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went to London, inspected, paid for and shipped the iron church. This iron structure in Hayti will stand as a monument to the love of the A. M. E. Church for the race; and will be the crystallization of the faith of the church in the possibilities of the race. It will be a shaft of beauty, exemplifying at the same time the energy, tact, skill and devotion to the mission cause - the last and greatest of the Missionary Societies of the A. M. E. Church.
Late of the California Conference, was born in Kent Co, Md., and was raised in the city of Philadelphia. When a boy there was an aptness in him that was admired by all who knew him. He was very wild, but when he embraced religion he gave evidence of future usefulness. In 1847 he was sent by the Bishop to Salem Circuit, N. J., as assistant to the minister in charge and he soon attracted the attention of the people. In 1848 he was admitted into the Philadelphia Conference. When the late war broke out he went into the army and there he distinguished himself for bravery. On returning from the army he commenced his ministerial work again and went into the New England Conference. From there he was transferred to the California Conference, and stationed at San Francisco, where he spent two or three years. From there he went to Denver City, Colorado, and after spending a month or two there was summoned away by death. It is reported by one who stood by him when dying that he said, "This is the last of John R. V. Morgan."
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