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pastor, presiding elder, etc. ; the financial result of each month's 

 operations to be reported (the amount eacli member has paid being 

 read out) to the monthly Church-meetings. 



o. That on the circuits collections shall be made by the stewards 

 quarterly, the assessments or voluntary obligations having been 

 made or taken to be thus paid, whether in provisions or money. 

 That these collections shall be reported to quarterly-meetings of the 

 boards of stewards, which meetings shall aggregate and disburse as 

 provided for in section 2 in regard to stations, and in like manner 

 report the result to quarterly-meetings of the members of each 

 church . 



4. That in order to further the interests of collections for the 

 support of the preachers, presiding elders, etc., it shall be the duty 

 of the stewards to bring the matter, if necessary, constantly before 

 the membership, on all suitable occasions, both individually and in 

 congregation assembled; and that the performance of this solemn 

 and sacred duty is most earnestly and affectionately enjoined, its 

 observance to be regarded a test of proper qualifications for the 

 stewardship. . 



5. That the collections ordered by the Conference be divided and 

 presented to the Church, in congregation assembled or otherwise: 

 so much for the superannuated preachers and the widows and or- 

 phans of preachers, so much for the bishops, so much for educa- 

 tional purposes, and so much for missions; and that these claims be 

 presented by the preachers, assisted and supported by the stewards, 

 beginning early in the year, and continued from time to time, if 

 necessary, until the full amount called for shall have been realized. 



6. That the aggregate collections ordered by the Conference be 

 put down at twenty-six thousand dollars, to be apportioned as fol- 

 lows: For bishops, one thousand five hundred dollars; superan- 

 nuated preachers, etc., nine thousand five hundred dollars; for edu- 

 cation, eight thousand dollars; and for missions, eight thousand 

 dollars. 



7. That the whole amount (twenty-six thousand dollars) be ap- 

 portioned among the several presiding elder's districts of the Con 

 ference, according to their respective ability, by the Joint Board ot 

 Finance ; and the amount so apportioned to each district shall be dis- 

 tributed for collection among the several charges thereof by the 

 presiding elder. 



8. That the presiding elder, having thus divided and appor- 

 tioned, present these several claims at the first Quarterly Conference, 



