right of nomination; but the quarterly meeting conference shall confirm or reject such nomination.

Quest. 3. What are the duties of Stewards?

Answ. To take an exact account of all the money, or other provision collected for the support of preachers in the circuit; to make an aecurate return of every expenditure of money, whether to the preachers, the sick or the poor; to seek the needy and distressed, in order to relieve and comfort them; to inform the preachers of any sick or disorderly persons; to tell the preachers what they think wrong in them; to attend the quarterly meetings of their circuit; to give advice, if asked, in planning the circuit; to attend committees for the application of money to churches: to give counsel in matters of arbitration; provide elements for the Lord's Supper: to write circular letters to the societies in the circuit to be more liberal if need be; as also to let them know, when occasion requires, the state of the temporal concerns at the last

quarterly meeting; to register the marriages and baptisms, and to be subject to the Bishops, the Presiding Elder of their district, and the Elder, Deacon, and travelling preachers of their circuit.

Quest. 4. What number of Stewards are necessary in each circuit? Answ. Not less than two, or more than four.

SECTION IV.

Of the Allowances to the Ministers and Preachers, and to their Wives, Widows and Children.

1. The annual allowance of the travelling preachers shall be eighty dollars, and their travelling expen

ces.

2. The annual allowance of the wives of travelling preachers shall be eighty dollars.

3. Fach child of a travelling preacher shall be allowed sixteen dollars annually, to the age of seven years. and twenty-four dollars annually from the age of seven to four

teen years; and those preachers whose wives are dead, shall be allowed for each child annually a sum sufficient to pay the board of such child or children during the above term of years: Nevertheless, this rule shall not apply to the children of preachers, whose families are provided for by other means in their circuits respectively.

4. The allowance of the superannuated, worn-out, and supernumerary preachers shall be eighty dollars annually.

5. The annual allowance of the wives of superannuated worn out, and supernumerary preachers shall be eighty dollars.

6. The annual allowance of the widows of travelling, superannuated, worn-out,and supernumerary preachers shall be eighty dollars.

7. The orphans of travelling, superannuated, worn-out, and supernumerary preachers, shall be allowed by the annual conferences, if possible, by such means as they can devise, sixteen dollars annually.

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8. Local preachers have an allow ance in certain cases, as mentioned section 8, page 208.

SECTION V.

Of raising Annual Supplies for the Propagation of the Gospel, for the making up the allowance of the Preachers, &c.

1. Every preacher who has the charge of a circuit shall earnestly recommend to every class or society in his circuit to raise a quarterly or annual collection by voluntary contribution, or in such other way or mamer as they may judge most expedient from time to time: and the monies so collected shall be lodged with the steward or stewards of the circuit, to be brought or sent to the annual conferences, with a regular account of the sums raised for this purpose, in the classes or societies respectively.

2. Wherever there remains in the bands of the stewards a surplus of the monies raised for the use of the eircuit preachers, after paying the

allowance of the preachers in the circuit, let such surplus be brought or sent to the annual conference.

3. Every preacher who has the charge of a circuit shall make a yearly collection, and if expedient a quarterly one, in every congregation where there is a probability that the people will be willing to contributeand the money so collected shall be lodged in the hands of the steward ort stewards, and brought or sent to the ensuing annual conference. To this end, he may read and enlarge upon the following hints :

"How shall we send labourers into those parts where they are most of all wanted? Many are willing to hear but do not bear the expeuce.~ Nor can it as yet be expected of them; Stay till the word of God has touched their hearts, and then they will gladly provide for them that preach it. Does it not lie upon us, in the mean time, to supply their lack of service? To raise money out of which, from time to time, that expence may be defrayed? By this means those who willingly offer