"You know, I should have retired ten years ago, but the Board permit. ted me to stay on for as long as wished, Tam 74 years and eight months old, as I learned when T had All out documents the other day. My wife is two years older than I. but she's full of energy: Still years are nothing. T'm mos, anxious to get back. to my village in August, for T've a great fondness for Methodists," he continued.
"That fondness dates back before 1875 when Dr. Morgan born a Methodist, became a Baptist while engaged in business in Car-'That post he left for the Baptist College of Bristol, England, where he was destined to prepare himself for service in China. 'There, too, he met Mrs. Morgan, who wat then Miss Marion Weedon: Still, the call that hehad received way unden-fable, and. in 1884 he boarded the Glen' Arden headed for China. A typhoon. early ended his career before it was under way, but his ship weathered heavy seas in a ter. rife storm and he finally arrived at Chefoo in 1684 to be heartily wel comed by Dr. Gilber, Reid of the American Presbyterian Mission, Bishop Scott, and other old and expetlenced missionaries, who gener= Ously devoted themselves to assisting Dr. Morgan.
was an experience in itself for young blood," he commented, "to sit Gnd listen to the opinion of those men, and to hear Dr. H, Corbett and the China Inland Mission Leader, Dr.
Baller, delivering themselves of their opinion." His time with them Was relatively brief, for Dr. Morgan was gen, to Taiyuanfu in Shansi the following March.
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