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G. The annual allowance of the widows of traveling, superannu- 

 ated, worn-out, and supernumerary preachers shall be eighty dollars. 



7. The orphans of traveling, superannuated, worn-out, and su- 

 pernumerary preachers shall be allowed by the Annual Conferences, 

 if possible, by such means as they can devise, sixteen dollars an- 

 nually. 



In 1804 the following was inserted in clause 3 

 (1800) before nevertheless: 



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. 



In 1816 the allowance of all preachers and their 

 wives was raised to one hundred dollars. 

 In 1824, under clause 2 (1800), it was added 



But this provision shall not apply to the wives of those preach- 

 ers who were single when they were received on trial, and marry 

 under four years, until the expiration of said four years. 



In 1828, clause 7 (1800) was altered so as to read as 

 follows : 



The orphans of traveling, supernumerary, superannuated, and 

 worn-out preachers shall be allowed by the Annual Conferences the 

 same sums respectively which are allowed to the children of living 

 preachers. And on the death of a preacher leaving a child or chil- 

 dren without so much of worldly goods as should be necessary to 

 his, her, or their support, the Annual Conference of which he was a 

 member shall raise, in such manner as may be deemed best, a yearly 

 sum for the subsistence and education of such orphan child or chil- 

 dren, until he, she, or they shall have arrived at fourteen years of 

 age ; the amount of which yearly sum shall be fixed by a committee 

 of the Conference at each session in advance. 



In 1832 the following new clause was inserted: 



8. The more effectually to raise the amount necessary to meet the 

 above-mentioned allowances, let there be made weekly class collec- 

 tions in all our societies where it is practicable ; and also for the 

 support of missions and missionary schools under our care. 



In 1836 the regulation respecting " those who marry 



