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1886-1926 (Creation)
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- Methodist Church (Canada). General Conference
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2.8 m of textual records
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General Conference was established in 1884; it met quadrennially and was made up of an equal number of lay and ministerial delegates; it elected one or more General Superintendents, and a Secretary to keep a record of its proceedings and to publish journals. The Conference alone was empowered to make rules and regulations for the Church under limitations and restrictions.
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This material forms part of the General Council program of the United Church of Canada Archive.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of the following series: correspondence of the Secretary, 1906-1925; records of General Conferences, 1894-1922; records of the Special Committee, 1906-1922; minutes and reports of the Agenda Committee, 1914-1922; records of the Court of Appeal, 1886-1926; records of Committee on Class Leaders, Local Preachers and Other Lay Agencies fonds, 1906-1914; minutes of the Committee on Discipline, 1910-1922; and minutes of the Transfer Committee, 1885-1925.
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Open