CHAPTER I

Section I. Of the Origin of the Methodist Epifcopat

Church

Section II. Articles of Religion

Section III. Of the General and Yearly Conferences
Section IV. Of the Election and Confecration of Bi-
Shops, and of their Duty

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Section V. Of the Prefiding Elders, and of their

Duty

Section VI. Of the Election and Ordination of Tra

velling Elders, and of their Duty

Section VII. Of the Election and Ordination of Travelling Deacons, and of their Duty

Section VIII. Of the Method of receiving Preach

ers, and of their Duty

Section IX. Of the Salaries of the Minifters and

Preachers

Section X. Of the Duties of those who have the
Charge of, Circuits

Section XI. Of the Trial of those who think they are
moved by the Holy Ghost to preach

Section XII. Of the Matter and Manner of Preaching, and of other public Exercifes

Section XIII. Of the Duty of Preachers to God, themfelves, and one another

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Section XIV. Rules by which we should continue or defift from, Preaching at any Place Section XV. Of vifiting from Houfe to Houfe; guarding against thofe Sins that are fo common to Profellors, and enforcing Practical Religion Section XVI. Of the Inftruction of Children 104

Section XVII. Of employing our Time profitably, when we are not Travelling, or engaged in pub

Exercifes
Section XVIII. Of the Neceffity of Union among
ourselves

Section XIX. Of the Method by which immoral tra-
velling Minifters or Preachers fhall be brought
to Trial, found Guilty, and reproved or fufpend-
ed in the Intervals of the Conferences
Section XX. How to provide for the Circuits in the
Time of Conference, and to preferve and increafe
the Work of God

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Section XXI. Of the Local Preachers

Section XXII. Of Baptifm

Section XXIII. Of the Lord's Supper

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Section XXIV. Of Public Worship

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Section XXV. Of the Spirit and Truth of Singing 122
Section XXVI. Of the Method of raising a Fund

for the fuperannuated Preachers, and the Widows
and Orphans of Preachers

Section XXVII. Of raising a general Fund for the

Propagation of the Gospel

Section XXVIII. Of the Chartered Fund

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CHAPTER II.

Section I. The Nature, Defign, and general Rules

of the United Societies

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Section II. Of Class-Meeting

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Section III. Of the Band Societies

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Section IV. Of the Privileges granted to ferious Per

Section VIII. Of bringing to Trial, finding Guilty, and reproving, fufpending, or excluding diforderly Perfons from Society and Church Privileges

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Section IX. Of Slavery

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Section X. Of the Sale and Use of spirituous Liquors 171

CHAPTER III.

Section I. Of building Churches, and the Order to be

obferved therein

Section IV. Of Chriftian Perfection

Section V. Against Antinomianifm

Section II. Of the Printing of Books, and the Ap-

plication of the Profits arifing therefrom

Section III. The Plan of Education recommended to

all our Seminaries of Learning

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