3. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. History of Religious Education. Methods of Religious Education. The following are suggested as textbooks for the above study: Yale Lectures on the Sunday School.-Trumbull. The Graded Sunday School in Principle and Practice.-Meyer. The following are suggested as books to be read: 4. SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL SERVICE. The Church and Its Work of Service. Friendly Visiting Among the Poor.-Richmond. The following are suggested as books to be used: The Church and the Changing Order.-Mathews. The difficulties in the making of an Index for a book such as the Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church can be understood only by one who has essayed the task. The inter-relations of organizations and activities are exceedingly complex; hence enumerations and classifications might be extended almost indefinitely. The present classification has been prepared to meet the most diverse needs. We have found it necessary to use many cross references which sometimes violate the strict laws of logical arrangement. Of these violations we are altogether conscious, but we have nevertheless permitted them for the purpose of greater service. Without disparagement the Index to the Discipline of 1912 was a great improvement upon its predecessors. The 1916 Index is the most voluminous thus far attempted. We hope it is the best, though doubtless future editors will make further improvements.-EDITOR. Admission: Baptized Children (Prepara- Transfer by Certificate, 55 From Other Churches, 80 §4, Full Membership, 80 §8, 162- On Trial, 80 §5, 156-160 Advices, Special: Christian Stewardship, 71 Divorce, 68 Dress, 66 Marriage, 67 Slavery, 65 Temperance, 70 §1 Tobacco, 70 §2 Advocates: Addresses of Editors, 530 Editors of Various, 208 §4 (7), Annual Conference, 334 §2, 343 Ladies', 97, 102 §8, 104, 107 $7, Amendments to Constitution, American Bible Society: Resolution on, 578 Advice on, 69 Reproof and Trial for, 280 Taking of, 30 (General Rules) Anniversaries. (See Annual Annual Conference: Accounts of Book Concern, 86, Agents Appointed at, 208 §4 (1-6) 47 Conference Claimants, 335 Deaconess Work, 233 §6 General Direction, 313 Effective Preacher Entitled In Conference Interval, 207 Made by Bishops, 207 $3, Preacher left without, 211 Special, 208 §§3, 4 Under City Society, 441 §3 [Numbers refer to Paragraphs.] Annual Conference (cont'd) Conference Claimants, 336, Episcopal Fund, 331 on Fi- Attendance at, 75, 565 §3 Report of Treasurer of, 487 Church Location and Erec- Home Missions and Church Book Concern, Produce of, 393 Change of Relation, 81 §4 Collections for City Society, Committee on Conference Re- Committee on Periodicals, etc., Complaints against Members, Conference Claimants, Support Delegates to General Confer- Ministers from Other Deaconesses Conference Board, 233 Institutions, 230 §2 Annual Conference (cont'd) L Report from Conference Board, 233 §5 Education Anniversary, 465 §3 (5) Auxiliary Societies, 462- Collections, 465 §3 (4) Report of Conference Board, Employment of Preachers Re- Evangelists, 208 $4 (8), 209 Expense of General Conference, Foreign, Book Concern Pro- General Conference Districts, Joint Session, Claimants, 335 Journal, Examination of, 79, Judicial Administration. (See Judicial Administration) Lay Male Missionaries in, 423 Leave of Absence from, 186 Ministers in Official Positions, Mission Conference, Powers of Mortgaging and Sale of Church Non-Connectional Causes, 409 $1 Number of, 74 §1, 498, 499 Deacons, 80 §8 (a), §12, 83, Elders, 80 811 (a), §13, 83, Organization of, 36 President, 78 Property, Church or Parsonage |