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upon or adopted by the ministers and preachers of said Church at their general conferences in the United States of America and in further trust and confidence that they shall at all times and forever ^[[insertion]] here [[/insertion]] after permit such ministers and preachers belonging to said Church as shall from time to time be duly authorized by the general conferences of the ministers and preachers of the said Methodist Episcopal Church or by the annual conference authorized by the said general conference to preach and expound God's Holy word therein and in further trust and confidence that as often as any one or more of the trustees herein before mentioned shall die or cease to be a member or members of said Church according to the rules and discipline aforesaid then and in such case it shall be the duty of the [[stationed?]] ministers or preachers who shall have the [[?]] [[charge?] of the members of the