Missionary sermon

to be preached at Conference, 278.
Missionary Societies

to be organized in Annual Conferences,
263.

to be organized in Sunday-schools, 265.

Missionary work,

candidates for, 151.

Missions,

collections for, 78; 178, §§ 12, 19; 262-

282.

general plan for support of, 262-282.
domestic, 80, 81, 264.

in the United States and territories, 489.
in foreign countries, 490.

Mississippi Conference, 434, 488, 8.
Missouri Conference, 435, 488, § 6.
Montana Mission, 489, § 5.

Nebraska Conference, 436, 488, § 1.

Neglect of the Means of Grace, 227.

Nevada Conference, 437.

Newark Conference, 438.

New England Conference, 439.
New Hampshire Conference, 440.
New Jersey Conference, 441.

New York Conference, 442.

New York East Conference, 443.
New Mexico Mission, 489, § 6.
New trial

may be granted, 235, 236.

Non-payment of debts,

procedure in case of, 229-231.

North Carolina Conference, 444.
North China Mission, 490.

Northern New York Conference, 445.

North India Conference, 446.

North Indiana Conference, 447.

North Ohio Conference, 448.

North-west German Conference, 449.
North-west Indiana Conference, 450.
North-west Iowa Conference, 451.
North-west Norwegian Conference, 452.

North-west Swedish Conference, 453.
Norway Conference, 454.

Oaths,

article on, 27.

Oblation of Christ,

article on, 22.

Ohio Conference, 455.

Old Testament,

canonical books of, 7.
article on, 8.

Ordination

of Elders, 169, 498.

of Deacons, 174, 499.

of Local Elders, 189, 498.

of Local Preachers, 189, 191, 499.

Oregon Conference, 456.

Origin

of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1, 2.

Original sin,
article on, 9.

Orphans of Preachers,
support of, 354,

Parsonages,

building and furnishing of, 364.
renting of, 365.

providing, 366.

duty of Presiding Elder concerning, 367.
committees on, to be appointed, 100.

Pastoral visiting

enjoined, 138-144.

Periodicals,

preachers to keep account of subscribers
to, 179, § 2.

Permanent Fund,

by whom to be held, 342.

duty of preachers respecting the, 343.
interest arising from, how expended, 344.
Philadelphia Conference, 457.

Pittsburgh Conference, 458.

Pittsburgh,

depository of books at, 332.

Prayer,

duty of family and private, 34; 122, § 1.
Prayer-meetings,

to be appointed by the preacher, 179 § 8.

Preach,

examination of those who think them-
selves called to, 102, 103.

Preacher

appointed to a mission, 160, § 3; 172, 176.

Preacher in Charge,

duties of, 178-180.

must prepare a catalogue of members,
179, § 1.

duties of, to children, 178, § 9; 255-261.
duties of, to Church extension, 178, § 12,
§ 19; 307.

duties of, to missions, 178, §§ 12, 19;
273-277.

Preachers,

to be admitted on trial, 78; 91, § 4; 98,
S2; 147, 148.

admitted to full connection, 152-154.
reception of, from other denominations,
155-157.

appointments of, fixed by the Bishops,
160, § 3.

not to remain more than three years in
one pastoral charge, 160, § 3.

consequence of absenting themselves from
their Circuits, 167.

unacceptable, inefficient, or secular, may
be located, 183.

rules of conduct of, 104-117.

duty to God, themselves, and one another,
118-120.

duties of, 43, 48, 51, 52, 54, 74, 83, 104–
117, 118-146, 167, 170, 175, 178-180,
257-261, 265, 273-277, 329.
employment of time, 128-130.

deportment at Conference, 131, 132.
support of, 351.

deficiencies in support of, 361–363.

when claim for support ceases, 352.
trial of, 209-218.

if tried at Conference, testimony may be
taken by an Elder appointed for the
purpose, 210.

Preachers, (continued,)

refusing to take the work assigned, 214.
to whom responsible on charge of malad-
ministration, 215.
houses for, 364-367.
Preachers on Trial,

by whom to be received, 147.
must first be recommended, 148.

must have written license in certain
cases, 149.

continuance of, equivalent to renewal of
license, 149.

may, in certain cases, be ordained after
traveling one year, 190.

Preaching,

best method of, 133, 134.

when to continue or desist in any place,
135, 137.

Presiding Elders,

by whom chosen, stationed, changed, 164.
term of service of, 165.

duties of, 166-168, 367.

support of, 350.

duties to missionary cause, 271, 272.
duties to the Church extension cause,

295, 296, 306.

duty to the tract cause, 314.

duties to the Book Concern, 329.

Probationers

to be numbered separately, 78; 178, § 15
Providence Conference, 459; 488, § 9.
Public Worship,

directions for, 55.

Publishing Committee
at Pittsburgh, 331.

Purgatory, article on, 16.