Nice reverse calf binding example of an early Methodist periodical with excellent content.
The Methodist Magazine, for 1813, being a continuation of The Arminian Magazine, first published by the Rev. John Wesley, A.M. Volume 36. London: Printed at the Conference-Office, 14, City-Road; by Thomas Cordeux, Agent. 520pp.
Contents include:
*Biography of the Late Rev. David Simpson
*Sober-Mindedness Pressed upon Young People by Matthew Henry
*Arminius, and Arminians, in Holland
*Review of Bogue and Bennett’s History of Dissenters, cont.
*Remarkable Recovery of a Child, from a Fall
*An Act to repeal certain Acts, and amend other Acts, relating to Religious Worship and Assemblies and Persons teaching or preaching therein
*Extract of a Letter from John Kendrick, to William Rudd – Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope
*Extracts from the Works of Arminius, intituled, Declaratio Sententioe, or the Declaration of his Opinion, addressed to the States of Holland and Friesland
*The Indian Ichneumon
*An Account of the Ancient Druids
*Extracts from an Address to the Friends of the London Society: Account of the Conversion of a Jew at Leipsic
*Account of the Conversion of the Jew E. S. Schoenberg, of Poland, which took place in 1811, and is by himself thus related
*An Account of an astonishing Revival of Religion in North America from James Blackett
*Doctrines of the Arminians as Delivered at the Synod of Dort
*The Protestant Union, for the Defence and Support of the Protestant Religion and the British Constitution, as established at the Glorious Revolution, 1688
*On Popery
*Missionary Intelligence: Jamaica
*The Love of the World Incompatible with True Religion
*Letter from John Fox to Queen Elizabeth
*Memoir of the Rev. John Howe
*An Account of a Negro Sale
*Christianity in India
*A Short Defence of Christianity: Against Atheism, Natural and Philosophical Knowledge, Mahommedism, Judaism
*Extract of a Letter from John Kendrick, Cape-town, Cape of Good Hope
*Religious Intelligence: Ireland – to the Rev. Dr. Coke
*Extract of a Letter from Francis Asbury to Zachary Myles, Baltimore
*Remarkable Circumstance of a Persecutor
*A Letter from Philip Doddridge to a Lady
*Theology of the Theatre
*The Baptist Missions in India: Letter by William Carey
*Destruction of the Jewish Polity
*On the Admission of the Passions into Religion
*A Letter on Foreknowledge and Contingency
*On Absolute Predestination
*Memoir of Thomas Stanton by Alexander Weir
*Parliamentary Discussions on Christianity in India
*Thoughts on the Use and Abuse of Reason
*An Example of Honour, in Seagrove’s Account of an African Negro
Etc., etc., etc.
Full tooled, reverse calf; rather an unusual example. Contrasting morocco label, some rubbing as shown, just through at points, but on the whole quite an attractive item. Interior solid and clean with moderate foxing [as usual for this publication]. All engraved photographs called for present.