Henry Morgan (minister)
Encyclopedia
Henry Morgan was an author and Methodist minister in Boston
, Massachusetts
, in the 19th-century.
. ... He was a popular lecturer."
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.
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."
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, in the 19th-century.
Biography
Morgan moved to Boston in 1859. "He preached for some time to an independent congregation in the Music HallBoston Music Hall
The Boston Music Hall was a concert hall located on Winter Street in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional entrance on Hamilton Place.One of oldest continuously operating theaters in the United States, it was built in 1852 and was the original home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The hall...
. ... He was a popular lecturer."
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.
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."
Works by Morgan
- Ned Nevins: the news boy, or, Street life in Boston. Boston: Lee & ShepardLee & ShepardLee & Shepard was a publishing and bookselling firm in Boston, Massachusetts in the 19th century, established by William Lee and Charles Augustus Billings Shepard Authors published by the firm included: George Melville Baker; Sophie May; Henry Morgan; Oliver Optic; William Carey Richards;...
, 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.
External links
- WorldCat
- Google news archive. Articles about Morgan Chapel.
- Morgan Memorial-Goodwill Industries, records at Boston University School of Theology.