Ques. 1. Who shall compose a Quarterly Conference?
Ans. All the traveling and local preachers, exhorters, stewards (senior and junior), stewardesses (senior and junior), trustees of church property, class leaders, presidents of Epworth League chapters, Presidents of Woman's Missionary Societies, Superintendents of Sunday Schools, Secretaries of Church Conferences, and choristers, who are members of the church, and none else.
Ques. 2. When and where shall each Quarterly Conference meet?
Ans. Four times a year, at such place as the Conference may appoint, and at such time as the Presiding Elder may designate.
Ques. 3. Who shall preside in a Quarterly Conference?
Ans. The Presiding Elder, or, in his absence, the preacher in charge.
Ques. 4. What is the regular business of a Quarterly Conference?
Ans. 1. To receive and try appeals, to hear complaints, and examine Church Records and Registers.
2. To superintend the interests of Sunday-schools and the instruction of children.
3. To take cognizance of all the local preachers and exhorters in the circuits, stations, or missions, and to inquire annually into the gifts, labors, and usefulness of each by name.