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'''George Henry Morling''' (21 Nov 1891 – 8 April 1974<ref name=Rogers>{{cite journal|last=Rogers |first=E. R. |title=MORLING, George Henry (1891-1974) |journal=Australian Dictionary of Evangelical Biography |year=2004 |url=http://webjournals.alphacrucis.edu.au/journals/adeb/m_/morling-george-henry-1891-1974/ |accessdate=6 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902040824/http://webjournals.alphacrucis.edu.au/journals/adeb/m_/morling-george-henry-1891-1974/ |archivedate=2 September 2011 }}</ref>) was Principal of the [[Morling College|NSW Baptist College]] from 1921 to 1960.<ref name=about>{{cite web|title=About Morling|url=http://www.morling.nsw.edu.au/morling_college/about_morling/|publisher=Morling College|accessdate=7 April 2011}}</ref> Morling also served as President General of the [[Baptist Union of Australia]] from 1962 to 1964.<ref name=Rogers /> |
'''George Henry Morling''' {{post-nom|AUS|OBE}} (21 Nov 1891 – 8 April 1974<ref name=Rogers>{{cite journal|last=Rogers |first=E. R. |title=MORLING, George Henry (1891-1974) |journal=Australian Dictionary of Evangelical Biography |year=2004 |url=http://webjournals.alphacrucis.edu.au/journals/adeb/m_/morling-george-henry-1891-1974/ |accessdate=6 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902040824/http://webjournals.alphacrucis.edu.au/journals/adeb/m_/morling-george-henry-1891-1974/ |archivedate=2 September 2011 }}</ref>) was an Australian Baptist minister who was Principal of the [[Morling College|NSW Baptist College]] (which was later named in his honour) from 1921 to 1960.<ref name=about>{{cite web|title=About Morling|url=http://www.morling.nsw.edu.au/morling_college/about_morling/|publisher=Morling College|accessdate=7 April 2011}}</ref> Morling also served as President General of the [[Baptist Union of Australia]] from 1962 to 1964.<ref name=Rogers /> |
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==Early life and education== |
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Morling was born in [[Sydney]] on 21 November 1891, the third child of Annie Hillman and Charles A. Morling. His father had been refused entry to [[Charles Spurgeon]]'s [[Spurgeon's College|Pastor's College]] because he was "[[Consumption (disease)|consumptive]]" and come to Australia to recover.<ref name=Rogers/> Morling was baptised and joined [[Ashfield, New South Wales|Ashfield]] Baptist Church at age 17, before attending [[Sydney University]] where he graduated with a BA in 1913.<ref name=Rogers/> He applied to be trained as a Baptist minister and was sent to the [[Whitley College|Victorian Baptist College]] in 1915, before returning to Sydney the following year as one of the first batch of students at the new [[Morling College|Baptist College]] there.<ref name=Rogers/> |
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Morling completed an MA at Sydney University in 1925.<ref name=Rogers/> |
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==Career== |
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Morling had a brief stint in the country before taking up a pastorate in the city in 1919.<ref name=Rogers/> He became a visiting lecturer at the Baptist College around the same time, and was appointed acting principal in 1922 after the abrupt resignation of Alexander Gordon.<ref name=CH>{{cite web|url=https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/it-happened-today/4/8|title=George Morling, Beloved Principal|publisher=Christian History Institute}}</ref> Despite critics saying he was too young, he was appointed principal the following year.<ref name=Rogers/><ref name=CH/> He was appointed an honorary lecturer in Church History at Sydney University in 1938 and chairman of [[Inter Varsity Fellowship]] Australia in 1947.<ref name=Rogers/> He published a book on Christian spirituality called ''The Quest for Serenity'' in 1952.<ref name=CH/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1045284|title=The Quest for Serenity|publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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Morling retired as Principal of the College in 1960, and served as Vice President of the Baptist Union of NSW from 1960 to 1962 and then President General of the [[Baptist Union of Australia]] from 1962 to 1964.<ref name=Rogers/> He was appointed an [[OBE]] in the [[1963 New Year Honours]] for "services to religion".<ref name=Rogers/> |
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==Personal life== |
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Morling married Gladys Rees on 28 April 1917.<ref name=Rogers/> He suffered from chronic ill health.<ref name=Rogers/> |
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==Death and legacy== |
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In early 1974, Morling developed [[thrombosis]] in his left leg, eventually leading to its [[amputation]]. His health continued to decline and he died on 8 April 1974.<ref name=CH/> |
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| ⚫ | [[Rowland Croucher]] described Morling as one of the four most admired [[Australia|Australian]] [[Baptists]], alongside [[Geoffrey Blackburn]], [[F. W. Boreham]], and [[Noel Vose]].<ref name="jmm">[[Rowland Croucher]], "[http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/2169.htm Review: Geoffrey Blackburn, ''Beyond Imagining'']"</ref> In 1985, the NSW Baptist College was renamed [[Morling College]] in his honour.<ref name=about /> A biography of Morling, sub-titled ''Our Beloved Principal'' was published in 2014.<ref name=beloved>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HLPGBgAAQBAJ|first=E. Ron|last=Rogers|title=George Henry Morling 'Our Beloved Principal'|publisher=Lulu.com|year=2014|isbn=9780987608413}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 15:28, 28 October 2022
George Henry Morling OBE (21 Nov 1891 – 8 April 1974[1]) was an Australian Baptist minister who was Principal of the NSW Baptist College (which was later named in his honour) from 1921 to 1960.[2] Morling also served as President General of the Baptist Union of Australia from 1962 to 1964.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Morling was born in Sydney on 21 November 1891, the third child of Annie Hillman and Charles A. Morling. His father had been refused entry to Charles Spurgeon's Pastor's College because he was "consumptive" and come to Australia to recover.[1] Morling was baptised and joined Ashfield Baptist Church at age 17, before attending Sydney University where he graduated with a BA in 1913.[1] He applied to be trained as a Baptist minister and was sent to the Victorian Baptist College in 1915, before returning to Sydney the following year as one of the first batch of students at the new Baptist College there.[1]
Morling completed an MA at Sydney University in 1925.[1]
Career
[edit]Morling had a brief stint in the country before taking up a pastorate in the city in 1919.[1] He became a visiting lecturer at the Baptist College around the same time, and was appointed acting principal in 1922 after the abrupt resignation of Alexander Gordon.[3] Despite critics saying he was too young, he was appointed principal the following year.[1][3] He was appointed an honorary lecturer in Church History at Sydney University in 1938 and chairman of Inter Varsity Fellowship Australia in 1947.[1] He published a book on Christian spirituality called The Quest for Serenity in 1952.[3][4]
Morling retired as Principal of the College in 1960, and served as Vice President of the Baptist Union of NSW from 1960 to 1962 and then President General of the Baptist Union of Australia from 1962 to 1964.[1] He was appointed an OBE in the 1963 New Year Honours for "services to religion".[1]
Personal life
[edit]Morling married Gladys Rees on 28 April 1917.[1] He suffered from chronic ill health.[1]
Death and legacy
[edit]In early 1974, Morling developed thrombosis in his left leg, eventually leading to its amputation. His health continued to decline and he died on 8 April 1974.[3]
Rowland Croucher described Morling as one of the four most admired Australian Baptists, alongside Geoffrey Blackburn, F. W. Boreham, and Noel Vose.[5] In 1985, the NSW Baptist College was renamed Morling College in his honour.[2] A biography of Morling, sub-titled Our Beloved Principal was published in 2014.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Rogers, E. R. (2004). "MORLING, George Henry (1891-1974)". Australian Dictionary of Evangelical Biography. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ a b "About Morling". Morling College. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d "George Morling, Beloved Principal". Christian History Institute.
- ^ "The Quest for Serenity". National Library of Australia.
- ^ Rowland Croucher, "Review: Geoffrey Blackburn, Beyond Imagining"
- ^ Rogers, E. Ron (2014). George Henry Morling 'Our Beloved Principal'. Lulu.com. ISBN 9780987608413.
