Rather nicely preserved early imprint of the more desirable American version of The Methodist Magazine. Excellent content related to camp-meetings, extensive revivals, early Methodist spirituality, the westward expansion, and some interesting work on emotional health and its relationship to Christian spirituality, etc. 

[METHODIST]. The Methodist Magazine, for the Year of Our Lord 1821. New York. Published by N. Bangs and T. Mason for the Methodist Episcopal Church. 1821. 480pp.

Contents include: Engraving of Ezekiel Cooper; Life and Conversion of George Nadoris de Silva - Buddhist Priest of Ceylon; The Being of God Manifested through the Whole of External Nature; Account of the Work of God in the Edisto District of South Carolina; The State of Religion in Asia; Sir William Herschel's Researches Respecting the Distance of the Fixed Stars; Account of the Revival of God in the Fountain-Head Circuit [extensive]; The Importance of Female Improvement; Account of the Work of God in New Hampshire [Revival]; Illumination Health and Comfort - A Sermon Preached by Thomas Roberts; Account of the Capture by the Indians and Final Deliverance of Richard Williams; A Prevailing Noxious Error Detected [i.e. that Christians who experience emotional lows are backslidden or in some way spiritually deficient]; State of Religion in Africa; Work of God through Missionaries at St. Domingo; Revival of Religion in Carter's Valley Circuit; If any man be in Christ he is a new creature - a sermon by John Fletcher never before published; Account of the Captivity by the Indians, Deliverance, Conversion, and Happy Death of Mrs. Scott; Account of the Work of God / Revival at Nashville; Revival of the Work of God at Pittsburgh; A Concise View of Itinerant Preaching; Revival of Religion at New-Haven; Revival of Religion at Providence Rhode Island; Short Sketches of Revivals among the Methodists in the Western Country [Extensive Series - Ohio]; The Benefit of Constant Communion with God; Revival of the Work of God in Rhinebeck; The Converted Jew; Account of a Camp-Meeting Held on Long-Island in August of 1821; Revival of the Work of God in Savannah Georgia; Account of a Camp-Meeting in Illinois; Progress of Religion in Alabama; The Osage Mission; etc. 

Good to good -. Full calf, rubbed and nicely consolidated. Toned throughout as shown. Generally solid and clean. A rather better than average example.