7. At these Conferences promine shall be given to religious exerci such as preaching, prayer - meetin love-feasts, and the administration the sacraments.

SECTION IV.

OF THE QUARTERLY CONFERENCES.

Ques. 1. Who shall compose a Qua terly Conference?

Ans. All the traveling and loca preachers, including superannuate preachers residing within the circui or station (whether without or within the limits of the Annual Conferences to which they belong), with the exhorters, stewards, trustees, and classleaders, of the respective circuits, sta

retaries of Church Conferences, and none others.

Ques. 2. When and where shall each Quarterly Conference meet?

Ans. Four times a year, at such places as the Conference may appoint, and at such times as the Presiding Elder may designate. But the Presiding Elder and preacher in charge shall have authority, when they judge it necessary, to change the place.

Ques. 3. Who shall preside in a Quarterly Conference?

Ans. The Presiding Elder, or, in his absence, the preacher in charge.

Ques. 4. What is the regular business of a Quarterly Conference?

Ans. 1. To receive and try appeals, and to hear complaints.

2. To superintend the interests of ls and the instruction of

of Sunday-schools on nominatio the preacher in charge.

3. To take cognizance of al local preachers and exhorters in circuit, station, or mission, and t quire annually into the gifts, la and usefulness of each by name.

4. To try, suspend, expel, or a any local preacher in the circuit, tion, or mission, against whom cha may be brought.

5. To license proper persons preach and to exhort; and to re their licenses annually, when, in judgment, their gifts, grace, and fulness will warrant the renewal. votes to license preachers shall be tal by ballot.

6. To recommend suitable can dates to the Annual Conference deacon's or elder's orders in the lo

or reädmission into the traveling connection: provided that no person shall be recommended to the Annual Conference for admission on trial, or for ordination, without first being examined in the Quarterly Conference on the subject of doctrines and discipline, and giving satisfactory evidence of his knowledge of the ordinary branches of an English education. All votes to recommend preachers for admission on trial, or reädmission into the traveling connection, or for deacon's or elder's orders, shall be taken by ballot. No recommendation from a Quarterly Conference to an Annual Conference shall be of any force after the session of the Annual Conference next following the grant of such recommendation.

7. To elect trustees and stewards,

the stewards, to appoint one a Recording and one a District Steward.

8. To see that all its proceedings be faithfully recorded, by a secretary chosen for the purpose, in a book to be kept by the Recording Steward; the records of each session being signed by the President and the Secretary.

Ques. 5. What order of business shall be observed in the Quarterly Conferences?

Ans. After religious service, let the roll be called, and the following inquiries be made:

1. Are there any appeals?

2. Are there any complaints?

3. Is there a written report from the preacher in charge of the number and state of the Sunday-schools, and of the pastoral instruction of children?

Is there a written report from the