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From Wesleyan Discipline
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| Sabbath | 35 |
| Sabbath observance: Membership Commitment on | 265:1 |
| Sabbath observance: Merchandising on Lord’s Day opposed | 410:7 |
| Sabbatical | 724 |
| Sacraments: Access to | 302:2 |
| Sacraments: Article of Religion | 242 |
| Sacraments: Observance of | 290–293 |
| Sacraments: | SEE ALSO Baptism; Lord’s Supper |
| St. Croix | 35 |
| St. Kitts | 35 |
| St. Thomas | 35 |
| St. Vincent | 35 |
| Salvation | 230; 297:1; 553:1 |
| Sanctification: Entire | 236 |
| Sanctification: Initial | 236 |
| Sanctification: Progressive | 236 |
| Saskatchewan | SEE Central Canada district |
| School: Elementary | 655:18–19; 1233:35; 2305 |
| School: Post-secondary | 655:18; 1180:27 |
| School: Secondary | 655:18 |
| School: | SEE ALSO Educational Institutions, general; Public schools |
| Scott, Orange | 6–7 |
| Scriptures | 218; 270; 276; 280 |
| Inerrancy | 218; 299; 5566; 5772 |
| Second Coming of Christ, Article of Religion | 244 |
| Secondary schools: | 2305 |
| Secondary schools: Post-secondary | 655:18; 1180:24 |
| Secret societies: Historical background | 11 |
| Secret societies: Joining forfeits membership | 305:2; 585:2; 595 |
| Secretary: District | 1330–1332 |
| Secretary: General | SEE Executive Director of the Communication and Administration Division |
| Secretary: Local | 775; 830 |
| Secretary-treasurer: District, Of district | 1180:33 |
| Self-discipline | 265:3 |
| Seminary: | 2382; 3170:1 |
| Seminary: Wesleyan Seminary Foundation | 2382 |
| Senior pastor | 675; 678; 735. SEE ALSO Pastor |
| Service credentials | 6200–6460 |
| Service report, annual | 1402 |
| Servicemen’s ministries | 2318:3; 2395 |
| Sex: Biblical view | 410:5 |
| Sex: Discrimination forbidden | 360:3d |
| Sex: God’s plan for | 222 |
| Sex: Rights not dependent upon | 265:12 |
| Sex: Sexual promiscuity deplored | 265:12 |
| Sex: Sexual sin | 265:6 |
| Sex: | SEE ALSO Divorce, Homosexuality |
| Shenandoah district | 2403:22; 2440; 2465 |
| Sierra Leone, West Africa | 18; 80 |
| Simplicity in apparel | 410:13 |
| Sin: After regeneration, Article of Religion | 234 |
| Sin: Article of Religion | 225 |
| Sin: Atonement for | 226 |
| Sin: Of divorce | 265:6; 410:6 |
| Sin: Of homosexuality | 410:5 |
| Sin: Responsibility for | 224 |
| Slavery, historical background | 6–11 |
| Social concern, Christian | 410 |
| Social concerns, public morals and | 1655:44 |
| Social responsibilities: Respecting rights of all | 265:12 |
| Social responsibilities: Securing natural rights for all | 220 |
| Social responsibilities: Special directions concerning | 410 |
| Social worker | 3210:5; 3450–3480; 6360–6380 |
| Solicited offerings | 2050:3 |
| Son of God, the, Article of Religion | 214 |
| Song evangelist | 3210:5; 3450–3480; 6360–6380 |
| Song leader | 870 |
| South Africa | 18; 25; 33; 35; 80 |
| South Africa Bantu | 80 |
| South Carolina district | 2403:23; 2440; 2465 |
| South Coastal District | 2403:24; 2440; 2465 |
| South Dakota | SEE Northwest district |
| South Pacific. South Pacific Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church | 80 |
| Southern Area: Educational Area | 2465 |
| Southern Area: Representative Area | 2440 |
| Southwest Hispanic District (Distrito Hispano Suroeste) | 2403:25; 2445; 2470 |
| Southern Wesleyan University | 2365:3; 2465 |
| South Korea | 80 |
| Speaking in tongues | 265:10 |
| Special advice to ministers | 3093 |
| Special days, observance of | 880:17 |
| Special directions | 400–475 |
| Specialized minister | 3003–3012 |
| Specialized ministries: Course of study for | 3210:2 |
| Specialized ministries | SEE ALSO [[[minister of Christian education]]; minister of music; minister of visitation |
| Special lay ministries: | 3400–3490 |
| Special lay ministries: Lay minister | 3400–3440 |
| Special lay ministries: Lay missionary | 3490 |
| Special lay ministries: Special worker | 3450–3480 |
| Special nominations, committee on | 1580 |
| Special offerings: | 2050 |
| Special offerings: Easter | 2050:2 |
| Special offerings: Global Partners | 2050:1 |
| Special offerings: November Self-Denial | 2050:2 |
| Special offerings: Thanksgiving | 2050:2 |
| Special service, ministerial appointment | 1240:I:A:7; 3345 |
| Special worker: | 3210:5; 3450–3480; 6360–6380 |
| Special worker: Courses of study | 3210:5 |
| Special worker: Credentials | 6360–6400 |
| Special worker: Function | 3450 |
| Special worker: General regulations | 3480 |
| Special worker: In process of transfer | 1240:V:B |
| Special worker: Listing | 1240:V:A-C |
| Specification of charges | 5024 |
| Spirit, Holy | 210; 216; 230; 236; 238 |
| Spiritism, membership commitment | 265:2 |
| Spiritual Formation, General Department of: | SEE Church Multiplication and Discipleship Division |
| Spiritual Formation, General Department of: District director of | 1440–1463 |
| Spiritual Formation, General Department of: Local | 875–928 |
| Spiritual Formation, General Department of: Local director of | 880:5 |
| Spiritual Formation, General Department of: Minister of | 880:5 |
| Spouse in ministry | 3450–3480 |
| Staff meeting, local spiritual formation | 880:12 |
| Standards for Educational Institutions | 2362:4 |
| Stationed ordained ministers. | SEE Appointed ordained ministers |
| Statistical committee: District | 1350–1352 |
| Statistical report forms | 2115:5 |
| Statutory law: Current authority for | 185 |
| Statutory law: Definition | 155 |
| Statutory law: Time when effected | 165 |
| Stewardship: Definition of | 460 |
| Stewardship: District director of | 1337:5 |
| Stewardship: Local committee on finance and | 865–868 |
| Stewardship: Membership commitment on | 265:3 |
| Stewardship: Methods of fund raising | 470 |
| Stewardship: Special directions concerning | 460–475 |
| Stewardship: Storehouse tithing | 465 |
| Stewardship: Wills, bequeaths, annuities | 475 |
| Stewardship ministries | 2050:5; 4940 |
| Storehouse tithing | 465 |
| Student, ministerial | 3015:1; 3350:2 |
| Study Course Agency, Ministerial | 2385–2388 |
| Study courses | SEE Courses of study |
| Subsidiary corporations | 4300–4320 |
| Substance abuse, 410:4 | SEE ALSO Abstinence |
| Summary of Articles of Religion | 299 |
| Summer camps | 1455:4 |
| Sunday school, district: Director | 1483 |
| Sunday school, local: Administration | 880:2; 887 |
| Sunday school, local: Amenability | 910 |
| Sunday school, local: Assembly periods | 889:6; 900 |
| Sunday school, local: Branch | 655;15; 782:6; 880:15 |
| Sunday school, local: Committee | 903 |
| Sunday school, local: Department supervisors | 900 |
| Sunday school, local: Organization | 913 |
| Sunday school, local: Secretary | 895 |
| Sunday school, local: Staff | 889–900; 906 |
| Sunday school, local: Superintendent | 889 |
| Sunday school, local: Teachers | 906 |
| Sunday school, local: Treasurer | 898 |
| Sunderland, LaRoy | 7 |
| Superannuated Ministers’ Aid Society | 4410:2 |
| Superintendent: District superintendent | 1300–1310 |
| Superintendent: General Superintendent | 1900–1945 |
| Superintendent: Sunday school superintendent | 889 |
| Supply pastor: | 3260 |
| Supply pastor: Certificate of authorization form | 6240 |
| Supply pastor: General regulations | 3260 |
| Supply pastor: In another district | 3100:2 |
| Supply pastor: Listing | 1240:V:E |
| Support of ministers | 286; 702; 782:16 |
| Suriname | 35; 80 |
| Suspension of rules: In district conference | 1141 |
| Suspension of rules: In General Conference | 1553 |
| Swaziland | 35; 80 |
| Syracuse, New York | 16 |