold watch-night service, love-feasts, etc., 209 (4) 
Preach out of doors, etc., 209 (13) 
Have charge of the pulpit, 275 
Enforce discipline, 46, 67, 71, 209 (11) 
Duty as to classes and leaders, 209 (3, 13), 225 (1,4) 
Duty as to Sunday schools, 125 
Give certificates of membership, 79 
Take up all conference collections, 209 (13), 100 (1) 
Raise missionary money, 115 
Keep local preachers employed, 217 
Duty as to church property, 209 (17,18), 275, 284 
Appointed without having charge of circuit, 164, 447 
Who refuses to travel circuit assigned, 160 
Cannot be appointed to two circuits, 414 (2, 3) 
Support of 41 (3), 269 
Trial of, 2~3-244 
Appeal of, 98 (3), 240-242 
If restored must give legal satisfaction, 202 

Directions concerning, 187-189 

Probation, reception on, 74 

Probation, members may be placed on, as penalty, 251 

PROBATIONERS 

How admitted to church, 75 
How admitted to annual conference, 198 
How admitted to full membership, 199 
In conference, ineligible as delegates, 178 (2), 493 
In conference, not members of societies, 409 (1) 

Public Worship—See Worship 

PUBLICATIONS, DENOMINATIONAL—See Books 

Free Methodist paper. 169 (23) 
Tract distribution, 209 (13) 
Furnished by the publishing house, 108 (1) Publishing agent—See Agent 

Chapter on, 108 
Site of, how changed, 108 (2) 

Quarterly conference—See Conferences 

QUARTERLY MEETING 

Circuit, to be held by district elder, 208 (5) 
General district elder to hold four annually, 208 (4) 
General, quarterly conference to be held, 173 (2) 

Reading of unprofitable books forbidden, 43 

RECEPTION OF MEMBERS 

On probation, 74 
Into full membership, form for, 75 
Prom other evangelical churches, 77 
May be reinstated, 78 

RECOMMENDATIONS 

For exhorter’s license, 221 (3) 
Local preacher’s license, 177 (7) 
Traveling preacher’s license, 198 
For deacon’s orders, 214 
For elder’s orders, 215 
For evangelist’s license, 220 (1-4) 
For deaconess’ license, 222 (1-6) 
Band workers, 224 (1) 

Reinstating members who withdrew, 78 

Religion, personal, family, 190-194 

Repentance, grant of not to be denied, 27, 46 

Repentance, preacher to bring sinners to, 183 

REPORTS 

Of general conference board of trustees, 389 
Of missionary board, 109 (8) 
Of conference Sunday-school secretary, 124 (9) 
Of district elders to bishops, 208 (9) 
Of preachers to quarterly conference, 209 (7) 
Of preachers regarding Sunday schools, 175 (16) 
Preachers to annual conference. 169, 209 (6), 399 
Of preachers to societies, 209 (8) 
Of preachers to successors, 209 (10) 
Of trustees to societies, 178 (41 

Representation in general conference, basis of, 51, 52, 88 

Representation in annual conference, basis of, 162 

Restoration of credentials, 245 

Restrictive rules, 61, 98 

Restrictive rules, how altered, 62, 09 

Resurrection of Christ, article on, 18 

Retaliation forbidden by general rules, 43 

Rites and ceremonies of churches, article on, 36 

RITUAL 

Baptism 340, 341, 342 
Lord’s Supper, 343, 344 
Solemnizing matrimony, 345 
Burial of the dead, 346 
Ordination of elders, 347 
Ordination of deacons, 348 
Dedication of churches, 349 

For a preacher’s conduct, 183, 184 
Restrictive, 61, 98 
Restrictive, how altered, 62, 99 

SACRAMENTS 

Article on, 32 
Baptism, article on, 33 
Baptism ritual for, 340-342 
Lord’s Supper, article on, 34 
Lord’s Supper, ritual for, 343, 344

Salvation, sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for, 20 

SANCTIFICATION 

Article on, 28 - 
By the Holy Ghost, 10 
Experience of insisted on, 7, 75 (2), 199 (4) 

Scriptures, Sufficiency of, article on, 20 

Scriptures to be searched, 45, 186 (2), 191 

Seats in churches to be free, 13, 98 (2), 278 

Secret societies, 72, 73, 489, 490 

SECRETARY 

Of general conference, 96 
Of general missionary board, 111, 387 
General Sunday school, 123, 387 
Conference Sunday-school, duties of, 124 
Of general evangelism, 387 
Of annual conference duties, 156 (2), 404, 416 
Of quarterly conference, duties of, 173 (4) 
Of circuit meeting, 178 (1) 
Of society meeting, 180 (2) 
Of official board, election and duties of, 176 (3) 

Seminaries, list of, 119 (4) 

SERMONS, SPECIAL 

On Christian education, 120 (1) 
To the children, 129 (2) 
On Sunday schools, 129 (1) 
On practical charity, 132 (8) 
On dress, Wesley, to be read, 71 (1) 
On evil speaking, Wesley, to be read, 194 (2) 

Preacher to be informed of, 41, 227 (2) 
Preacher to visit, 209 (13) 
Official board to look after, 177 (8) 

SINGING, CONGREGATIONAL 

Enjoined, 10, 81 
Competent leaders to be appointed, 81 (4) 
Cultivation of sacred music enjoined, 81 (3~ 
Free Methodist hymnal to be used, 81 (7) 

Smuggling forbidden, 43, 194 (5) 

SOCIETY 

United societies, in general rules, 39, 40 
Local, defined, 180 (1) 
Admission into, 42, 74-77 
Powers of, 181, 407, 442 
May restore expelled members, 258 
May reinstate members who withdrew, 78 
Organized near boundary line, 154 
Woman’s Missionary Society, constitution of, 536 

Chapter on, 180, 181 
May constitute the circuit meeting, 178 (3) 
Order of business, 181 
Pastors cannot vote, 430 
Elects local V. P. M. S. superintendent, 180 (3) 

SPECIAL ADVICES 

Chapter on 63-73 1/2 
Temperance, 63-65 
Marriage and divorce, 66-70 
Dress, 71 
Secret societies, 72, 73 
Labor unions, 73 
Special days to be observed, 534 
Special duties of pastors, 535 

How chosen, 9, 160 
President of has casting vote, 160 
Duties of and limitations of, 9, 160 
Who are eligible to act on, 160 
substitute for district elder on, 160 
Supply cannot act on, 160 

STEWARDS 

Chapter on, 226, 227 
Number of and how elected, 226 (2, 3) 
Qualifications of, 226 (1) - 
Duties of, 227, 269 - 
Are members of official board, 176 (1) 
Are members of quarterly conference, 173 (1) 

SUNDAY SCHOOLS 

Chapter on, 123-128 
How established, 129 (1) 
Duties of pastors concerning, 129 
Number and amount raised for, to be reported, 129 (4) 
May not use instrumental music, 433 
Superintendent of, how elected, 180 (3), 127 
Superintendent may be nominated by pastor, 127 
Superintendent member official board, when, 176 (1) 
Superintendent member quarterly conference 173(1) 
Offering for Sunday-school work required, 1~8 
Christmas service, how provided, 126 
Proper outings provided for, 126 
Superannuate day, 128 (2) 
Proper facilities for, 284 (4) 

General board, 123 
Local board, 126 

Editor of, how elected, 57 (1), 95 
Supply of for schools, 126 

General, elected by general conference, 95
Conference, duties of, 124 

Supernumerary—See Preachers 

Supererogation, work of, article on, 26 

SUPPLY 

Traveling preacher employed as, relation of, 426 
Local preacher or evangelist engaged as, 218 
To transfer membership, when, 218 

Of gospel, wrong means for, 11, 
By class contributions, 41 (3), 83 (1), 227 (1), 269 (3) 
Of bishops, 267 
Of district elders, 268 
Of preachers in charge, 269 
Of pastors, official board to estimate for, 269 (1) 
Of local preachers in Some cases, 210 
Of evangelists, 270 
Of missions, 109 (7), 115, 116 
Of superannuated preachers, 106 
Of widows and orphans of preachers, 106 
Of evangelists by conference board, 165 
Tithing system recommended, 209 (19), 269 (5) 
Budget system recommended, 269 (5) 

Suspension of traveling preacher, 236-238 

Suspension of local preacher. 245 

TEMPERANCE 

General rule on, 43 
Special advice, 63-65 
In all things, 186 (5) 

—See Support 
Church property, 271-284 
Church and parsonage aid, 107-107 1/2 

THE FREE METHODIST 

Editor of, how elected, 57 (1), 95 
Copies of taken, to be reported, 169 (23) 

TIME LIMIT 

For preachers, 160 
Exception to, 160 
Not to be abolished by general conference, 98 (2) 
For district elders, 208 (12) 

Tract distribution, ~09 (13) 

TRANSFER 

—See Certificate 
Of church membership, 79 
Of conference membership, 169 (11, 13), 207 (6) 

Traveling expenses of district elders, 208 (3S 

Treasure, laying up on earth forbidden, 43 

TREASURER 

Of the general conference, election of, 57 (1) 
Of general conference trustees, 389 
Of the church funds, 388 
Custodian of educational funds, 120 
Of Woman’s Missionary Society, 388
Of annual conference, election of, 156 (3) 
Vacancy, how filled, 156 (3) 
- Quarterly conference, 173 (4) 

Duties of, 112 
Vacancy in office of, how filled, 103 -(2) . 

Chapter on, 228-261 

TRIALS OF LOCAL PREACHERS 

Section on, 247-250 

Section on, 233~244 

General conference, 241 
Executive commission, 105 
Annual conference, 250 
Quarterly conference, 257 
Who may not sit on appeal cases, 231 (5) 
General directions concerning, 231 (5-8) 
Verdicts of. allowable, 231 (7) 

TRUSTEES—See Church Property 

Of general conference, name and address, 389 
Incorporation of, 383 
Of local churches, election and duties of, 271-276 
Report of, 273 
When ceasing to be members of the church, 274 

Unions—See Labor Unions 

Union with others, 197 

United societies, rise of, 39 

United societies, general rules of, 41-46 

Usefulness, general rule, 44 

Usury, or unlawful interest, forbidden, 43 

VACANCIES 

In general conference elective offices, how filled, 103 (2) 
Among district elders, how filled, 208 (14) 

VOTING 

In annual and general conferences, 9 
General conference quorum, 59, 93 
By “orders” in general conference, 60, 97 
By “orders” In annual conference, 158 
For extra session general conference, 54, 91 
On changing restrictive rules, 02, 99 
Secure division of house, 60, 97, 158 
President of stationing committee has casting vote, 160 
By ballot, required in general conference, 55, 57, 94,95 
Executive commission, 106 
Annual conference, 156, 160 
Circuit meeting, 178 (2), 226 (3) 
Classes, 225 (1) 
For prohibition, a duty (65) 
Respecting right of preacher in business meeting. 430 

WESLEY, JOHN 

Historical statement, 1 
United societies, 39-46 

Wine, unfermented for Lord’s Supper, 64 

WITHDRAWAL 

Of preachers, 169 (12), 201 (4), 202, 431, 432 
Credentials to be surrendered by preachers, 427 
Of members, to be reported by pastors, 209 (8) 
On validity of letter of, 418 
Certificate of, 79 

Woman’s missionary society, constitution of, 536 

Woman’s missionary society, general officers, 537 

WOMEN 

Preacher’s conduct toward, 153 
May be delegates to conference, 410, 411 
May be members of annual - conference, 166, 220 (3, 4) 
May become Local deacons, 486
May be ordained deacons, 166 
As deaconesses, 222 
Members of commission on missions, 109 (2) 
May be received into traveling connection, 220 (3) 

Good, article on, 25 
General rules concerning, 44 
Of supererogation, 26 

WORSHIP 

Character of true, 10 
Chapter on, 80-85 
Order of, 80 
Attendance on, 45 
Singing a part of, 81 
In language understood, 30 
Love-feasts to be held, 82 
Class meetings to be held, 83 
General class meeting, 84 
Rites and ceremonies, 38 
Neglect of, 85 

May be granted, 105 (5) 

Constitution, 533