the concurrent vote of both Orders shall be necessary to complete an action.

¶ 66. One of the General Superintendents shall preside in the General Conference; but in case no General Superintendent be present the General Conference shall chose a president pro tempore.

¶ 67. The General Conference shall have full power to make rules and regulations for our Church under the following limitations and restrictions, namely:

§ 1. The General Conference shall not revoke, alter, nor change our Articles of Religion, nor establish any new standards or rules of doctrine contrary to our present existing and established standards of doctrine.

§ 2. The General Conference shall not allow of more than one Ministerial Representative for every fourteen Members of an Annual Conference; nor of a less number than one for every forty-five; nor of more than two Lay Delegates for an Annual Conference; provided, nevertheless, that when there shall be in any Annual Conference a fraction of two thirds the number which shall be fixed for the ratio of representation, such Annual Conference shall be entitled to an additional Delegate for such fraction; and provided, also, that no Conference shall be denied the privilege of one Ministerial and of one Lay Delegate.

§ 3. The General Conference shall not change nor alter any part or rule of our government so as to do away Episcopacy, nor destroy the plan of our itinerant General Superintendency; but may appoint a Missionary Bishop or Superintendent for any of our Foreign Missions, limiting his Episcopal jurisdiction to the same respectively.

§ 4. The General Conference shall not revoke nor change the General Rules of the United Societies.

§ 5. The General Conference shall not do away the privileges of our Ministers or Preachers of trial by a Committee, and of an Appeal; neither shall they do away the privileges of our Members of trial before the Society or by a Committee, and of an Appeal.

§ 6. The General Conference shall not appropriate the produce of the Book Concern, nor of the Chartered Fund, to any purpose other than for the benefit of Traveling, Supernumerary, Superannuated and Worn Out Preachers, their wives, widows, and children.

¶ 68. Provided, nevertheless, that upon the concurrent recommendation of three fourths of all the Members of the several Annual Conferences who shall be present and vote on such recommendation, then a majority of two thirds of the General Conference succeeding shall suffice to alter any of the above Restrictions, excepting the First Article; and also, whenever such alteration or alterations shall have been first recommended by two thirds of the General Conference, so soon as three fourths of the Members of all the Annual Conferences shall have concurred as aforesaid, such alteration or alterations shall take effect.

CHAPTER II.

THE ANNUAL CONFERENCES.

¶ 69. There are now one hundred and twenty-three Annual Conferences, and these shall severally become bodies corporate, wherever practicable, under the authority of the laws of the States and Territories within whose bounds they are located.

¶ 70. For the purpose of representation on the Book

Committee and on the General Committees for Missions, for Church Extension, and for Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education, the Annual Conferences shall be grouped into as many General Conference Districts as the General Conference may from time to time direct.

71. All Members of an Annnal Conference and those on Trial therein shall attend its sessions.

¶ 72. No Annual Conference shall be organized with less than twenty effective Members.

¶ 73. The Bishops shall appoint the times for holding the Annual Conferences; but they shall allow each Annual Conference to sit one week at least.

74. Each Annual Conference shall appoint the place of its own session; but should it become necessary, from any unforeseen cause, to change the place of its session after it has been fixed by the Conference, the Pastor or Pastors in the place where the Conference was appointed to be held, and the Presiding Elder of the District, shall have power to make such change. But this authority shall not be exercised without first consulting the other Presiding Elders of the Conference so far as practicable.

¶ 75. A Bishop shall preside in the Annual Conference. In case no Bishop is present, a Member of the Conference, appointed by the Bishop, shall preside. But if no appointment is made, or the person appointed does not attend, the Conference shall elect a President by ballot from among the Elders, without debate.

¶ 76. A record of the proceedings of each Annual Conference shall be kept by a Secretary chosen for the purpose, and shall be signed by the President and Secretary; and a copy of said record shall be sent to the General Conference. Journals not thus attested cannot be approved by the General Conference.

¶ 77. The business of the Annual Conference is, to inquire,

1. Who have been Received by Transfer, and from what Conferences?

2. Who have been Readmitted?

NOTE.-Here enter date of Location and the Conference which granted it.

3. Who have been Received on Credentials, and from what Churches?

4. Who have been Received on Trial?

(a) In studies of First Year.

(b) In studies of Third Year.

¶ 165, § 2.

5. Who have been Continued on Trial?
(a) In studies of First Year.
(b) In studies of Second Year.
(c) In studies of Third Year.
(d) In studies of Fourth Year.

6. Who have been Discontinued?

7. Who have been Admitted into Full Membership?
(a) Elected and ordained Deacons this year.
(b) Elected and ordained Deacons previously.
8. What Members are in studies of Third Year?
(a) Admitted into Full Membership this

year.

(b) Admitted into Full Membership previously. 9. What Members are in studies of Fourth Year? 10. What Members have completed the Conference Course of Study?

(a) Elected and ordained Elders this year.

(b) Elected and ordained Elders previously. 11. What others have been elected and ordained Deacons?

(a) As Local Preachers. ¶ 165, § 1.

(b) Under Missionary Rule. ¶ 165, § 4.

12. What others have been elected and ordained

Elders?

(a) As Local Deacons. T 168, § 1.

(b) Under Missionary Rule. ¶ 168, § 4.

13. Was the character of each Preacher examined? 14. Who have been Transferred, and to what Conferences?

15. Who have Died?

16. Who have been Located at their own request? 17. Who have been Located?

18. Who have Withdrawn?

19. Who have been permitted to Withdraw under Charges or Complaints?

20. Who have been Expelled?

21. What other Personal Notation should be made?

NOTE.-Here enter with adequate statement of facts the names: I. Of those whose Orders have been recognized without admission to the Annual Conference. II. Of those whose Credentials have been restored. III. Of those formerly expelled, but now restored by the action of a Judicial or a General Conference.

22. Who are the Supernumerary Preachers? 23. Who are the Superannuated Preachers? 24. Who are the Triers of Appeals?

25. What is the Statistical Report for this year?

NOTE.-For order of Statistical Report, see ¶ 85.

26. What is the aggregate of the Benevolent Collec. tions ordered by the General Conference, as reported by the Conference Treasurer?

27. What are the claims on the Conference Fund? 28. What has been received on these claims, and how

has it been applied?

29. Where are the Preachers stationed?

30. Where shall the next Conference be held?

¶ 78. An Annual Conference has power to hear com