I. THERE shall be a Business Committee, consisting of ten members, of whom four shall be from the Methodist Episcopal Church, two from the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and one each from the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Canada Methodist Episcopal Church.

All questions, proposals, resolutions, communications, or other matters not included in the regular program of exercises, which may be presented to the Conference, shall be passed to the Secretary, read by their titles only, and referred without debate or motion to the Business Committee.

A period at the close of the regular program of the afternoon session of each day shall be set apart for reports from the Business Committee and

from other committees, but the reports of the Business Committee shall at all times take precedence of any other matter which may be before the Conference.

II. The Business Committee shall appoint the persons to preside at all the regular sessions of the Conference. They shall also appoint the persons to preside at all the evening meetings.

III. The Business Committee, as soon after its appointment as may be, shall nominate three Secretaries, but, if the nominations thus made shall fail of confirmation, in whole or in part, then the Conference shall proceed to fill the vacant place, or places, in such manner as it may determine.

IV. Every session of the Conference shall be opened with devotional exercises, to be conducted by some person selected by the presiding officer for that session.

V. A period not to exceed three-quarters of an hour of each forenoon session, after devotional exercises and reading of the journal, shall be set apart for the presentation of resolutions or other papers not included in the program. The Conference may at any time close this period and proceed to the regular order, but the question must be taken without debate or subsidiary motion.

Every resolution must be reduced to writing and be signed by at least two names.

VI. No essayist nor invited speaker shall occupy more than the time designated. No other speaker shall occupy more than five minutes, nor any person speak more than once on the same subject. The President is required strictly to enforce this regulation.

VII. At the close of the regular order, at the afternoon session of each day, the President shall call for a report from the Business Committee. In debates on reports, whenever presented, no member shall speak more than once on the same report, nor occupy more than five minutes, except the Chairman of the Business Committee or some one designated by him, who shall be allowed ten minutes in which to close the debate.

VIII. All votes taken in the Conference shall be by individual count, without any reference to the particular body with which the voter is connected.

IX. The first session of each day shall be opened at 9.30 A. M., and be closed at 12.30 o'clock P. M., by lapse of time; and the second session shall be opened at 3 o'clock P. M., and be closed by resolution of the Conference.

X. Any addition to, or alteration of, these regulations thought desirable must be sent to the Business Committee, and reported back to the Conference before a final vote is taken, and no rule shall be suspended except by consent of two-thirds of the Conference.

PROGRAM.

DECEMBER 9th TO 17th, 1884.

TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9th.

7.30 P. M.-Reception and Administration of the Lord's-supper, in the "First Methodist Episcopal Church" (Lovely Lane Meeting House).

9.30 A. M.-Conference called to order by the Executive Committee. Devotional Exercises. Secretary pro tem. selected. Regulations for the government of the Conference adopted. Business Committee appointed. Permanent Secretaries chosen. Miscellaneous business. 11.00 A. M.-Sermon, Rev. Bishop RANDOLPH S. FOSTER, D. D.

Second Session.

3.00 P. M.-Devotional Exercises.

(1.) 3.10 P. M.-Work of "The Christmas Conference" (1 hour), Rev. JoпN

MILEY, D. D.

(2.) 4.10 P. M.-Personnel of "The Christmas Conference" (1 hour), Rev. H. B. RIDGAWAY, D. D.

Wednesday Evening.

Platform meetings in eleven churches. General Topic, MISSIONS.

SECOND DAY-THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11th.

First Session.

9.30 A. M.-Devotional Exercises.

(3.) 10.30 A. M.-The Superintendency of Asbury, and what it did for Methodism (45 min.), Rev. JESSE BORING, D. D.

(4.) 11.15 A. M.-The Relations of John Wesley to American Methodism (45 min.), Rev. ALFRED WHEELER, D. D.

12.00 noon.-General Discussion (30 minutes).

Second Session.

3.00 P. M.-Devotional Exercises.

(5.) 3.10 P. M.-Statistical Results, Membership, etc. (30 min.), Rev. DANIEL DORCHESTER, D. D.

(6.) 2.40 P. M.-Statistical Results, Educational and Financial (30 min.), J. H. CARLISLE, LL. D.

4.10 P. M.-General Discussion.

Discussion Opened (15 min.), Rev. JAMES GARDINER, D. C. L.
Third Session.

8.00 P. M.-Devotional Exercises.

8.10 P. M.-Reception of Fraternal Delegates.

THIRD DAY-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12th.

First Session.

9.30 A. M.-Devotional Exercises.

(7.) 10.30 A. M.—Methodism in 1784 and its Outlook (45 min.), Rev. O. H. WARREN, D. D.

(8.) 11.15 A. M.-Methodism in 1884 and its Outlook (45 min.), Rev. J. D. BLACKWELL, D. D.

12.00 noon.-General Discussion (30 min.).

Second Session.

3.00 P. M.-Devotional Exercises.

(9.) 3.10 P. M.-Causes of the Success of Methodism (30 min.), Rev. B. F. LEE, D. D.

(10.) 3.40 P. M.-Possible Dangers to Future Methodism (30 min.), Rev. J. H. VINCENT, D. D.

4.10 P. M.-General Discussion (1 hour).

Discussion Opened (15 min.), Rev. W. H. YARROW.

Friday Evening.

Platform meetings in five churches.

General Topic-THE EDUCATIONAL WORK AND SPIRIT OF METHODISM.

FOURTH DAY-SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13th.

First Session.

9.30 A. M.-Devotional Exercises.

(11.) 10.30 A. M.-Rise and Progress of Methodism in Canada (45 min.), Rev. JOHN A. WILLIAMS, D. D.

(12.) 11.15 A. M.-Methodist Pioneers and their Work (45 min.), Rev. CHAS. J.

LITTLE.

12.00 noon.-General Discussion (30 min.).

Second Session.

3.00 P. M.-Devotional Exercises.

(13.) 3.10 P. M.-Is Methodism Losing its Power Among the Masses? (45 min.),

Bishop S. T. JONES, D. D.

3.55 P. M.-General Discussion (1 hour).

Saturday Evening.

Temperance mass meetings in two churches.