Conversations on the Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Iowa City: Printed by Wm. Crum, 1844. 22,[1]pp. Disbound. Moderate foxing, heavier to outer leaves. Slight paper loss at foot of title page, not affecting text; contemporary ink stain and pencil inscription at top of title page. Several contemporary ink notations to text. Good. Item #1654
Unrecorded and early Iowa Territory imprint presenting an imagined conversation between two Methodists discussing the Protestant denomination's Articles of Religion and principles of church governance. Though the pamphlet is presented as a quarterly publication, this being the "Conversation First," we locate no trace of any further works in the series. The author is likely John N. Coleman, who was a professor at the Methodist-sponsored Snethen Seminary in Iowa City. Printing began in Iowa in 1837, and William Crum began printing The Iowa Standard in 1841 at Iowa City. The present title would seem to be the first non-newspaper imprint from that press. Not in OCLC, and not otherwise located in relevant bibliographies. A rare and early imprint from one of Iowa's first presses.
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