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Fetha Negest — Judgment of the Kings — CHAPTER 17 — STEWARDSHIP OF ALMS AND ASSEMBLY PROPERTY

Work ID: 6a9dd03c8912631918278ce0 · Chapter ID: 6a9dd03c5a99abc9d4615bf6 · Canonical title: Fetha Negest — Judgment of the Kings

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The bishop or chief steward has supervisory responsibility for assembly property but does not own it personally.

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2

Administrators shall be appointed where income, expenditures, hospitals, hospitality, pilgrimage, burial, or relief funds require specialized care.

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3

Accounts should distinguish ordinary expenses, clergy support, maintenance, charitable distribution, and restricted gifts.

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4

Misappropriation requires restitution and may also justify removal from office.

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5

Reasonable losses without fraud are not theft; concealment, falsification of accounts, and conversion to private use are.

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6

Property set aside for the sick, travelers, or poor shall not be diverted merely because a powerful person demands it.

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