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nois, Saint Louis, Missouri, Kansas, South Kansas, Northwest Kansas, Southwest Kansas, Nebraska, North Nebraska, Northwest Nebraska, West Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Colorado Conferences.

§ 5. Pacific Christian Advocate.-Columbia River, Oregon, Puget Sound, Idaho, Montana, and North Montana Conferences.

§ 6. California Christian Advocate.-California and Southern California Conferences.

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§ 7. Methodist Advocate-Journal.-Holston, bama, Blue Ridge-Atlantic, Central Tennessee, Georgia, Saint Johns River, and Gulf Conferences.

§ 8. The General Conference delegates from each of the nominating districts above described shall place in nomination before the General Conference one or more persons for Editor of the Advocate related to such district-the number thus nominated to be governed by the desire of those representing such districts and present at a regular meeting thereof to be called by the Secretary of the General Conference. The General Conference shall then elect by ballot the Editor of each Advocate. While the privilege of nomination shall reside in these several districts, the rights of any member of the General Conference to vote for whomsoever he pleases as Editor of any one of these publications shall not be abridged.

9. In the above distribution of the Annual Conferences, the former North Ohio portion of the NorthEast Ohio Conference shall be considered as common patronizing territory for the Pittsburgh and the Western Christian Advocates; and the Northwest Indiana Conference, as common patronizing territory for the Western and the Northwestern Christian Advocates.

T388. The Editor of the Pittsburgh Christian Ad... vocate shall be elected quadrennially by ballot by the General Conference, on nomination of the delegates: of the patronizing Conferences.

¶ 389. The Book Committee may elect such Editors of publications conducted by The Methodist Book Concern as have not been elected by the General Conference.

390. The Editor of Haus und Herd shall also be Editor of German Sunday School books, periodicals, and tracts.

¶ 391. The Editors shall perform such duties as properly belong to the editorial office, and in such manner as the interests of the Church may require, the General Conference may authorize, or the Book Committees in its business relations to the Editors may direct; and they shall give their undivided attention to these duties.

¶ 392. There shall be a Publishing Committee, for the Pittsburgh Christian Advocate, elected by the General Conference, consisting of three members from the Pittsburgh Conference, three from the Erie Conference, three from the North-East Ohio Conference, and three from the West Virginia Conference. Such Publishing Committee shall fix the salary of the Editor, keep an account of the receipts and expenditures of the paper, and report annually its financial condition to the patronizing Conferences. A copy

of said report shall be sent also to the Publishing Agent at New York, and any balance remaining after defraying current expenses shall be subject to the order of said Publishing Agent.

¶ 393. The Annual and District Conferences are earnestly requested not to establish or encourage the

establishing of Conference or local Church papers, except such as are approved and authorized by the General Conference or the Book Committee; and where such papers exist the Conferences are requested to discontinue the same, when it can be done consistently with existing obligations. They are also requested to discourage the display or sale of other than our own publications at the sessions of the Annual Confer

ences.

VII. Circulation of Religious Tracts

394. It is recommended to our people everywhere to form Tract Societies for the distribution of tracts and religious literature.

¶ 395. It shall be the duty of each District Superintendent to bring the subject of tract distribution before the fourth Quarterly Conference in each Charge within his District; and said Conference shall appoint a Committee, of which the Pastor shall be Chairman, whose duty it shall be to devise and execute plans for local tract distribution.

396. No books shall hereafter be sold on commission, either from New York, Cincinnati, or any Depository or establishment under direction of the Book Concern; provided, however, that this shall not prohibit the Publishing Agents from opening up limited "On Sale" accounts with our Ministers, the same to be governed by the general rules of credit of the Book Concern.

CHAPTER II

BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS

1. Incorporation

397. There shall be a Board of Foreign Missions, duly incorporated according to law, and having its office in New York City; said Board of Foreign Missions being subject to such rules and regulations as the General Conference from time to time may prescribe.

NOTE.-For Charter, By-Laws, etc., see Annual Report of Board of Foreign Missions.

II Constitution

¶ 398. ARTICLE I. Name and Object. The name of this organization shall be the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Its objects are religious and philanthropic, designed to diffuse more generally the blessings of Christianity, by the promotion and support of Christian Missions and educational institutions in foreign countries, and also in such other places subject to the sovereignty of the United States, but not on the continent of North America or the islands adjacent thereto, as may be committed to the care of said organization by the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, under such rules and regulations as said General Conference may from time to time prescribe. 399. ARTICLE II. Life Members, Honorary Mem

bers, and Patrons. All members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, contributing to the funds of the Board of Foreign Missions, shall be nominally members of said Board. Any person contributing $20 at one time shall be a Life Member. Any person giving $200 at one time shall be an Honorary Life Member. Any person giving $500 at one time shall be an Honorary Manager for life, and any person giving $1,000 at one time shall be a Patron for life; and such Manager or Patron shall be entitled to a seat and the right of speaking, but not of voting, in the meetings of the Board of Managers. Honorary Managers not to exceed twenty in number may be elected by the General Conference, and, in case of vacancies, may be elected by the Board of Managers during the interval between the sessions of the General Conference, said Honorary Managers being entitled to speak in the meetings of the Board of Managers, but not to vote.

¶ 400, § 1. ARTICLE III. General Committee of Foreign Missions. There shall be a General Committee of Foreign Missions, composed of the General Superintendents, the Missionary Bishops, the Corresponding Secretaries, the Recording Secretary, the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, two representatives, one lay and one ministerial, from each General Conference District, and as many representatives from the Board of Managers as there are General Conference Districts.

§ 2. The representatives of the Board of Managers shall be elected by the Board from its own members, and shall include as nearly as may be an equal number of Ministers and Laymen.

§ 3. The representatives of the General Conference

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