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Chronicles of Wesleyan Methodism by S Warren - And - J. Stephens Author:Samuel Warren, John Stephens General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1827 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: REGULATIONS MADE AT LEEDS. TO THE METHODIST SOCIETIES. Dear Brethren, We think it our duty to inform you, by the earliest opportunity, of the measures we have taken, in order to satisfy those of our Brethren, who have been made more or less uneasy, by sundry publications circulated through the Societies; and, we trust, that on a serious consideration of the Regulations we have agreed to at this Conference, you will see that the sacrifices in respect to authority, which we have made on the part of the whole body of Travelling Preachers, evidence our willingness to meet our Brethren in every thing which is consistent with the existence of the Methodist discipline, and our readiness to be their servants for Jesus's sake. I. In respect to finances, or money-matters: 1. We have determined to publish annually a very minute account of the disbursement, or application of the Yearly Collection; and, 2. A full account of the affairs of Kingswood School. 3. That all bills for the support of Travelling Preachers, nd their families, in respect to deficiencies, house-rent, fire, candles, sickness, travelling expenses, and all other matters of a temporal kind for their support, for which the Circuits cannot provide, shall first meet with the approbation of the Quarterly-Meeting, and be signed by the General Steward of the Circuit, before they can be brought to the District-Committee. II. In respect to all other temporal matters: 1. It Las been determined, that no Circuits shall be divided, till such division has been approved of by their respective Quarterly Meetings, and signed by the General Stewards. 2. ...« less