(2) Form of a Deed of Gift. State of 66 County. all men by these presents, that I [write for and in consideration of the love I bear cause of Christ, and from an earnest desire Lote his heritage on earth, do give and grant, these presents convey, unto ", the of Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal , South," and to their successors in office, = use and benefit of [state the particular obor which the gift is made], to be applied e said trustees to the object herein stated, the direction of the General Conference of ethodist Episcopal Church, South. And the crustees are to have and to hold the property said, for the use aforesaid, free from the or claims of myself, my heirs, my executors Iministrators, and from the claims of all othwhatsoever. 1 witness whereof, I have hereunto set my 524. All donations or devises or bequests de for the publishing interests of the Church all be made to 66 conta of the Dubli bina House of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Sout and their successors in office." ¶ 525. All bequests or devises made to the mi sionary work of the Church should be made "The Board of Missions of the Methodist Episc pal Church, South," a corporation duly inco porated under the laws of the State of Tennessee ¶ 526. All bequests, devises, and donations the work of church extension may be made "The Board of Church Extension of the Methodi Episcopal Church, South," a corporation charter by the State of Kentucky. CHAPTER XX. NS RENDERED BY THE COLLEGE OF 527. SCOPE OF THE VOTE BY ORDERS. 528. WHEN A LAW BECOMES OPERATIVE. w enacted by the General Conference does zome operative from the time of its passage, om the adjournment of the General Confer(1879.) 9. CHANGE OF BOUNDARIES AND MEMBERSHIP IN ANNUAL CONFERENCE. en the General Conference changes the daries of Annual Conferences, the travelpreachers concerned become members of that ference in which their pastoral charges fall. 33.) 530. MEMBERSHIP OF A TRAVELING PREACHER. The membership of a traveling preacher is in Annual Confe which he belongs and H not in the pastoral charge to which he is appointe (1883.) ¶ 531. WHAT TRAVELING PREACHERS CAN BE ELECT DELEGATES TO THE GENERAL CONFERENCE. The "four calendar years" a preacher must ha traveled before he can be elected a delegate to t General Conference should be counted from time of his reception on trial. (1914.) 1532. A TEACHER A TRAVELING PREACHER. A member of an Annual Conference, appoin by the Bishop from year to year as a teacher, i "traveling preacher" in the sense of the Discipli (1885.) ¶ 533. WHERE A TRANSFERRED PREACHER HAS HI CHARACTER PASSED. Every transfer of a traveling preacher is con tioned upon the passage of his character by Conference from which he is transferred and which he is amenable up to the time of its occ rence. (1885.) 534. TIME WHEN A TRANSFER TAKES EFFECT The official announcement that a preacher transferred from one Conference to another ch ges his membership so that his rights and resp sibilities in the Conference to which he goes xin from the date of his transfer by the his SUPPLY NOT CONNECTED WITH AN ANNUAL ENCE CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED AS A PROBAOR MEMBER. l preacher serving as a supply in one Annference was recommended for admission into another Annual Conference. He deo be examined on the Course of Study, althat he had been announced as a transfer Annual Conference, and hence was already ection with it. bishop decided: A preacher employed as a , but not otherwise connected with an AnConference, cannot become a probationer or aber of an Annual Conference by transfer, an only be admitted in the manner provided Discipline. (1911.) 6. LAY MEMBERS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE. he right to vote includes the right to speak, the lay members of the Annual Conference vote on the question, "What traveling preachare elected elders ?" (1902.) 37. ONLY A CONFERENCE CAN APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF A BISHOP. The right of appeal from the decision of a bishbelongs only to the Conference over which he at the time presiding, and cannot be claimed exercised by any individual member thereof. |