ecrtifying his belief in the doctrine and discipline of our church-the whole being examined by the annual conference, and if approved he may be ordained; provided nevertheless, no slave holder shall be eligible to the office of an elder where the laws will admit of emancipation, and permit the liberated slave to enjoy freedom.

5. Every local elder, deacon and preacher shall have his name recorded on the journal of the Quarterly meeting conference of which he is a member. And every local preacher shall have his name enrolled on a class-paper, and meet in class, if the distance of his place of residence from any class be not too great; or, in neglect thereof, the quarterly meeting conference, if they judge it proper, may deprive him of his ministerial office.

Quest. 2. What directions shall be given concerning the trial of local preachers, local deacons, or local elders?

Answ. If a charge be brought against a local preacher, or a local

deacon, or elder, the preacher who has the oversight of the cirouit, shall summon three or more local preachers of the neighbourhood, or for want of local preachers, so many leaders or exhorters. And if they, or the majority of them, on due examination, judge that the local preacher, deacon, or elder aforesaid, has been guilty of such a crime, or has preached such false doctrines, as require his suspension from all public offices and privileges in our church, the preacher who has the eversight of the circuit, shall accor dingly suspend him from all public offices and privileges, till the ensuing quarterly meeting.

And in such case, and in every case where a meeting assembled as above described, shall deem the said local preacher, deacon, or elder, eulpable, the next quarterly meeting shall proceed upon bis trial, and shall have authority to clear, censure suspend or expel him according to their judgment. And the presiding elder, or the preacher who has the oversight of the circuit,

shall, at the commencement of the trial, appoint a secretary, who shall take down regular minutes of the evidence and proceedings of the trial, which minutes, when read and approved, shall be signed by the said presiding elder or preacher, and also by the members of the said quarterly-meeting, or by the majority of them.

And in case of condemnation, the local preacher, deacon or elder, condemned, shall be allowed an appeal to the next yearly conference, provided that he signify to the said quarterly-meeting his determination to appeal; in which case, the said presiding elder, or preacher who has the oversight of the circuit, shall lay the minutes of the trial above mentioned, before the said yearly conference, at which the local preacher, deacon, or elder, so appealing, may appear and the said yearly confer ence shall judge and finally determine from the minutes of the said trial, so laid before them,

SECTION XXI.

Of Baptism.

1. Let every adult person, and the parents of every child to be baptised, have the choice either of immersion, sprinkling, or pouring.

2. We will on no account whatever receive a present for administering baptism, or for burying the dead.

SECTION XXII.

Of the Lord's Supper.

Quest. Are there any directions to be given concerning the administration of the Lord's Supper?

Answ. 1. Let those who have seruples concerning the receiving of it kneeling, be permitted to receive it either standing or sitting.

2. Let no person that is not a member of our society be admitted to the communion, without examination, and some token given by an elder or deacon.

3. No person shall be admitted to the Lord's Supper among us, who is

guilty of any practice for which we would exclude a member of our society.

SECTION XXIII.

of Public Worship.

Quest. What directions shall be given for the establishment of uniformity in public worship among us, on the Lord's day?

Answ. 1. Let the morning service consist of singing, prayer, the reading of a chapter out of the Old Testament, and another out of the New, and preaching.

2. Let the afternoon service consist of singing, prayer, the reading of one or two chapters out of the bible, and preaching.

3. Let the evening service consist of singing, prayer, and preaching. 4. But on the days of administering the Lord's Supper, the two chapters in the morning-service may be omitted.

5. Let the society be met, whereever it is practicable, on the sabbath-day.