Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-16
DIR. MORGAN LEAVES AMERICA.
A Farewell Address at Northfield-Post'
Conference Season Closes.


On Saturday Sept. 10th, DR.. Morgan
sailed on the Minneapolis for his new
field of labor. Westminster. London. DIR.
Morgan first came to this country in
1896 at the urgent request of the late d.
L. Moody, and his interest in the North
field work continually increased until a
few years ago his services were engaged
by the Mortified management for carry
ing on the Mortified extension move
ment. In this capacity DIR. Morgan trav
eled the length and breadth of the Amer
lean continent, attracting great crowds
by his wonderful preaching and teaching.
While he is leaving the Mortified work
for a needy field in his native land, DR..
Morgan's interest in the work here will
in no wise cease and it is expected that
he will return to Mortified next summer
for the conferences. His farewell adj
dress was delivered in the village church
Thursday evening, Sept s, before one of
the largest crowds that has attended any
of the post conference sessions. In re-
Spouse to many urgent requests he chose
for his subject THE Hidden Years at
Nazareth" which was the first lecture he
gave in this country. For an hour and
half the audience listened with unflag-
ging interest to Dr. Morgan's exposition
of the subject. w. r. Moody was in
charge of the service and George c. Steb
bins conducted the singing. After the
service was duly opened Mr. Moody
expressed public appreciation of the
great work DR.. Morgan had done
the great work at Mortified and the
country at large. He had come. Mr..
Moody said, at time when the need for
the great work at Northefield and the
greater work through the country was
| felt most keenly Before leading in
prayer DR.. A. T. Pierson read a written
expression of the peoples gratitude to
| DR.. Morgan. 1t follows in part:
1.-THE many friends of DR.. Morgan are
| unwilling to allow such man to depart
for his new field in London without some
public and united expression of their pro-
| found esteem and hearty affection We
regard DIR. Morgan as preacher and
! teacher singuarly raised up of God for a
unique work in this day of Bible search
on the one hand and great departures
from truth on the other. We glorify God
that in him high an order of intel
lectual endowment and equipment is join
ed to so deep a spiritual experience We
desire to assure our friend that he will
carry with him the grateful love and ear
nest prayers of thousands and tens of
thousands whom he has instructed and
enlightened in spiritual things and whose
debt under God to his preaching no words
can express. When the Divine Provi-
dence shall send him to us again, even
for a time, there will be great rejoic-
ing and thankfuness, and if at any flu
ture time he shall be returned to us and
and heritage our gratitude to God will be
unbounded."
The congregation expressed approva
by rising and remaining so through DIR
Persons prayer. Mr. Morgan then arose
and said in part: My work in America
has been perpetual and supreme delight
l have made hundreds of delightful ac
quaintances and shall always feel that
have a place in your hearts as you have
in mine. 1t has not been easy for me t.
go. l am going to practice what l hav'
been preaching for years. 1t is to hell
in building up the neglected down tow
churches in London, a district which i
, there spoken of as a forlorn hope.
crave that my friends in America vii
place my name on the corner of thei
prayer list and remember me at tn
, Throne of Grace now and then"
The series of post-conference addresse
, begun Immediately at the close of tn
general conference in August were con
Guided with Sundays services. Rev
Hugh Black of Edinburg finished his sc
ries of lectures on Friday and left 70
New York on Saturday On Sunday Rev
! George w. Huntington conducted tn
morning and DR.. A. 7. Pierson the even
ing service. With this one of the larges
and best seasons of summer conference
= in Northfields history was drawn to
e close. Many people are still remainin
e over in Mortified to enjoy the peace an
= quiet of the town during delightful Sci
0 TENDER days.
= Mount Hermon school and Mortified
= seminary have already opened and DR..
Y r. Pierson is staying in Mortified f.
the remainder of September and ear
S DAYS of October to deliver a series
: addresses. The Mortified Bible Trair
= ing school, which holds its sessions in II
J. parlors of 1.-THE Northfeld," will beg
$ its 14th year on Sept. 30, and DR.. A.
G Pierson with other prominent Bible scho
s ars will conduct some of the opening Sc
e sions.