Doctrines and Discipline of the Free Methodist Church of North America - 1939 Edition

CHAPTER II

COURSE OF STUDY FOR LOCAL PREACHERS AND EVANGELISTS

I. For Local Preachers Who are to be Examined by the Quarterly Conference

FIRST YEAR

     ¶ 355. 1. Binney’s Theological Compend

     2. Wesley’s Plain Account of Christian Perfection

     3. Articles of Religion and General Rules of the Free Methodist Discipline

          Collateral reading:

          Roberts’ Fishers of Men.

          MacGeary’s Outline History of the Free Methodist Church.

          Wesley’s Sermons, Volume I, sermons 1 to 15 inclusive.

SECOND YEAR

     ¶ 356. 1. Sims’ Helps to Bible Study (revised edition)

     2. Hogue’s Handbook of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, Part I

          Collateral reading:

          Wood’s Perfect Love.

          Schaff’s Person of Christ.

          Wesley’s Sermons, Volume I, sermons 16 to 30 inclusive.

     The examination of local preachers and evangelists may be conducted orally.

II. For Local Preachers Who Wish to be Ordained Deacons

     ¶ 357. 1. Field’s Handbook of Theology, first half

     2. Smith’s Old Testament History

          Collateral reading:

          Hogue’s History of the Free -Methodist Church, Volume I

          Burrell’s Why I Believe the Bible.

          The Indwelling Christ, by Baldwin.

III. For Local Deacons Who Wish to be Ordained Elders

     ¶ 358. 1. Field’s Handbook of Theology, second half.

     2. Smith’s New Testament History 

          Collateral reading:

          Hogue’s History of the Free Methodist Church, Volume II.

          Blanchard: Modern Secret Societies. Fitchett’s Wesley and His Century.

     N. B.—The examination of local preachers who wish to be ordained shall be conducted by the annual conference. Let the examining committees and candidates to be examined be present at the seat of conference for examinations not later than the first day of the conference session. Candidates not present at such time forfeit their right to examination for that year. In conducting examinations, examiners shall report the standing of each candidate in each book according to a scale of ten, six being satisfactory.