__NOTOC__ Henry Morgan (1825–1884) was an author and Methodist minister in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century.
Biography
Morgan moved to Boston in 1859. "He preached for some time to an independent congregation in the Music Hall. ... He was a popular lecturer."Samuel Austin Allibone. A critical dictionary of English literature and British and American authors, v.2. J. B. Lippincott company, 1899Boston Directory. 1868
By 1872 he was pastor and property-owner of the Morgan Chapel, First Independent Methodist Church (est.1861) on Shawmut Avenue (at Indiana Place) in Boston's South End.Boston Directory. 1873
Morgan died in 1884. In his will, he gave the Morgan Chapel "property in trust to the Benevolent Fraternity of Churches (Unitarian), with the understanding and proviso that it should be managed by a pastor appointed by the New England conference" of Methodists."Homiletic Review, v.47, Jan. 1904Morgan Memorial. Annual report of the Benevolent Fraternity of Churches in the city of Boston. 1902
References
Further reading
Works by Morgan Ned Nevins: the news boy, or, Street life in Boston. Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1867. Shadowy hand; or, Life-struggles: a story of real life, 2nd ed. Morgan Chapel, Boston: H. Morgan, 1874. Boston inside out: a story of real life. 1894 ed. The Fallen Priest: Story Founded on Fact. Key and Sequel of 'Boston Inside Out.' Boston: Shawmut Publishing Company, 1882.
External links
WorldCat Google news archive. Articles about Morgan Chapel. Morgan Memorial-Goodwill Industries, records at Boston University School of Theology.
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