INDEX.

[The figures refer to the numbers of the ¶¶.]

Absent witnesses,

testimony of, how taken, 234.

Academies,

advice respecting, 254, § 1.

Accused,

how he may be tried, 216, 223.

may challenge for cause, 216, 223.
may challenge peremptorily, 202, 243.
may employ counsel, 234.

may be tried in his absence, 225.

has right of appeal, 71, § 5; 207, 218,
250, 251.

Admission into Society,

condition of, 31.

of members, directions respecting, 47,
§§ 1-3.

names of those admitted, to be read, 48.
of Preachers on Trial, 147-151.

of Traveling Preachers into full connec-
tion, 152-154.

of a Missionary employed on a Foreign
Mission, 154.

of Ministers from other Churches, 155,
SS 1, 2; 156, 157.

Alabama Conference, 392.

America,

rulers of United States of, 25.

American Bible Society,

agents for, may be appointed for mor
than three years, 160, § 3.

Amusements,
sinful, 32, 226.

Annual Conferences,

provisions for, 73-86.
number of, 73.

members of, 74.

deportment at, 131, 132.

times and places of holding, 75, 76.
how place may be changed, 76.
president of, 77.

order of business in, 78.

Elders and Deacons to be elected by, 79.
to examine into the state of Domestic
Missions, 80.

to report its Missions to Secretaries, 81.
to compare collections and receipts, 82.
cash collections only to be reported, 83. ↓
support of benevolent causes, 84.

to report Sunday-school statistics, 85.
to keep record of proceedings, 86.

Appeal,

right of, guaranteed, 71, § 5.
of Bishops, 207.

of Traveling Preachers, 240-249.
of Preachers on Trial, 218.
of Local Preachers, 250.

of Members, 251.

Appeals, Triers of,

number and rank of, 241.
by whom selected, 241.

right of challenge by appellant, 243.

Appointments of Preachers,
by whom made, 160, § 3.

term of service in the same place, 160,
§ 3.

restriction concerning, 160, § 3; 166, § 3.

Arbitration

in cases of disputes concerning business
transactions, 229-231.

Arizona Mission, 489, § 1.

Arkansas Conference, 393.

Articles of Religion,

stated and defined, 3-27.

may not be altered by the General Con-
ference, 71, § 1.

Atlanta,

depository for books at, 332.

Austin Conference, 394.

Baltimore Conference, 395.

Baptism,

a sacrament, 18.

article on, 19.

modes of, 38.

no charge made for administering the sac-
rament of, 39.

a prerequisite of membership in the
Church, 47, § 1.

not to be repeated, 47, § 1, note.
form of Ritual to be invariably used in
administering, 55, § 4.

all children entitled to, 19, 49.
ministration of, to infants, 491.
ministration of, to adults, 492.

Baptized children,

duty of the parents or guardians of, 49.
their relation to the Church, 50.
register of, to be kept, 51.

to be organized into classes, 52.
may be admitted to membership, 53.
provided for in orphanage, 54.

Baxter's Reformed Pastor
recommended, 138, § 3.

Benediction,

the apostolic, to be invariably used in dis-
missing the congregation, 55, § 4.

Bible Society,

agents for, term of service of, 160, § 3.

Bishops,

ordination of the first, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, 2.

how constituted, 158.

how consecrated, in case no Bishop be
living, 159,

duties of, 160, SS 1-9; 84, 278, 279, 295.
may unite two or more circuits in certain
cases, 161.

ceasing to travel without permission, 162.
procedure in case of vacancy in office, 163.
trial of, 200-208.

minutes of trial to be kept, 206.
may peremptorily challenge, 202.
imprudent conduct of, 203, 204.
heretical teaching, 205.
may appeal, 207.

complaints against administration of, 208.
support of, 345-349.

form of consecration of, 497.

Black Hills Mission, 489, § 2.

Blue Ridge Conference, 396.

Book Agents,

two at New York and two at Cincin-

nati, 316.

duties of, 317-322.

salaries of, how fixed, 336.

may be suspended and removed, 324.
Conference relations of, 316.

Book Committee,

number of, 323.

term of service of, 323.
how appointed, 323.
duties of, 323, 324.

annual meeting of, 325, § 4.

shall divide into two sections, 325, § 1.
duties of the Eastern Section of the, 325,
§ 2.

duties of the Western Section of the, 325,
§ 3.

shall estimate the salaries of the Bish-
ops, 346.

Book Concern,

principal publishing houses of the, 315.
appropriation of its produce, 71, § 6;
337, 352.

its organization, 315.
Agents of, 316.

management of, 316-322.

publications of, by whom selected, 317, 318.
terms to Western Book Concern, 318, 319.
separate account with each department of
business, 320.

annual account of stock to be taken, 321.
reports to the Annual and General Con-
ferences, 320.

debts to the, 328, 329, 352.