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

Part 6

JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

I. CHURCH TRIALS  228-261
     1. Object of Church Discipline  228-230
     2. General Directions  231, 232
     3. Trial of Preachers in Full Membership  233-242
     4. Form of Procedure  243
          Form for a Bill of Charges  243
          Order of Conducting Church Trials  244
     5. Restoration of Credentials  245
     6. Proceedings Against a Preacher on Trial  246
     7. The Trial of a Local Preacher  247-250
     8. The Trial of an Accused Member  251
          Ground of Complaint  251, 252
          Notification of Time and Place of Trial  253
          Election of Committee to Try a Case  254, 255
          Presiding Officer  256
          Right of Appeal  257
          Restoration of Membership  258, 259
     9. Citation of Society, Quarterly Conference, or Annual Conference to Show Cause  260
     10. Citation of Preachers to Show Cause  261
II. INSOLVENCIES AND THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES  262-266