1855 Strictures on Church Government Rev. R. Abbey — Early Methodist Episcopal South Pamphlet, Nashville

Scarce antebellum Methodist pamphlet titled Strictures on Church Government by Rev. R. Abbey, published in Nashville, Tennessee in 1855 by E. Stevenson & F.A. Owen, agents for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

This 32-page stitched pamphlet discusses the principles of church authority, republicanism, and ecclesiastical structure within mid-19th-century Methodism. The introduction, dated “Yazoo City, May 1855,” situates the work firmly in the antebellum South, reflecting early Southern Methodist theological and political perspectives.

Details:

• Title: Strictures on Church Government

• Author: Rev. R. Abbey

• Publisher: E. Stevenson & F.A. Owen (Methodist Episcopal Church, South)

• Date: 1855

• Location: Nashville, Tennessee

• Pagination: 32 pp.

• Size: Approx. 8" x 5"

• Binding: Original stitched pamphlet, no wraps

• Condition: Good to very good for age; toning and foxing typical of mid-19th-century religious pamphlets; some light edge wear and small stains; binding firm with minimal separation at fold. No major losses.

An uncommon theological tract from the pre-Civil War South, seldom seen outside institutional holdings. A valuable piece for collectors of Southern Methodism, early American religious pamphlets, or Nashville imprints.