be approved by the Quarterly Conferences shall be organized into District Superintendents' District Leagues, and may also be formed into General Conference District Leagues. Other groupings may be arranged for the advantage of the work, such as Annual Conference Leagues, State Leagues, and City Leagues. The Chapter shall be under the control of the Quarterly Conference and Pastor. Any Young People's Society may become an affiliated Chapter of the Epworth League, provided that it adopt the aims of the League, that its President and other Officers and its general plans of work are approved by the Pastor and Official Board or Quarterly Conference, and that it is enrolled at the Central Office.

§ 4. ARTICLE IV. Government. The management of the Epworth League shall be vested in a Board of Control, which shall consist of a Bishop and one member from each General Conference District, nominated by the delegates of the respective General Conference Districts, and elected by the General Conference, the odd Districts to be represented by Ministers, the even Districts by Laymen. There shall also be three members at large, consisting of two Laymen and one Minister, appointed by the Board of Bishops. The Bishop shall be President of the Epworth League and of the Board of Control. The Editor of the Epworth Herald, the General Secretary, the German Assistant Secretary, and the Assistant Secretary for Colored Conferences shall be advisory members of the Board of Control. In case of a vacancy in the office of General Secretary during the quadrennium, the same shall be filled by the Board of Control. The Board of Control shall meet at least four times during each quadrennium.

§ 5. ARTICLE V. Officers. The Officers of the League shall be a President, a Vice-President, a General Secretary, and a Treasurer. The President shall be chosen as herein before provided. The Vice-President

shall be chosen by the Board of Control from its own body. The General Secretary shall be elected by the General Conference, and shall be the executive officer of the League. He shall have charge of the correspondence, shall keep the records of the League, and perform such other duties as the Board of Control may direct. The Editor of the Epworth Herald shall be elected by the General Conference, and shall perform such duties as relate to the editorial departments of Epworth League publications. The Treasurer shall be elected by the Board of Control.

These Officers shall be elected quadrennially, and shall hold office until their successors are chosen.

Vacancies in any of the above-mentioned positions, except the Presidency and the Editorship of the Epworth Herald, shall be filled by the Board of Control.

§ 6. ARTICLE VI. German Assistant Secretary. The Editor of Haus und Herd is constituted the German Assistant Secretary of the Epworth League.

§ 7. ARTICLE VII. Assistant Secretary for Colored Conferences. There shall be an Assistant Secretary of the Epworth League for work within colored Conferences, to be elected quadrennially by the Board of Control, who shall perform such duties as the Board of Control may direct.

§ 8. ARTICLE VIII. Finances. The salary of the Editor of the Epworth Herald shall be fixed by the Book Committee and paid by the Book Concern. The salaries of the General Secretary and Assistant

Secretary for work within colored Conferences shall be fixed by the Board of Control, and shall be paid, together with such administrative expenses as may be authorized by the Board of Control, and in such amount as the Board of Control may designate, from contributions by the Local Chapters, and the profits on Epworth League publications and supplies.

§ 9. ARTICLE IX. Central Office. The Central Office of the Epworth League shall be in Chicago, Illinois.

§ 10. ARTICLE X. Local Constitution. The Constitution for Local Chapters shall be determined by the Board of Control; provided, however, that no enactment shall be made which shall in any manner conflict with this General Constitution.

§ 11. ARTICLE XI. By-Laws. The Board of Control shall have power to enact such By-Laws for its own government as will not conflict with this Constitution.

§ 12. ARTICLE XII. Amendments. This Constitution shall be altered or amended only by the General Conference.

II. The President

¶ 475. The President of an Epworth League Chapter must be a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and shall be elected by the Chapter and confirmed by the Quarterly Conference, of which body he shall then become a member if approved by it for membership therein. It shall be his duty to present to the Quarterly Conference a report of his Chapter, together with such other information as the Conference may require and he may be able to give.

III. District Superintendents and Pastors

476. It shall be the duty of the District Superintendents when holding District or Quarterly Conferences to inquire into the condition of Epworth League Chapters and such other Young People's Societies as may be under the control of the Quarterly and District Conferences, and to ascertain whether they are conducting their affairs in harmony with the purpose and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

¶ 477. It shall be the duty of Pastors to organize and maintain, if practicable, Chapters of the Epworth League.

CHAPTER XII

METHODIST BROTHERHOOD

CONSTITUTION

¶ 478, § 1. ARTICLE I. Name. This organization shall be called the Methodist Brotherhood.

§ 2. ARTICLE II. Purpose. The aim of this organization is to effect the mutual improvement of its members by religious, social, literary, and physical culture; to promote the spirit and practice of Christian brotherhood; to increase fraternal interest among men; to develop their activity and stimulate their efficiency in all that relates to religious, social, civic, and industrial betterment; to build up the Church by leading men into its communion and fellowship; and, in general, to extend the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ.

§ 3. ARTICLE III. Membership. All men's organi

zations, of whatever name, existing in Methodist Churches, or that may hereafter exist, approved by the Quarterly Conference, are eligible to membership in the Methodist Brotherhood, and may become Chapters of the same by making application for and receiving the Charter, and by adopting a Constitution which does not conflict with the General Constitution.

§ 4. ARTICLE IV. Officers. The officers shall be a President, five Vice-Presidents, a General Secretary, a Corresponding Secretary, a Recording Secretary, and a Treasurer.

§ 5. ARTICLE V. Managing Board. 1. The Managing Board shall consist of three Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who shall be appointed biennially by the Board of Bishops; the General Officers of the Brotherhood; one member from each General Conference District, and seven additional members at large, who shall be elected by the General Convention, as hereinafter provided; and such other members as may be elected by affiliating Methodist bodies; all of whom shall hold office for two years, or until their successors are chosen. Vacancies in the Managing Board shall be filled by the Board.

2. Seven members shall constitute a quorum.

3. Regular meetings of the Managing Board shall be held in May and November of each year.

4. Any General Men's Organization, in any Branch of Ecumenical Methodism, which unites with the Methodist Brotherhood shall have such representation on the Managing Board as the members of said Board may approve.

§ 6. ARTICLE VI. General Convention, 1. The General Convention shall be held biennially, or otherwise,