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CONTENTS.

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Sec. 1. Of the Origin of the Methodist
Episcopal Church

Sec. 2. Articles of Religion

Sec. 3. Of the General and Annual Con

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tion of Bishops, and of their Duty 25 Sec. 5. Of the Presiding Elders, and of their Duty

Sec. 6. Of the Election and Ordination

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of travelling Elders, and of their duty 31 Sec. 7. Of the Election and Ordination of travelling Deacons, and of their Duty

Sec. 8. Of the Method of receiving travelling Preachers, and of their Duty

Sec. 9. Of the Duties of those who have
the charge of Circuits

Sec. 10. Of the Trial of those who think
they are moved by the Holy Ghost to
preach
Sec. 11. Of the Matter and Manner of
Preaching, and of other public Exer-

cises

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Sec. 12. Of the Duty of Preachers to

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God, themselves, and one another 47 Sec. 13. Rules by which we should continue, or desist from preaching at any place

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Sec. 14. Of visiting from house to house;
guarding against those things that
are so common to Professors, and en-
forcing Practical Religion

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Sec. 15. Of the instruction of Children, 59
Sec. 16. Of employing our time profita-
bly when we are not travelling, or
engaged in public exercises

Sec. 17. Of the necessity of union a-
mong ourselves

Sec. 18. Of the method by which im-
moral travelling Ministers or Preach-
ers shall be brought to Trial, found
guilty, and reproved or suspended in
the intervals of the Conferences
Sec. 19. How to provide for the circuits
in time of Conference, and to pre-
serve and increase the work of God

Sec. 20. Of the Local Preachers
Sec. 21. Of Baptism

Sec. 22. Of the Lord's Supper
Sec. 23. Of Public Worship

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Sec. 24. Of the Spirit and Truth of Sing-

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CHAP. II.

Sec. 1. The nature, design, and general

rules of our United Societies

Sec. 2. Of Class Meetings

Sec. 3. Of the Band Societies

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Sec. 4. Of the privileges granted to serious
persons who are not of our Church 88

Sec. 5. Of Marriage

Sec. 6. Of Dress

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Sec. 7. Of bringing to Trial, finding
Guilty, and reproving, suspending, or
excluding disorderly persons from So-
ciety and Church privileges

Sec. 8. Of the sale and use of spirituous
liquors.

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CHAP. III.

Sacramental Services, &c.

Sec. 1. The Order for the administration
of the Lord's Supper

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Sec. 2. The ministration of Baptism to
Infants

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The ministration of Baptism to such as
are of riper years

Sec. 3. The form of solemnization of Ma-

trimony

Sec. 4. The order of the Burial of the

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The form and manner of making and ordaining
of Bishops, Elders, and Deacons.

Sec. 1. The form and manner of making

of Deacons

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Sec. 2. The form and manner of ordain-

ing Elders

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Sec. 3 The form of ordaining a Bishop 147

PART SECOND.

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Sec. 1. Of the Boundaries of the Annual
Conferences, &c.

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Sec. 2. Of building Churches, and the or-
der to be observed therein
Sec. 3. Of the qualifications, appointment,
and duty of the Stewards of circuits 174
Sec. 4. Of the allowance to the Minis-
ters and Preachers, and to their
Wives, Widows, and Children 176
Sec. 5. Of raising annual supplies for the
Propagation of the Gospel, for the
making up the allowance of the
preachers, &c,

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Sec. 6. Of the Chartered Fund
Sec. 7. Of the Printing and Circulating
of Books, and of the Profits arising
therefrom
Sec. 8. Local Preachers to bave an AI-
lowance in given cases

Sec. 9. Of Slavery

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