6. For Rent. 7. For Traveling and Moving Expenses. § 11. What is the Financial Plan adopted by the Stewards? ¶¶ 297-299. § 12. Have the directions of the Discipline for raising supplies for the support of the Ministry been carried out? ¶¶ 103, 297-299. § 13. Have the directions of the Discipline for the support of Conference Claimants been carried out, and has the pro rata division been made? ¶ 300. § 14. What amounts have been received this quarter for the support of the Ministry, and how have they been applied? Received: 1. For Pastors. 2. For Conference Claimants. 3. For District Superintendent. 4. For Episcopal Fund. 5. For Rent. 6. For Traveling and Moving Expenses. Applied: 1. To Pastors. 2. To Conference Claimants. 3. To District Superintendent. 4. To Episcopal Fund. 5. To Rent. 6. To Traveling and Moving Expenses. § 15. [-1-] What amounts have been apportioned to this Charge this year for benevolent causes? 1. For Board of Foreign Missions. 2. For Board of Home Missions and Church Extension. 3. For Board of Education. 4. For Board of Sunday Schools. 5. For Board of Conference Claimants. Connectional Fund. Permanent Fund. 6. For Freedmen's Aid Society. 7. For Other Purposes. § 16. [-4-] What amounts have been asked and received for benevolent causes this year? 1. For Board of Foreign Missions: a. From Church. b. From Sunday Schools. c. From Special Gifts. 2. For Board of Home Missions and Church 3. For Board of Education: a. Public Educa- 5. For Board of Conference Claimants: Connectional Fund. Permanent Fund. 6. For American Bible Society. 7. For Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. 8. For Woman's Home Missionary Society: a. Cash. b. Supplies. 9. For Other Purposes. 10. For General Expenses of Epworth League. § 17. a. Are the Sunday Schools organized into Missionary Societies? TT 397, § 5; 411, § 3. b. Are they organized into Temperance Societies? ¶ 444, § 7. c. Are they furnished with the publications authorized by our Church? § 18. Have the Rules respecting the Instruction of Children been observed? ¶¶ 52, 432, 434, § 7. § 19. Who are licensed to preach, or recommended to the District Conference for License to preach? ¶¶ 203, 204. § 20. [-4-] Was the Character of each Local Preacher, Exhorter, and Deaconess examined? ¶¶ 205, 211, 219, § 1. § 21. a. What Local Preachers and Exhorters are recommended to the District Conference for renewal of License? ¶ 203. b. [-4-] What Local Preachers and Exhorters have had their licenses renewed? ¶¶ 204, 211. § 22. [-4-] What Local Preachers are recommended for Orders? ¶ 204, § 3. § 23. [-4-] What Local Preachers are recommended for the Recognition of Orders? 204, § 3; 156, § 1. § 24. [-4-] What Local Preachers are recommended for Reception on Trial in the Annual Conference? ¶ 204, § 3. § 25. [-1, 2, 3-] Is any change desired in the Board of Stewards? ¶ 100, § 4. § 26. [-4-] Who shall be the Stewards for the ensuing Conference year? ¶ 291. § 27. [-4-] Who shall be the Recording Steward? ¶ 291. § 28. [-4-] Who shall be the District Steward? ¶ 291. § 29. [-4-] Who are the Trustees of Church and Parsonage property. ¶¶ 319-323. § 30. [-4-] What Committees are appointed for the ensuing Conference year? ¶ 100, § 10. $ 31. [-4-] Have the General Rules been read this year?¶ 173, § 4. § 32. [-4-] Has the advice concerning Systematic Giving been observed? ¶ 70. § 33. [-4-] Have the questions prescribed in ¶ 413, § 2, been asked and answered? 34. [-4-] Has the Pastor made a Visiting List, or Plan of his Charge, as required by the Discipline? ¶ 173, § 32. § 35. Are the Church Records properly kept? ¶ 102. § 36. [-4-] Have the Records of the Official Board been received and approved? ¶ 103. § 37. Is the Church and Parsonage property insured? ¶ 179, § 9. § 38. [-1-] Is the report of the Auditing Committee now ready? ¶ 102. § 39. Have the inquiries ordered in ¶ 179, §§ 11, 12, been duly made? § 40. Who are the Custodians of the Deeds and other legal papers affecting the Church property? § 41. Where shall the next Quarterly Conference be held? § 42. Is there any other Business? III. Auditing and Records ¶ 102, § 1. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Auditing Accounts to audit the books of Church Treasurers, Recording Stewards and Sunday School Treasurers within the Quarterly Conference, and report the same at the first Quarterly Conference. § 2. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Church Records to see that the Records of Membership, of the Leaders and Stewards' Meeting, of the Official Board, of the Sunday School Board, of the Board of Trustees, and of the Quarterly Conference are properly kept; and when any of these books are filled up, or are no longer in use, they shall be deposited with the Recording Steward for preservation. CHAPTER VIII OFFICIAL BOARD ¶ 103. The Quarterly Conference of any Charge may organize and continue during its pleasure an Official Board, to be composed of all the members of the Quarterly Conference. In the case of circuits the Quarterly Conference may organize, and continue during its pleasure, Official Boards for the several appointments of the Charge, such Official Boards to be composed of the members of the Quarterly Conference attached to the respective appointments. The Official Board may hold its meetings at such times as it may determine, and shall be presided over by the Pastor, or, in his absence, by a chairman elected by the meeting. When so organized the Official Board may discharge such duties as the Quarterly Conference may from time to time direct, including those of the Leaders and Stewards' Meeting. The Board may direct that the Stewards and Trustees shall annually submit to it the amount needed for support and for the current expenses of the Church, which combined amounts it shall apportion among the members of the Church, and as far as practicable among the attendants of the congregation, in such manner as shall seem to the Official Board to be wise. Should such action for a combined financial system be taken, the Board shall elect a Treasurer for the common fund, and such other officers and committees as it may desire, in order to carry out the plan. When such action is taken it shall make void such |