The Doctrines and Discipline of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church / Revised Edition 1918

by Colored Methodist Episcopal Church

4. The Board shall have authority to fill all vacancies which may occur in the interval of the General Conference, regulate its own proceedings, appropriate money to meet its own expenses, determine what amount may be donated or loaned to each applicant, and do such other business as may be regular and legitimate, provided however, that no money shall be appropriated in the general work for other purposes than purchasing and securing church lots and securing or erecting church buildings, paying the General Secretary, and meeting such other expenses as are necessary to carry on the work of the Board.

Art. III. (1) There shall be an Executive Committee to consist of five members. The members of this committee shall be appointed by the Board of Church Extension.

2. The Executive Committee shall meet quarterly, unless otherwise ordered by the Board. Three members shall constitute a quorum.

3. It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to carry out the instructions of the Board given them from time to time.

Art. IV. (1) The General Secretary shall be a minister of the Gospel, but may be a member of any Annual Conference.

2. He shall be subject to the authority and control of the Board and shall conduct the correspondence under its direction.

3. He shall have access to all conferences and congregations of the connection, and be permitted to take collections in any and all of them for the Department.

4. He shall make a quarterly report to the Executive Committee of all moneys received and paid out, and to whom; this report to be signed by the President and Treasurer of the Board.

5. He shall, when called upon, go to any part of the church, in order to help Presiding Elders and pastors buy lands and build suitable churches and parsonages thereon.

6. In every case where the General Secretary helps a mission, circuit, or station, in raising money, one half of the money raised must be given to the mission, circuit, or station, and the other half must go to the Department, but, where a mission has no lot, upon which to build, it shall retain and use all money raised, but shall give a note for one half of this amount to the General Secretary, said note to be paid in one to seven years.