4636. A Teacher a Traveling Preacher.-A member of an Annual Conference, appointed as a teacher, is a "traveling preacher." (1885.) (¶¶44, 125.)

4637. Where the Character of a Transferred Preacher Is Passed.-Every transfer of a traveling preacher is conditioned on the passage of his character by the Conference from which he is transferred and to which he is amenable up to the time of its occurrence. (1885.) (¶¶52 [13, 21], 54.)

4638. When a Transfer Takes Effect. -The official announcement that a preacher is transferred changes his membership, so that his rights and responsibilities in the Conference to which he goes begin from the date of his transfer. (1905.) (¶¶44, 48, 52 [9, 13], 54.)

4639. A Supply Cannot Be Transferred.-A local preacher serving as a supply in one Annual Conference was recommended for admission on trial into another Annual Conference. He declined to be examined on the Course of Study, alleging that he had been announced as a transfer to the Conference, and hence was already in connection with it.

The Bishop decided: A preacher employed as a supply, but not otherwise connected with an Annual Conference, cannot become a probationer or a member of an Annual Conference by transfer, and can only be admitted in the manner prescribed in the Discipline. (1911.) (¶¶52 [9], 169.)

9640. Lay Members of the Annual Conference.—The right to vote includes the right to speak, and the lay members of the Annual Conference can vote on the question, "What traveling preachers are elected elders?" (1902.) (¶¶46, 52 [17, 19], 168, 182.)

9641. Appeal from the Decision of a Bishop.-The right of appeal from the decision of a bishop belongs only to the Conference over which he is at the time presiding, and cannot be claimed or exercised by any in

dividual member thereof. (1891.) (¶¶51, 129, 130, 139.)

¶642. Authority of Examining Committees.-The law of the Church does not make it mandatory upon the Examining Committee of an Annual Conference to accept from an applicant for admission on trial into the traveling connection certificates of satisfactory examination from our institutions of learning in lieu of examination by the committee. (1903.) (¶¶64, 169, 172, 174, 177, 183.)

4643. Examination on the Course of Study.—An Annual Conference Committee of Examination may accept from an undergraduate the certificate of an approved college for any part of the Course of Study that he has completed, even though several years have elapsed since the work was done, provided the committee is satisfied that the work was properly done; but the books used must be those prescribed in the Course of Study. (1913.) (¶¶64, 142, 169, 172-174, 177, 183, 788.)

4644. In Our Law What Is a "Standard College," and What Is "Equivalent Work"? Duties of Examining Committees.-Only a college that meets the minimum requirements fixed by the commission of ten practical educators and classified as standard by the General Board of Education (¶464) is in our law a "standard college." (¶789.)

"Equivalent work" means work done in an institution which meets at least these minimum requirements.

Committees of examination must approve the examination of a candidate before he can be admitted on trial or advanced to another year, and without such approval the Conference cannot vote to admit or to advance (¶¶172, 173, 183); but these committees must hold the candidate responsible for a knowledge of the books prescribed in the course of study (¶643), except in the

specific cases referred to in the proviso in ¶789. (1919.) (¶¶142, 172-174, 177, 183.)

¶645. Annual Conference Boards and Committees.— The following was offered in an Annual Conference:

"Resolved, That the standing rule of the Conference requiring nominations for boards and committees to be made by the presiding elders be changed so as to require these nominations to be made by a Committee on Nominations composed of one member from each district, nominated annually by the presiding elder of that district."

The bishop presiding decided that, "The resolution cannot apply to the Committees of Examination or to any of the quadrennial boards, but is valid in reference to committees appointed annually." (1893.) (¶¶61, 339, 355, 378, 432, 459, 491, 515, 527.)

¶646. Presiding Elders May Nominate for Vacancies.It is admissible for the presiding elders, acting as a Committee on Nominations, to make nominations to fill vacancies in the quadrennial boards, except in the case of boards touching which the Discipline makes other provision. (1906.) (¶¶61, 339, 355, 378, 432, 459, 491, 515, 527.)

¶647. Annual Conference Statistical Blanks.—The forms supplied by the Publishing House in conformity with the action of the General Conference must be used by Annual Conferences, but any Conference may employ such additional forms as it needs. (1887.) (¶¶52, 66, 143, 160-162.)

4648. Gain or Loss of Members, How Determined.— The gain or loss of membership on the blank for report to an Annual Conference must be determined by the records of the charge, and not by the statements or corrections of the last pastor. (1889.) (¶¶52 [25], 108 [2], 143, 160, 162.)

4649. Baptized Infants and Church Membership.—A

roll of baptized infants should be kept, but not counted in reporting the number of Church members. (1913.) (¶¶52 [25, 26], 108 [2], 160, 591.)

¶650. Appointment of Students in Schools.—A preacher just admitted on trial may be appointed a student in one of our schools. (1907.) (¶¶125, 280.)

SECTION III.

RELATING TO THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE.

¶651. Presiding Elder a Member of District Conference. The presiding elder of a district is a member of

its District Conference. (1892.)

(¶90.)

¶652. Membership of the District Conference.—A connectional officer residing outside the territory of his Annual Conference is not a member of the District Conference including the place of his residence. (1911.) (¶¶90, 100, 113.)

¶653. President of a District Conference. The president elected by a District Conference must be chosen from its membership. (1873.) (¶91.)

¶654. Who Can Vote for Lay Delegates.-In the election of lay delegates to the Annual Conference "no member of the Annual Conference shall vote"; but every other member of the District Conference is entitled to a vote; and preachers on trial having appointments in the district are members of the District Conference. (1912.) (¶94.)

¶655. Membership of Local Preachers in Annual Conference. Local preachers and lay members are eligible to membership in the Annual Conference on the same terms as to the qualifications of age and number of years of membership in the Church. (1910.) (¶¶44, 45.)

¶656. A Lay Member's Right to Assist in Examining Candidates for License to Preach.-A lay member can

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serve on a committee of the District Conference to examine candidates for license to preach. (1903.) (¶¶97, 195, 196.)

9657. Examination for License to Preach.-The right of a presiding elder to examine an applicant who cannot reach the District Conference, and to report the result of the examination to the Conference, does not include the right to examine him in the absence of the Licensing Committee and to report to that committee. Where the Licensing Committee is intended to be included it is specifically mentioned. (1915.) (¶¶97, 98, 195, 588.)

¶658. Licensing of Deposed Ministers.-A preacher deposed and deprived of his credentials must be recommended, examined, and licensed, in regular form, in order to bring his case under the provisions of the law for the restoration of credentials. (1872.) (¶¶329-333.)

4659. District Conference Neither Passes Character Nor Renews License of a Probationer.-The passage of the character of a preacher on trial was brought up at a District Conference. The presiding elder was asked, "Do preachers on trial need to have their characters passed and their licenses renewed by the District Conference?" and he decided that it was necessary. An appeal was taken, and the bishop decided that the presiding elder was in error; that the character of a preacher on trial passes in the Annual Conference; that an admission on trial is a license to preach, and continuance on trial is a renewal of that license. (1911.) (¶¶96, 195, 280.)

1660. Licensing a Preacher in His Absence.-A District Conference may license a preacher in his absence, provided his examination is satisfactory to the Conference. (1900.) (¶¶96, 97, 195.)

¶661. License of a Preacher Who Is Discontinued.The discontinuance of an unordained preacher on trial