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Show concerning hie departed friend : "As a president of a mission, and as a missionary , he had no superior. He was kind to all and to know him was to ,l ove him. When he entered the missionary field , he did it , , not merely to fill a mission, but with that God ... like purpose at heart of helping to save human souls. He did not crowd his prin ... ciple s on anyone; but first won the love of the people• -the11, on invitation, would. explain to them the great plan of salvation with which he was so familiar . For moral courage , and physical too, I think he was not excelled. He was re-markable for his affability and the influence he exercised over the minds of men. '' Such was the friendship and devotion, which e,U sted between these two men of God ... a friendship not excelled for purity, and beauty and constancy. It was during this period, while attending these various conferences in Virginia that President Mor.gan had a very remar_kable experience in the little settlement of Burk's Garden in the State of Virginia . It was not c ustomary fo r him to reeo:rd in his journal or to take credit for divine po,Ners bestowed upon him during his ministry; consequently it was not until years latel" t hat the fl;1ller details of the following event were made available in a letter written by P r e sident John L . Herrick, for many years president of the Western States Mission. I quote the letter verbatim: "Mr . N. G. Morgan 210 Mcl nty re Building Salt Lake City , Utah "Dear Brother Morgan: December 11 . 1946 "Agreeable to your request , I am pleased to furnish you the following |
