Quest. What shall be done for the extirpation of the evil of slavery?
Answ. We declare that we are as much as ever convinced of the great evil of Slavery. We believe that the buying, selling, or holding of human beings, to be used as chattels, is contrary to the laws of God and nature, and inconsistent with the Golden Rule and with that Rule in our Discipline which requires all who desire to continue among us to "do no harm," and to "avoid evil of every kind." We therefore affectionately admonish all our Preachers and People to keep themselves pure from this great evil, and to seek its extirpation by all lawful and Christian means.
American Bible Society, collections for, to be
reported at Conference, 50; agents may be
appointed for more than two years, 92.
Annual Conference. [See Conference.]
Appeal, right of, guaranteed to Ministers and
people, 47; from arbitration, 132; of Traveling
Preachers to General Conference, 109; of Local
Preachers to Annual Conference, 119; of
members to Quarterly Conference, 130.
Appeals at General Conference may be tried by
a committee, 45.
Arbitration to settle disputes, 131.
Articles of Religion, 15-27; not to be altered by
General Conference, 46.
Baptism, (articles of religion,) 23; prerequisite
of Church membership, 127; form in Disci-
pline to be used invariably, 38; ministration
of, to infants, 135-139; to those of riper years,
Baptized Children, 33; their relation to the
Church, 34; register of, to be kept, 34; what
shall be done for them, 34; when in orphan-
age, 35.
Baxter's Reformed Pastor recommended, 72.
Bible-classes, Preachers' duty to form, 205.
Bible Society. [See American Bible Society.]
Bishops, [see Episcopacy,] how constituted, 91;
ordination in case no Bishop survive, 91; duties
of, 92-95; ceasing to travel, 94, 95; procedure
in case of a vacancy in the office, 94; trial of,
95, 96; form of ordination, 170-182; support of,
Books, Preachers to see societies supplied with,
85; Preachers to be diligent in spreading, 69;
printing and circulating of, 214; publication of,
by Traveling Preachers, 229; by Editors,
Agents, or clerks, 229.
Book Agents. [See Book Concern.]
Book Committee at New York, 219; at Cincin-
nati, 222.
Book Concern, appropriation of its produce, 47,
228; to pay expenses of Bishops, 97; its
organization, etc., 217; Agents of, 217; at
Cincinnati, 220; publications of, by whom
selected, 218, 220, 221; annual exhibit of, 219,
Books, Canonical, names of the, 17, 18.
Borrowing without a probability of paying for-
bidden, 31.
Boston, depository at, 226.
Boundaries of the Annual Conferences, 245-
Bribery at elections, 78.
Building of churches, 234.
Burial of the dead, form in Discipline to be
used invariably, 38; form of service for,
166-169.
California Christian Advocate, 225.
Call to preach, signs of, 59.
Candidates for the ministry must be recommend-
ed by Quarterly Conferences, 54, 79; must be
examined before admission on trial, 94; must
pursue four years' course of study, 94; may
be admitted or rejected without wrong, 100,
79; examination of, 59; for Deacon's orders,
two years' probation, 81; for Elder's orders,
two years' probation as Deacon, 104.
Catechisms to be used as extensively as possible,
206.
Celibacy of the clergy rejected, 25.
Central Christian Advocate, 222.
Certificate to removing members, 88; to Iocal
Preachers, 117.
Chaplains to state prisons, military posts, and
naval stations, 92.
Chartered Fund, appropriation of its produce,
47, 214.
Chicago, depository at, 227.
Children, instruction of, 205; catechization of, 88.
Christian Advocate and Journal, 218.
Christ, person of, 15; oblation of, finished, 24; res-
urrection of, 16; presence of, in the Supper, 24.
Church, visible, 21; rites and ceremonies of,
variable, 25.
Churches, building of, 234.
Cincinnati, Book Concern at, 217; shall pay one
third the salary of Bishops, 222; and of the
General Conference expenses, 223.
Circuits may be united by Bishops, 94; supply
for, during Conference, 89.
Class, origin and objects of, 29; collections, 29,
86; to be made weekly, 185; when strangers
may be admitted, 42.
Class-leaders, duty of, 40; appointed by the
Preacher, 85; to be examined by him quar-
terly, 85.
Class, members who neglect their, 41.
Class-meetings, rules for, 40; neglect of, 41.
Cleanliness recommended, 88.
Collections, [see Class,] quarterly, 86; Sunday-
school, 86, 87; tract, 214; missionary, 86, 210-
212; for church building, 87; for delegates, 48.
Colleges, agents may be appointed for, 93;
Preachers stationed at, 92.
Colored members, rights and privileges of, 122;
Annual District Conferences of Colored Local
Preachers provided for, 122.
Community of goods, not Scriptural, 27.
Conferences, 43; deportment at, 43.
Conference, General, 44; ratio of delegation, 44,
time of meeting, 44; Bishops have power
to summon, with advice of Conferences, 44;
quorum at, 45; president of, 45; powers of,
45; restriction of, 46, 47; expenses of delegates
to, 48.
Conference, Annual, 48; memoers of, 48; times
and places of, how fixed, 48; by whom place
of session may be changed, 48; order of busi-
ness at, 49-52; number of, 52; records of, 52.
president of, 49; to appoint mission commit-
tee, 194; to form a conference missionary so-
ciety, 207; determine who are claimants, 52;
report to Sunday-School Union, 52.
Conference, Quarterly, members of, 53; president
of, 53; business of, 54-58; secretary of, 53; tc
appoint house committee, 233; to appoint
committee on missions, 208; to appoint esti-
mating committee for superannuated Preachers,
widows, and children, 56; also a committee te
estimate for the support of Traveling Preach-
ers, 55.
Credentials to be given up on expulsion, etc., 111,
Deacon, Traveling, how constituted, 112; duties
of, 112; term of probation of, 104, 81; ceasing
to travel, 112; form of ordination, 198; Local
Deacon, 116.
Debts not to be contracted without probability
of paying, 31; procedure on complaint for non-
payment, 132; of Traveling Preachers, 107;
of Local Preachers, 120; to Book Concern, 224.
Deed of settlement, 239.
Delegates to General Conference, expenses of, 48.
Depositories at Chicago, 227; Boston, 226; Buf-
falo, 226; Pittsburgh, 226; St. Louis, 227.
Disputes, settlement of, 131.
Dissensions, 130.
Diversions, sinful, forbidden, 31.
Districts, formed by Bishops, 92.
Domestic missionary society authorized in each
Conference, 213.
Domestic missions not to remain when self-sup-
porting, 51.
Doctrines, false, procedure in case of Preacher
disseminating, 107,108; Preacher to drive away,
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