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91
Business which cannot be acted on same day as intro- duced
91
Care of the Poor
136
Certificates of Membership for ministers to so state.
105
cept
105
Certificates of Membership, Monthly Meetings to ac- knowledge
105
Certificates of Membership, Monthly Meetings to issue Certificate of Marriage.
138
Certificate of Removal
139
Church, The, and Its Denominations, Part I
35
Clerks, official functions, etc.
75
Clerks of Monthly Meetings
77
Clerks of Yearly Meetings
90
Congregations, Business Meetings may be established for
75
Congregations, new, under care of Quarterly Meetings on Ministry and Oversight 103
Constitution and Discipline, how to change. 91
Constitution and Discipline, void, when 72
105
Certificates of Membership, Monthly Meetings may ac-
Yearly
142
Index to Discipline
PAGES
Correspondents, duties of.
79
Correspondents of Monthly Meetings. 79
Correspondents of Yearly Meetings 93
Correspondents of Quarterly Meetings 88
Declaration of Faith, Richmond, 1887
43
Baptism
Justification and Sanctification
52
Liberty of Conscience in Relation to Civil Govern- ment
65
Man's Creation and Fall
57
Marriage
66
Oaths
67,132
Of God
43
Peace
66
Prayer and Praise
64
Public Worship
69
The First Day of the Week
68
The Holy Scriptures
50
The Holy Spirit
48
The Lord Jesus Christ
44
The Resurrection and Final Judgment
55
Detraction
135
Discipline, Rules of, Part III.
110
Divorce
112
Elders, doctrinal views to be ascertained
87
Elders, duties and qualifications of.
87
Elders, how appointed.
86
Elders, with ministers, the Spiritual Supervisors
78,86
Essential Truths
36
Quarterly Meetings
117
Evangelistic and Church Extension Committee of Yearly Meetings 94,118
Finance Committee of Monthly Meetings 79
Finance Committee of Yearly Meetings 89,92
Financial Support of the Church. 98
Five-Years Meeting, Appointment of Officers; Expenses 96-97 Five-Years Meeting, Expenses of delegates. 97
Five-Years Meeting, Jurisdiction
97,119
Five-Years Meeting may introduce new business to Yearly Meetings 91
Five-Years Meeting, membership, time, place, opening 91
Form of Government, The, Part II 72 Fox's, George, Letter to the Governor of Barbadoes 40
Friends, The 72
Departments of Work, Part IV
117
Discontinued Meetings, disposition of property of.
93
Elders cannot be transferred to other meetings.
105
Evangelistic and Church Extension Committee of
56
143
Index to Discipline
PAGES
Gifts Spiritual-in the ministry
70
Historical Statement
19-31
Introduction
3-18
Law and Arbitration 132-133
Letters of membership may be received from other churches
. 105, 140
Letters of membership may be issued to other churches 105
Marriage, Rules for 110-112
Meeting, Congregation, or Church 75
103
Meetings on Ministry and Oversight.
98
1. Local
Appointment of Elders 86, 100
Arranging Special Service of Ministers 99
Business of Regular Sessions. 99
Congregations to designate member to report to 99
Dealing with Ministers 100
Membership, Regular and Special Meetings 99
Recording Ministers 81,99 101
Report to Monthly Meeting
Report to Quarterly Meeting on Ministry and Over- sight
101
Representatives to Quarterly Meeting on Ministry and Oversight
100
To commence proceedings for acknowledging min- isters
81
To notify Monthly Meetings as to pastoral worker, when
85
2. Quarterly 101
Deposing Ministers 82, 100, 102
General Duties, new congregations, etc 102 Membership, time, reports, representatives 101 Recording Ministers 81,101
3. Yearly 103
Membership, time
103
May report judgment to Yearly Meeting 103
Reports and epistles 103
Spiritual needs 103
74
Members, active, absent, should correspond with Mon- thly Meetings 106
106
Members, active, disownment of
Members, active, how dealt with after removal 107
106
Members, active, joining other churches, membership ceases
106
Members, active, may be dropped, when 106
Members, active
Members, active, dealt with.
Meetings, not to encroach on other meetings
98
144
Index to Discipline
PAGES
Members, active, may introduce business to Yearly Meeting with consent of Clerk. 91
Members, active, qualifications of. 73
Members, active, received by letter from other churches
105
Members, active, reception of. 104
Members, active, reception by certificate.
105
Members, active, reception of may be publically an- nounced
104
Members, active, resignation of
106
Members, active, right to participate in business.
77
106
Members, active, transferred by letter to other churches Members, active, under special care of Pastoral Com- mittee
117
Members, associate
74
Members, associate, received on application of parents ..
75
Members, associate, when to be dropped
75
Members, associate, when to be transferred to active list
74
Memorials
137
Ministers deposed
82,100 87
Ministers, doctrinal views to be ascertained
85
Ministers liberated for service by Monthly Meeting, when
83
Ministers liberated for service by Quarterly Meeting, when
83
Ministers liberated for service by Yearly Meeting, when Ministers, minutes for service must be signed by cor- respondents
84
Ministers not to sit in Meetings of Ministry and Over- sight while their cases are pending 102
Ministers, Quarterly Meeting's Clerk to furnish cer- tificates of recording of 82
Ministers recorded 81,101
Ministers, special services of 85
Ministers to obtain approval of Permanent Board, when 84
Ministers to obtain certificates from clerks when cannot get certificates of Quarterly Meeting
83
Ministers to return minutes for service 86
Ministers, with Elders, the spiritual supervisors 78,86
Ministers and Elders, duties and gifts of 78, 86 Ministers and Elders, associated together 86-87
Moderation 134
Monthly Meetings, committees of 79-80
Monthly Meetings, established 88
Monthly Meetings, how organized 76-77
Monthly Meetings may drop members, when 106-107
84
Ministers liberated for service, funds to be provided ...
145
Index to Discipline
PAGES
Monthly Meetings may petition or appeal to Yearly Meeting
81,109 Monthly Meetings, membership; authority; relation to Quarterly Meeting. 76-77
Monthly Meetings, new, established 81
Monthly Meetings, new fields of work 80
Monthly Meetings, report on state of Church 80, 100 Monthly Meetings, termination of terms of officers .. 77
Monthly Meetings to acknowledge certificates when ac- cepted 105
Monthly Meetings to appoint committees to revise list of Elders, when 86
Monthly Meetings to appoint funeral committees. 136
Monthly Meetings to direct pastor or evangelist to dis- continue services, when 85, 100
Monthly Meetings to make full record of members re- ceived or removed 105
Monthly Meetings to record ministers and notify meet- ings 82
Monthly Meetings transferred 88-89
Monthly Meetings, who may participate in
77
New Fields of work
80
New Monthly Meetings
81,88
New Quarterly Meetings 81,88
New Yearly Meetings 94,97
Overseers cannot be transferred to other Meetings 105
Overseers, how appointed; their duties 78
Overseers, moral supervisors 75
Overseers to introduce all complaints in writing 106
Part I .- The Church and Its Denominations 35
Part II .- The Form of Government 72
Part III .- Rules of Discipline
104
Part IV .- Departments of Work 117
Pastoral Committee of congregations 80, 117
Pastoral Committee, duties in regard to associate mem- bers
117
Pastoral Committee present applications for member-
ship, duties 104, 117
Pastoral and Evangelistic Workers-
Evangelistic Committee to give certificates to 119
Initiative in arrangement in Pastoral Committees of congregation 99
Must afford opportunity for free exercise of gifts.
Must have approval of Monthly Meetings, when 100
83
Must have approval of Yearly Meeting's Evangelistic Committee, when 85
Must have membership transferred, when 85
146
Index to Discipline
Pastoral and Evangelistic Workers-Continued. PAGES
Must labor in harmony with Constitution and Discip- line .. 100
To discontinue service, when 86,100
Permanent Board may introduce business to Yearly Meeting 91
Permanent Board: Membership; appointment; times; places; special meetings; quorum; authority; du- ties; records; expenses 94-95
Preface
2
Propositions from Quarterly Meetings cannot be acted on the day introduced
91
Propositions to amend Constitution and Discipline. ..
91
Quarterly Meetings 88
82 79
Correspondents, appointment of
Correspondents, duties of
79
Duties in discontinuing Monthly Meetings
81
Duties in establishing Monthly Meetings 81
81
May introduce business to Yearly Meeting
88-89
Reports; representatives to Yearly Meeting To assist Monthly Meetings 89
89
Quarterly Meetings on Ministry and Oversight
101
To institute proceedings in cases not reported by lo- cal meetings
102
Queries for Monthly and Quarterly Meetings
113
Queries for Meetings on Ministry and Oversight. 115
Recorder, Clerk of Monthly Meeting acts
77
Recorder may be appointed
78
Representatives, Monthly Meetings appoint to Quar- terly Meeting
77
Representatives, Quarterly Meetings appoint to Year- ly Meeting
89
Secret Societies 113
Simplicity 134
Special Committee on New Business may introduce bus- iness to Yearly Meeting 91
Spiritual Gifts 70
Standing Committees may introduce business to Yearly Meeting 91
State of Church, report on 89,101
Superintendent of Evangelistic and Church Extension Work 119
Temperance and the Liquor Traffic 112
Trade 134
Duties in transferring Monthly Meetings. Established; discontinued; divided; united
81 91
Membership; officers; power; supervision.
Clerk to furnish certificate to ministers recorded
147
Index to Discipline
PAGES
Treasurer of Monthly Meeting appointed annually.
78
Treasurer of Yearly Meeting
93
Trustees of Monthly Meeting
79
Trustees of Yearly Meeting
93
Unity
135
Worship
69
Yearly Meeting :-
Annual reports, etc 90-91
Appeals
92
Business from Quarterly Meetings
91-92
Business may be introduced from seven sources
91
Constitution and Discipline, changes of
91
Establishment or discontinuance of 97
Four bonds of union between
72
Liberty to arrange for ascertaining doctrinal views of ministers and elders 87
May adopt non-conflicting regulations
72
May introduce business to other Yearly Meetings .. 91
Membership, authority and purpose
90
Opened by whom 90
Powers of 90
Statistics furnished to Five-Years Meeting 94
Time and manner of appointment of officers
92
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