and said Quarterly-Meeting Conference shall say for what term of years he shall sell his slave, or slaves, which term being fixed, the seller shall immediately record his, her, or their emancipation in the county court; and a private member selling a slave or slaves shall first acquaint the preacher having the charge of the circuit with his design, who shall summon a committee of the above-mentioned kind, of which he, the said preacher, shall be President. Said Committee shall say, for what term of years, he, she, or they shall sell his, her or their slave or slaves, and the seller shall be required immediately to record the emancipation of such slave or slaves in the county court. An elder, deacon, preacher, or private member among us, refusing to comply with the above rules, shall be dealt with as in other cases of immorality, and expelled.” McFerrin, II, 462-466. [39] McFerrin, II, p. 467. [40] Goodspeed, p. 669. [41] McFerrin, III, 19-20. [42] Ibid., p. 161. [43] Goodspeed, p. 670. [44] Ibid., p. 669; Autobiography of Peter Cartwright, the Backwoods Preacher, p. 195. [45] Autobiography of Peter Cartwright, p. 195. [46] Autobiography of Peter Cartwright, p. 196. [47] Goodspeed, pp. 669-670. [48] McFerrin, II, 195. [49] He proposed the following program for the church on slavery: 1. That every householder in our church shall provide a comfortable house, with sufficient bed and bedding, for every slave in his possession. 2. That each slave shall be clothed in decent apparel in summer and warm clothing in winter, and shall have plenty of good and wholesome food, and time to eat it. 3. That every slave over ... years of age shall be taught to read the Holy Scriptures. 4. That every slave over ... years of age shall be permitted to attend the worship of God ... times in every ... 5. That every slave shall attend family worship twice a day. 6. That every slave shall be allowed one hour for reading in every ... 7. That no master shall inflict more than ... stripes for any one offense, nor any stripes on any one who is over ... years of age. 8. That no slave shall be compelled to marry against his will. 9. No master shall suffer man and wife, parent and child, to be parted without their consent when it is in his power—he being the owner of one—to prevent it by buying or selling at a fair price. 10. On any complaint being made against a member for violation of these rules let the preacher appoint a committee of ... to investigate the facts and report to the society. 11. Any member violating or refusing to comply with the above rules shall be dealt with as in other cases of immorality.—Recollections of Rev. John Johnson and His House, An Autobiography, 305-6. [50] McFerrin, II, 95. [51] Ibid., 494. [52] Ibid., 261; Goodspeed, 668. [53] McFerrin, III, 271. [54] Infra, pp. 153-5. [55] Harrison, p. 151. [56] Ibid., pp. 61-2; Wightman, pp. 288-302. [57] Goodspeed, p. 676. [58] Harrison, p. 155. [59] Ibid., p. 161.