Superb autobiography of influential Methodist, James V. Watson [b.1814]. Born in England, he emigrated to America and was a prominent worker in the emerging West and South, including Detroit, Indiana, and deep Texas. He was also an important figure in promoting the welfare of "Colored Methodist Churches, etc." 

Pages 85-124 are exclusively dedicated to Negro Camp-Meetings and the record of sermons. Also extensive accounts of Camp-Meetings in Texas, The Value of Sabbath Schools, Temperance Works, etc. 

Rare on the market. 

Watson, J. V. Tales and Talkings, Sketches and Incidents, from the Itinerant and Editorial Budget of Rev. J. V. Watson, D. D., Editor of the Northwestern Christian Advocate. Twelfth Edition. New York. Nelson & Phillips. 1856. 466pp.

A good + copy, bound in cloth with the corners and spine reinforced. Text is generally solid, with pages that are a bit handled; light to moderate foxing.