5. No person shall be eligible as a ustee to any of our houses, churches r schools, who is not a regular member f our church.

6. No person who is a trustee, shall e ejected while he is in joint security or money, unless such relief be given him as is demanded, or the creditor will accept.

Quest. 2. Is there any exception to the rule, "Let the men and women set apart?"

Answ. There is no exception.-Let them sit apart in all our churches.

Quest. 3. Is there not a great indecency sometimes practised among us, viz. talking in the congregation before and after service? How shall this be cured?

Answ. Let all the ministers and preachers join as one man, and enlarge on the impropriety of talking before or after service; and strongly exhort those that are concerned, to do it no more.

In

three months, if we are in earnest, this vile practice will be banished out of every Methodist congregation. Let none stop till he has carried his point.

Quest. 4. What shall be done for the security of our preaching-houses, and the premises belonging thereto ?

.

Answ. Let the following plan of a deed of settlement, be brought into effect in all possible cases, and as far as the laws of the states respectively will ad mit of it. But each annual conference is authorised to make such modification in the deeds, as they may find the different usages and customs of law require in the different states and territories, so as to secure the premises firmly by deed; and permanently to the Methodist Epis copal Church, according to the true in tent and meaning of the following form of a deed of settlement; any thing in the said form to the contrary notwithstanding.

THIS INDENTURE, made this

day of

one thousand

between

state of

(if the grantor be mar

ried, insert the name of his wife) of the

one part, and

trustees, in trust

in the state

for the uses and purposes herein after

mentioned, all of the

of

aforesaid, of the other part,

WITNESSETH, that the said

(if

married, insert the name of his wife) for and in consideration of the sum of specie, to in hand paid,

at and upon the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath (or have) given, granted, bargained, sold, released, confirmed and conveyed, and by these presents doth (or do) give, grant, bargain, sell, release, confirm and convey unto them, the said and

their successors (trustees, in trust for the uses and purposes herein after-mentioned and declared) all the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim and demand whatsoever, either in law or equity, which he the said (if married, here insert the name of his wife) hath (or have) in, to or upon all and singular a certain lot or piece of land, situate, lying, and being in the and state afore

:

said, bounded and butted as follows, to wit (here insert the several courses and distances of the land to the place of beginning) containing and laid out for

acres of land, together with all and singular the houses, woods, waters, ways, privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, or in any wise pertaining: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and singular, the above mentioned and described lot or piece of land, situate, lying and being as aforesaid, together with all and singu

an

SU

tic

as ch

to

lar the houses, woods, waters, ways, ar
privileges thereto belonging, or in any
wise appertaining unto them the said
and their successors in office, for ever,
in trust, that they shall erect and build
or cause to be erected and built thereon,
a house or place of worship, for the use
of the members of the Methodist Epis
copal Church in the United States of A-
merica, according to the rules and dis-
cipline which from time to time may be
agreed upon and adopted by the ministers
and preachers of the said Church, at
their general conferences in the United
States of America; and in further trust
and confidence that they shall at all times,
forever hereafter, permit such ministers
and preachers, belonging to the said
Church, as shall from time to time be
duly authorised by the general conferen
ees of the ministers and preachers of the
said Methodist Episcopal Church, or by
the annual conferences authorised by
the said general conference, to preach
and expound God's holy word therein;
and in further trust and confidence, that
as often as any one or more of the trus
tees herein before-mentioned, shall die,
or cease to be a member or members of

the said Church, according to the rules and discipline as aforesaid, then and in such case it shall be the duty of the stationed minister or preacher (authorised as aforesaid) who shall have the pastoral charge of the members of the said Church, to call a meeting of the remaining trustees, as soon as conveniently may be : and when so met, the said minister or preacher shall proceed to nominate one or more persons to fill the place or places of him or them whose office or offices has (or have) been vacated as aforesaid. Provided, the person or persons so nominated, shall have been one year a member or members of the said Church immediately preceding such nomination, and be at least twenty-one years of age; and the said trustees, so assembled, shall proceed to elect, and by a majority of votes, appoint the person or persons so nominated to fill such vacancy or vacancies, in order to keep up the number of nine trustees for ever; and in case of an equal number of votes for and against the said nomination, the stationed minister or preacher shall have the casting vote.

Provided nevertheless, That if the said trustees, or any of them, or their suc