who shall keep a permanent roll of the tithers of the Church. SECTION III WESLEY BROTHERHOOD ¶563. The men of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, are hereby authorized to organize for fellowship and larger service in the work of the Church, and "The Wesley Brotherhood of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South," shall be the duly authorized organization for this purpose. This organization shall be auxiliary to the General Board of Lay Activities, which shall have authority to promote and charter local Church Brotherhoods in accordance with the constitution of the General Wesley Brotherhood. ¶564. The Board of Governors of the Wesley Brotherhood shall consist of the members of the General Board of Lay Activities and shall have power to adopt, amend, and execute the provisions of its constitution. ¶565. The General Secretary of the General Board of Lay Activities shall be the General Secretary of the Wesley Brotherhood. On nomination of the General Secretary, such Associate Secretaries as shall be necessary shall be elected by the Board of Governors. ¶556. The Conference Lay Leaders shall be Field Representatives and the District and Associate Lay Leaders shall be District Organizers of the Wesley Brotherhood. ¶567. Let Brotherhoods be organized in all our congregations wherever practicable for fellowship, personal evangelism, and all phases of men's work, and to assist the pastor and the Church Board of Lay Activities in promoting the entire work of the Church. The Methodist Layman shall be the official organ of the Wesley Brotherhood. The President of the Wesley Brotherhood shall be a member of the Church Board of Lay Activities. 9568. The Wesley Brotherhood of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, shall be affiliated with the World Brotherhood Federation, and shall promote world peace and international good will. SECTION IV THE BENEVOLENCES ¶569. The General Board of Lay Activities shall be charged with the promotion of the payment of the benevolent assessments of the Church. It shall inaugurate plans and policies to reach our entire membership in developing a conscience on this question and securing a contribution from every member. The Conference, District, Circuit, and Church Boards of Lay Activities, working in harmony with the General Board and in full coöperation with the Bishops, Presiding Elders, and pastors, shall strive diligently to obtain full payment of all assessments. ¶570. The General Board shall be charged with the promotion of an annual every-member canvass throughout the Church in behalf of all the benevolent claims, in which effort it shall have the coöperation of all the general agencies of the Church. The Conference Board, together with the Bishop in charge, shall be responsible for promoting this canvass in the Annual Conference, and shall have the cooperation of the other Conference Boards. The District Board, together with the Presiding Elder, shall be responsible for promoting the canvass in the District. The Circuit and Church Boards, together with the pastor, shall have this responsibility in the Circuit and Church, respectively. Ample provision shall be made in the budget to be secured in this canvass for all the current benevolent needs of the Church. The Church Board of Lay Activities, under the direction of the pastor, shall be charged with the collection of the pledges obtained in the canvass, with securing contributions from new members, and with the full payment of all the benevolent claims. SECTION V ANNUAL CONFERENCE BOARD OF LAY ACTIVITIES ¶571. There shall be in every Annual Conference a Conference Board of Lay Activities, composed of the Conference Lay Leader, who shall be Chairman of the Board, the District Lay Leaders and Associate District Lay Leaders from each Presiding Elder's District. The Conference Lay Leader shall be elected annually for a term of one year by the Annual Conference, on nomination of the Conference Board, which nomination shall be by ballot. This Board shall report to the Annual Conference at its annual session, and shall hold an anniversary or otherwise provide for an adequate representation of the work of lay activities during the session of the Conference. This Board shall carry out the program of lay activities as outlined under the direction of the General Board and also coöperate with all other Conference Boards in executing their plans for larger service in the work of the Church. This Board shall hold one annual meeting each year in connection with the Annual Conference session, and such other meetings as may be deemed advisable by the Board, and upon the call of the Chairman. The Conference Board shall have authority to fill vacancies in the office of Conference Lay Leader. ¶572. The Annual Conference Board shall estimate annually the amount necessary for the support of such work as may be under its control, and report the amount to the Annual Conference Commission on Budget for its consideration. ¶573. The minutes of all meetings of the Conference Board shall be kept in a permanent record by a Secretary elected for that purpose, of which record the Secretary shall be custodian, and he shall furnish copies of the records of all meetings to the members of the Board. SECTION VI DISTRICT BOARD OF LAY ACTIVITIES ¶574. There shall be in every district a District Board of Lay Activities, composed of the District Lay Leader, who shall be Chairman of the Board, two Associate District Lay Leaders, the Presiding Elder, and the Lay Leader of each charge in the District. The District Lay Leader and the two Associate District Lay Leaders shall be elected annually by the District Conference on nomination of the District Board of Lay Activities, which nomination shall be by ballot. This Board shall coöperate with the Annual Conference Board of Lay Activities in promoting the program of lay activities outlined under the di |