In 1860 a member applied to his pastor for a " cer-
tificate." It did not appear that he intended to remove
his membership to another circuit or station, and he
declined to say what use he intended to make of the
certificate. Whereupon the pastor declined to give it.
The Presiding Elder overruled the pastor's decision.
The case coming before the Bishop presiding over the
Conference, he sustained the pastor.
2. The preacher in charge must furnish the
certificate. The class -leader is not authorized
to do it, even in the pastor's absence.
3. It is not optional with a preacher in charge
of one society within this Church, whether he
will receive the certificate of a member residing
within his limits, duly drawn up and signed by
the pastor of another society. The Church
is one, and the certificate must be honored
wherever presented. If it is known that the
person presenting the certificate has been guilty
of immorality or crime, it would be no bar.
The certificate should be received, and the per-
son be, in due form, put upon his trial.
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iKTQild w!iIo£L a cerdiica.:^ becomes nail and
void- Tiie ureaeher ui cKarse mar recave a
member on. Hioh certiccane ac anr time, and'
hol'i him resp«:nsible. when he b recaved, for
OUT thin J he m^T have done while he retained
the eertiiioare. >t«:rrisw^'

5. The pastor maj n«:.c erase or strike off the
names or anv who have removed withoot certifi-
cate, unlese the Charch Coa&reoceanthoriie; but
should reoni the iket that the person removed
without ceniHcate.
