THE ADVICES................................................59
THE QUERIES................................................62
Part Two - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE....................64
1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS PROCEDURE.....................64
     A.     General Business Procedures....................64
     B.       General Organizational Structure.............66
     C.       Establishment of Meetings....................67
     D.     Discontinuance of Meetings.....................69
     E.       The Monthly Meeting..........................70
     F.       The Quarterly or Regional Meeting............74
     G.       The Yearly Meeting...........................75
     H.       The Representative Meeting...................79
     I.       Funds, Property, Trusts......................80
     J.       Records......................................81
     K.       Statistics...................................81
2. MEMBERSHIP..............................................82
3. MINISTRY AND COUNSEL....................................86
     A.       Purpose......................................86
     B.       Organization.................................87
     C.       Functions of Ministry and Counsel............89
4. VISITING AND VISITATION AMONG MEETINGS..................95
5. MARRIAGE PROCEDURE......................................96
6. MEMORIAL MEETINGS AND FUNERALS.........................102
7. BURIAL GROUNDS.........................................103
8. REVISION OF DISCIPLINE.................................104
BY-LAWS FOR NEW YORK YEARLY MEETING TRUSTEES..............105
GLOSSARY..................................................106
MEETING MEMBERSHIP RECORD (form)..........................112
CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER (form)............................114
ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSFER (form).............................114
INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
  ON FINAL AFFAIRS (form).................................115
INDEX.....................................................116

Note: Biblical quotations throughout the book are from these translations, noted by title initials:

   CCD: Confraternity for Christian Doctrine,1959
   JB: Jerusalem Bible,1968
   KJV: King James Version,1611
   NEB: New English Bible,1970
   NJB: New Jerusalem Bible,1987
   NRSV: New Revised Standard Version,1988
   REB: Revised English Bible,1991

The preparers of this volume have been most grateful for the writings of Friends past and present and for the chance to include quotations from some of of them in this edition. Friends and others are free to quote from this book as well: there is no copyright.