Journal Vol4 7
| Author | John Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | journal |
| Year | None |
| Passage ID | jw-journal-vol4-7-543 |
| Words | 400 |
Tenth, No person shall be elected amember of the Conference,
whohath not been admitted intoconnexionwith the Conference,
as a Preacher and Expounder of God's Holy Word, as afore-
said, for twelve months.
Eleventh, The Conference shall not, nor may, nominate or
appoint any person to the use and enjoyment of, or to preach
and expound God's Holy Word in, any of the chapels and
premises so given or conveyed, orwhich may be given or con-
veyed upon the trusts aforesaid,who is not either a member
of the Conference, or admitted into connexion with the same,
or upon trial as aforesaid ; nor appoint any person for more
than three years successively, to the use and enjoyment of any
chapel and premises already given, or to be given or conveyed,
upon the trusts aforesaid, except ordained Ministers of the
Church of England.
Twelfth, That the Conference shall andmay appoint the place
of holding the yearly assembly thereof, at any other city, town,
or place, than London, Bristol, or Leeds, when it shall seem
expedient so to do .
Thirteenth, And for the convenience of the chapels and pre-
mises already, or which may hereafter be, given or conveyed
upon the trusts aforesaid, situate in Ireland, or other parts
out of the kingdom of Great Britain, the Conference shall and
may, when and as often as it shall seem expedient, but not
otherwise, appoint and delegate any member or members of
the Conference, with all or any of the powers, privileges, and
advantages, herein-before contained or vested in the Confer-
ence ; and all and every the acts, admissions, expulsions, and
appointments whatsoever of such member or members of the
Conference, so pointed and delegated as aforesaid, the same
being put into writing, and signed by such delegate or dele-
gates, and entered in the Journals or Minutes of the Confer-
ence, and subscribed as after-mentioned, shall be deemed,
taken, and be, the acts, admissions, expulsions, and appoint-
ments of the Conference, to all intents, constructions, and
purposes whatsoever, from the respective times when the same
shall be done by such delegate or delegates ; notwithstanding
anything herein-contained to the contrary.
Fourteenth, All resolutions and orders touching elections,
admissions, expulsions, consents, dispensations, delegations,
or appointments and acts whatsoever of the Conference, shall
be entered and written in the Journals or Minutes of the
Conference, which shall be kept for that purpose, publicly