for deacon's or elder's orders, shall be taken by ballot. No recommendation from a Quarterly Conference to an Annual Conference shall be of any force after the session of the Annual Conference next following the grant of such recommendation.

Ans. 7. To elect trustees and stewards, according to the Discipline, for the circuit, station, or mission; and of the stewards, to appoint one a Recording and one a District Steward.

Ans. 8. To see that all its proceedings are faithfully kept by the Secretary of the Conference, and properly signed by the President and Secretary, to be recorded by the Recording Steward in a book kept by him for that purpose.

57. Ques. 5. What order of business shall be observed in the Quarterly Conferences?

Ans. After religious service, let the

roll be called, and the following inquiries be made:

1. Are there any appeals?

2. Are there any complaints?

3. Is there a written report from the preacher in charge of the number and state of the Sunday-schools, and of the pastoral instruction of children?

4. Is there a written report from the preacher in charge on the general state of the Church? (Let this report embrace the names of those baptized, or in any other way received into the Church, and of those who have died, removed, withdrawn, or have been expelled during the quarter.)

5. What were the estimated claims, and what the final settlement of the same, in the charge the past year?

6. What amount has been estimated by the Board of Stewards for the sup

port of the preacher in charge (and his assistant) for the present year? [1 or 2.]

7. What amounts have been apportioned to this charge by the District Stewards? [1 or 2.]

(1) For the Presiding Elder?
(2) For the Bishops?

(3) For the Conference claimants?
(4) For Foreign Missions?

(5) For Domestic Missions?
(6) For Church extension?
(7) For Education?

8. What amount has been raised the present quarter for the support of the ministry, and how has it been applied?

(Let the answer to this question embrace only the sum raised and paid on the claims of the Presiding Elder and the preachers.)

9. What has been raised the present quarter for other objects?

10. Are there any applications for license to preach or exhort?

11. Who are elected to fill vacancies in the Boards of Trustees?

12. What is doing for the cause of Missions?

13. What is doing for the cause of Education? [2.]

14. Have the General Rules been read? [3.]

15. Is there a Church Register, and a record of Church Conferences, and have they been faithfully kept? [3. The Conference shall call for these records to be examined.]

16. Have the local preachers and exhorters passed an examination of character, and have their licenses been renewed? [3 or 4.]

17. Are there any applications for recommendation to the Annual Conference to be admitted on trial into the

traveling connection, or for reädmission? [4.]

18. What local preachers are recommended to the Annual Conference for ordination? [4.]

19. Who are elected Stewards for the ensuing Conference-year? [4] 20. Who is elected Recording Steward? [4.]

21. Who is elected District Steward? [4.]

22. Who are elected Sunday-school Superintendents? [4.]

23. Are there any reports from the Trustees of Church property? [4]

24. What are the statistics to be reported to the Annual Conference? [4.] 25. Is there any miscellaneous business?

26. Where shall the next Quarterly Conference be held?