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 30
Section IV. Of the Election and Confecration of Bi-
Shops, and of their Duty

Section V. Of the Prefiding Elders, and of their

Duty

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Section VI. Of the Election and Ordination of Travelling Elders, and of their Duty

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Section VII. Of the Election and Ordination of Tra-
velling 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

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

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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 Preach-
ing, and of other public Exercifes
Section XIII. Of the Duty of Preachers to God,
themselves, 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; guard-
ing against thofe Sins that are fo common to Pro-
feffors, and enforcing Practical Religion
Section XVI. Of the Inftruction of Children

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

Section XVIII. Of the Neceffity of Union among our felves

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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 increase
the Work of God

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Section I. The Nature, Defign, and general Rules of the United Societies

Section II. Of Class-Meeting

Section XXI. Of the Local Preachers
Section XXII. Of Baptifm
Section XXIII. Of the Lord's Supper
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 III. Of the Band Societies
Section IV. Of the Privileges granted to ferious Per-
fons who are not of the Society

Section V. Of the Qualification and Duty of the
Stewards of Circuits

Section VI. Of unlawful Marriages
Section VII. Of Drefs
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
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 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

Section IV. Of Chriftian Perfection

Section V. Against Antinomianifm

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