- large among the people, ill exercise his Episcopal g us, in any degree?

he cease from traveling, e consent of the General , he shall not thereafter e Episcopal office in our

SECTION II.

A TRAVELING PREACHER.

To whom is a traveling menable for his conduct? the Annual Conference, I have power to try, acquit,

m.

What shall be done when preacher is accused of im

When a traveling elder or

or report of being quilty

of some crime expressly forbidden in the word of God, if it be in the interval of the Annual Conference, let the Presiding Elder, in the absence of the Bishop, call as many traveling preachers as he shall think fit-at least three -and, if possible, bring the accused and the accuser face to face. If the accused be clearly convicted, he shall be suspended till the ensuing Annual Conference. The Presiding Elder shall cause an exact record of the investigation, signed by the President and the Secretary, to be transmitted to the Annual Conference, by which his case shall be fully considered and determined.

If the accused be a Presiding Elder, any three traveling elders or deacons of his District may inquire into the case, and if they judge it necessary re

to the Bishop, who shall appoint

a committee of at least three elders, from within the bounds of the Annual Conference of which the accused is a member; he shall also preside at the investigation, or some traveling elder appointed by him; and the accused, if guilty, shall be suspended.

If the accused and the accuser cannot be brought face to face, but the supposed delinquent evades an investigation, it shall be received as a preumptive proof of guilt; and out of he mouth of two or three witnesses he hall be condemned, and be accordngly suspended. Nevertheless, even n that case, the Annual Conference hall consider and determine the whole matter.

2. When the accusation is preferred uring the session of the Annual Conerence, it shall first be referred to a three traveling elders for

investigation, who shall report to the
Conference whether or not they judge
If the Conference
a trial necessary.
differ in judgment from the commit-
tee, a new committee may be appointed
to inquire into the facts and report.

The committee of investigation reporting a case for trial, shall bring forward the bill of charges in proper form, and appoint one or more of their number to prosecute it.

Every case to be tried shall be referred to a committee of not less than nine, nor more than thirteen, who, in the presence of a Bishop or a chairman, whom the President of the Conference shall appoint, and one or more of the Secretaries of the Conference, shall have full power to try the case; and their decision shall be final, save as to the right of appeal: provided that the accused shall, upon good

grounds alleged, be allowed to challenge five in a committee of nine, or seven in a committee of thirteen, and in the same ratio for any other number. And the said committee shall make a faithful report to the Conference, in writing, and deliver up to the Secretary the whole record of the case, with the decision rendered.

Ques. 3. What shall be done in cases of improper tempers, words, or actions?

Ans. The person so offending shall be reprehended by his senior in office. Should a second transgression take place, one, two, or three ministers or preachers are to be taken as witnesses. f he be not then cured, accusation hall be preferred at the next Annual Conference, and the accused shall be immorality.