Art. 4. (1) The revenue of the Mission Board shall be derived from collections on General Missionary Day, Sunday Schools, Epworth Leagues, Sunday School Conventions, District and Annual Conferences, collections taken by the Secretary and the Bishops, 50 per cent. of the Mission money accruing from the General Funds, and 20 per cent. of all money raised by the Missionary Societies of Annual Conferences.
2. Twenty per cent. of all money raised by the Annual Conference Board of Missions, shall be directed to the Secretary of Missions and his receipt taken for same. The Bishops shall present the receipt of the Secretary with their reports, to the Mission Board.
Art. 5. (1) The Second Sunday in August of each year shall be General Missionary Day. This day shall be strictly observed by all Presiding Elders, pastors and congregations throughout the connection. Presiding Elders and pastors will preach at one service, on the subject of Missions, and may provide a program bearing on the same subject for another service. Care and study shall be given to teach the people the place and importance of Missionary work in the church.
2. Each member of the church is requested to pay five cents for Missions on General Missionary Day, and each congregation will be expected to report a sum equal to five cents per capita at the Annual Conference.
3. Each pastor will forward the amount raised on General Missionary Day at once to his Presiding Elder, and the Presiding Elder will remit the same at once to the Secretary of Missions and take his receipt, which receipt will be counted in the settlement of the District at the Annual Conference.
Art. VI. (1) The Secretary shall be a minister of the Gospel, but may be a member of any Annual Conference. He shall keep a permanent record of the operations of the Department, publish a synopsis of his work quarterly in one of the papers of the church, attend to all legal business relating to the work, travel throughout the church in interest of the work, and report annually, to the Board, or as often as they deem it necessary.
2. The Secretary of Missions shall devise plans and co-operate with all Annual Conference Missionaries in holding such institutes, conventions, and Missionary Meetings, as will advance the interest of the church. In all cases, the Missionary Department shall share in the money raised by such devices and meetings.
3. The Secretary shall distribute literature for all Missionaries throughout the Church, which literature, shall be uniform.
4. The Secretary of Missions is authorized to organize Missionary Societies wherever he finds it necessary, and to publish a Missionary paper, monthly, provided, it shall not cost the church more than $200 per annum.
5. The salary and traveling expenses of the Secretary shall be $1500 per annum, to be paid quarterly by the Book Agent from the Mission fund.