scribed by the Bishops (¶¶642-644, 707) for candidates for the ministry; and in no case shall a vote be taken to elect any one to deacon's orders until he is recommended by the Examining Committee.

Ques. 2. What shall be the time of probation of a traveling preacher for the office of deacon?

$178. Ans. No one shall be elected and ordained who has not been two years in the regular itinerant work, except those who are selected by the Bishop for the missionary work, in which case the Annual Conference, if deemed expedient, shall have authority to elect to the deacon's office sooner.

Ques. 3. What are the duties of a traveling deacon?

¶179. Ans. 1. To administer baptism and to solemnize the rite of matrimony in the absence of the elder.

¶180. Ans. 2. To assist the elder in administering the Lord's Supper.

9181. Ans. 3. To perform all the duties of a traveling preacher.

SECTION VIII.

OF TRAVELING ELDERS.

Question 1. How is an elder constituted? ¶182. Ans. 1. By the election of a majority of the Annual Conference, and the laying on of the

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hands of a Bishop and of some of the elders that are present. (¶640.)

9183. Ans. 2. Before any traveling preacher is ordained elder he shall pass an approved examination upon the Course of Study prescribed by the Bishops for candidates for the ministry (¶¶642-644, 707); and in no case shall a vote be taken to elect any one to elder's orders until he is recommended by the Examining Committee.

Ques. 2. What shall be the time of probation of a traveling deacon for the office of elder?

9184. Ans. Every traveling deacon shall exercise that office for two years, before he is eligible to the office of elder; except in the case of missionaries, when the Annual Conference, if deemed expedient, shall have authority to elect to the elder's office sooner: provided, always, that when a preacher has passed his examination, and has been elected to deacon's orders, but fails of his ordination through the absence of a Bishop, his eligibility to the office of elder shall be determined by the time of his election to the office of deacon. (44687, 705.) Ques. 3. What are the duties of a traveling elder?

¶185. Ans. 1. To administer baptism and the Lord's Supper, to solemnize the rite of matrimony, and to perform all parts of divine wor

¶186. Ans. 2. To perform all the duties of a traveling preacher.

Ques. 4. What shall be done in the case of missionaries and native preachers in foreign lands where there is no Annual Conference?

¶187. Ans. The Bishop in charge of the mission shall have authority to ordain to the office of deacon and elder on the recommendation of the superintendent and resident missionaries; or, if there be none, at his discretion.

SECTION IX.

OF MISSION TRAVELING PREACHERS.

Question. What directions are given concerning Mission traveling preachers?

¶188. Ans. A Mission traveling preacher, deacon or elder, is one who is a member of a Mission Annual Conference without being a member of an Annual Conference. In the election of Mission traveling deacons and elders the Mission Annual Conference shall require of all applicants the conditions and qualifications demanded of traveling deacons and elders by an Annual Conference. The duties, responsibilities, rights, and privileges of traveling deacons and elders shall be the same as those of traveling deacons and elders, except that their membership is confined to a Mission Annual Conference.

SECTION X.

OF SUPERNUMERARY PREACHERS.

Question. What is a supernumerary preacher? ¶189. Ans. 1. A supernumerary preacher is one who is so disabled by affliction as to be unable to preach constantly, but who is willing to do any work in the ministry which the Bishop may direct, and he may be able to perform. (¶¶688-690.)

¶190. Ans. 2. A supernumerary relation shall not be granted by an Annual Conference, except on the recommendation of the Committee on Conference Relations. Nor shall this committee, in its decision, consider anything else than the personal disability of the applicant: provided, however, that should the committee report adversely, the Conference may grant the relation by a vote of not less than three-fourths of the members present. The Conference may refer to the committee the application for this relation, with or without the consent of the person concerned.

¶191. Ans. 3. A supernumerary preacher who refuses to attend to the work assigned him, except in case of sickness or other unavoidable cause (¶774), shall not be allowed to exercise the functions of his office, nor even to preach among us; nevertheless, the final determination of the case shall be with the Annual Conference

of which he is a member, which shall have power to acquit, suspend, locate, or expel him: provided, that he shall not be denied trial by committee.

SECTION XI.

OF SUPERANNUATED PREACHERS.

Question. What is a superannuated preacher? ¶192. Ans. 1. A superannuated preacher is one who is worn out in the itinerant service. (¶¶696–701.)

¶193. Ans. 2. A superannuate relation shall not be granted by an Annual Conference, except on the recommendation of the Committee on Conference Relations. Nor shall this committee, in its decision, consider anything else than this question, viz.: Is the applicant really worn out in the itinerant service? Provided, however, that should the committee report adversely, the Conference may grant the relation by a vote of not less than three-fourths of the members present. The Conference may refer to the committee the application for this relation, with or without the consent of the person concerned.

¶194. Ans. 3. A superannuated preacher living out of the bounds of the Conference of which he is a member shall be responsible to the Annual Conference within whose bounds he may reside, which Conference shall have power to try, acquit, suspend, or expel him.