First, let nothing spoken in this society, be spoken again. (Hereby we had the more full confidence in each other.) Secondly, Every member agrees, to submit to his minister in all indifferent things. Thirdly, Every member will bring once a week, all he can spare toward a common stock. 4. Every one here has an equal liberty of speaking, there being none greater or less than another. I could say freely to these, when they were met together, _ye may all prophesy one by one_ (taking that word in its lower sense) _that all may learn, and all may ♦be comforted_. And I often found the advantage of such a free conversation, and that _in the multitude of counsellors there is safety_. Any who is inclined so to do, is likewise incouraged, to pour out his soul to God. And here especially we have found, that the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. ♦ “he” replaced with “be” IX. 1. This is the plainest and clearest account I can give of the people, commonly called _Methodists_. It remains only, to give you a short account, of those who _serve_ their brethren in love. ♦These are _leaders_ of classes and bands (spoken of before) _assistants_, _stewards_, _visitors_ of the sick, and _school-masters_. ♦ “There” replaced with “These” per Errata 2. In the third part of the _appeal_, I have mentioned, how we were led to accept of _lay-assistants_. Their office is, in the absence of the minister. 1. To expound every morning and evening: 2. To meet the united society, the bands, the select society, and the penitents once a week. 3. To visit the classes once a quarter. 4. To hear and decide all differences: 5. To put the disorderly back on trial, and to receive on trial for the bands or society: 6. To see that the stewards, the leaders, and the school-masters faithfully discharge their several offices: 7. To meet the leaders of the bands and classes weekly, and the stewards, and to overlook their accounts. X. 1. But long before this, I felt the weight of ♦a far different care, namely, care of temporal things. The quarterly subscriptions amounted, at a mean computation, to above _three hundred pounds_ a year. This was to be laid out, partly in repairs, partly in other necessary expences, and partly in paying debts. The weekly contributions fell little short of _eight pounds_ a week; which was to be distributed as every one had need. And I was expected to take thought for all these things: but it was a burthen I was not able to bear. So I chose out first, one, then _four_, and after a time, _seven_ as prudent men as I knew, and desired them to take the charge of these things upon themselves, that I might have no incumbrance of this kind. ♦ insert word “a” per Errata 2. The business of these _stewards_ is To manage the temporal things of the society: To receive the subscriptions and contributions: To expend what is needful from time to time;