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<p> a prominent lay-worker of the early days of the Protestant Episcopal Church, was a native of Wales, but had come to this country while yet a youth, and settled in Pennsylvania. In 1726 he removed to the south of the Potomac, in Virginia, and there built in 1740 the first Episcopal church, now known as the Mill [[Creek]] Church, and situated in the parish of Winchester. He lived to an advanced age, pursuing to the last a course of ardent and active piety, which made him a light and a blessing to all within his influence. Under the direction also of the clergymen, whether present or absent, Morgan fulfilled the duties of lay-reader, which enabled him the more intimately to know the people's wants and cares. and to direct them along the path of duty. In the exercise of these duties he was succeeded by a son, who prosecuted them with the same affectionate, diligent, and humble spirit. See Episc. Recorder, volume 1, No. 5, quoted in Hawk's Eccles. Hist. pages 111-113. </p> | Morgan Morgan <ref name="term_51416" /> | ||
==References == | <p> a prominent lay-worker of the early days of the [[Protestant]] Episcopal Church, was a native of Wales, but had come to this country while yet a youth, and settled in Pennsylvania. In 1726 he removed to the south of the Potomac, in Virginia, and there built in 1740 the first Episcopal church, now known as the [[Mill]] [[Creek]] Church, and situated in the parish of Winchester. He lived to an advanced age, pursuing to the last a course of ardent and active piety, which made him a light and a blessing to all within his influence. Under the direction also of the clergymen, whether present or absent, Morgan fulfilled the duties of lay-reader, which enabled him the more intimately to know the people's wants and cares. and to direct them along the path of duty. In the exercise of these duties he was succeeded by a son, who prosecuted them with the same affectionate, diligent, and humble spirit. See Episc. Recorder, volume 1, No. 5, quoted in Hawk's Eccles. Hist. pages 111-113. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_51416"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/morgan,+morgan Morgan Morgan from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_51416"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/morgan,+morgan Morgan Morgan from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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