be truly needy and meritorious. It shall keep and preserve in suitable books, to be furnished by the Parent Board, a faithful record of all its proceedings, and an account of amounts asked and received each year from every Pastoral Charge; and shall make full report thereof to each session of the Annual Conference for publication in the Conference Minutes, and at the same time to the Parent Board.

T 291. The Treasurer of the Conference Board shall, as early as practicable, at least once in every three months, remit all funds coming into his hands to the Treasurer of the Parent Board.

T292. If for any reason such Conference Board cannot be constituted or act, the Bishop having charge, or a Committee by him appointed, may perform any of the duties required in this section.

¶ 293. There shall be a General Com. mittee of Church Extension, composed as follows,-1. The General Superintendents, one of whom, as they may from time to time determine, shall be Chairman. 2. The Corresponding Secretary and Assistants, Recording Secretary, who shall be ex-officio Secretary of the Committee, and the Treasurer of the Board.

3. The Annual Conferences being grouped by the General Conference into Twelve Church Extension Districts, there shall be one member from each District elected by the General Conference on the nomination of the Delegates of each District respectively, and a corresponding number appointed by the Board.

¶ 294. It shall be the duty of this Committee to meet annually in the City of Philadelphia, on such day in the month of November as shall be appointed by the Corresponding Secretary, to deterinine, -1. What amount each Conference shall be asked to raise by collections for the use of the Board during the ensuing year; 2. What amount may be donated and loaned within each Conference during the same period; and 3. What amount may be applied to general and special purposes not included in the above.

¶ 295. The General Committee shall also have authority to counsel and direct the Board in the general administration of the trust committed to its care.

¶ 296. If a vacancy should occur in the Committee by death, resignation, removal from the District, or otherwise,

the Bishop having charge of the Conference within which it occurs shall fill the vacancy.

T297. Expenses incurred by the Committee in the discharge of its duties may be paid by the Treasurer of the Board.

¶ 298. All applications for aid shall be made in accordance with blank forms, to be furnished by the Parent Board, and shall set forth,-1. The number of Church members, Sunday-school children, and congregation to be accommodated, the population of the place, and prospects of growth. 2. The legal incorporation of the Church or Board of Trustees. 3. The location, size, present and prospective value of the site, the validity of the title thereto, and whether held in trust for the Methodist Episcopal Church. 4. A description of the building to which aid, if granted, will be applied; and, if required, a copy of the plans and specifi cations of the architect shall be submitted, and, if deemed necessary by the Parent or Conference Board, modified as may be suggested. 5. The estimated and probable cost when completed. 6. The available resources and amount of reliable subscriptions; and that those

immediately interested have done or are doing all that could reasonably be expected. 7. What amount of debt, if any, may be allowed to remain against the property, and how soon the Trustees or others will agree to remove it. 8. Is the property insured? Will it be? In what company? To what amount? 9. Whether the Church, if aided, will become selfsupporting, and how soon, and to what extent it may be expected to aid in the general work of the Church. 10. Any additional facts and circumstances that will assist the Board to a proper decision on the application.

¶ 299. Every such application for aid shall be first submitted to the Conference Board of Church Extension, and said Board shall certify its action thereon to the Parent Board, and aid shall be granted only by the concurrent action of both the Conference and Parent Boards, and, except in cases of great emergency, within the amount authorized by the General Committee: provided, however, that for the procurement of property in mission territory the Parent Board may appropriate funds specially authorized by tne General Committee without such appli.

cation or recommendation by a Conference Board; but in all such cases the title to such property should vest in the Board of Church Extension.

¶ 300. It shall be the duty of each Presiding Elder to bring the subject of Church Extension before the Quarterly Conference of each Circuit and Station within his District at the last Quarterly Conference in each year; and said Quarterly Conference shall appoint a Committee of not less than three nor more than five, of which the Preacher in Charge shall be Chairman, to be called the Committee on Church Extension, whose duty it shall be to aid the Preacher in Charge in carrying into effect the provisions of the Discipline and plans of the Boards for the support of this cause, and in securing at least the amount asked of the Circuit or Station for its aid; and the Presiding Elder shall inquire, in the third Quarterly Conference of each year, what has been done for this cause, and whether the amount asked has been received, and if not, he shall urgently request the Preacher in Charge and the Quarterly Conference to take such measures as will secure it before the close of the year.