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and resident tutor of Coward College, was born at Maldon, Essex. He studied for the ministry at Homerton College, and afterwards became pastor of a Congregational Church at St. Neot s, Hun tingdonshire, in which position he continued for twenty years. In 1821 he became the divinity tutor of Wymondley Academy, and removed to London with that institution in 1833 when it took the name of its munificent supporter, Mr. Coward, and was sta tioned in the metropolis in order that its students might attend the literary course at University College. Mr. Morell filled with honour to the end of his life the professorial chair of his great predecessor, Dr. Doddriclge, being like him a hymn-writer as well as a theologian and a preacher. He published at various times a series of volumes entitled &quot; Studies in History,&quot; togather with a poem called &quot; The Christian Pastor,&quot; 1809, a poem in three books, in its manner resembling Cowper s works, and containing many excellent passages, and a few occasional sermons. He is the author of only one hymn in the &quot; New Congregational Hymn Book :&quot;

&quot; Father of mercies, condescend.&quot;&quot; No. 900.

A better missionary hymn of his is No. 495 in the &quot; Old Con gregational ;&quot;

&quot;Go, and the Saviour s grace proclaim.&quot;

The Rev. Thomas Morell, of Little Baddow, has kindly given the occasion when his uncle s hymn, No, 900, was first used. Most likely the hymn was written for that cctusion. It was at the ordination of the Rev. Charles Mault, who was a member of Mr. Morell s church at St. Neot s, and who was then (1818) being set apart for the work of a missionary of the London Mis sionary Society in India. Mr. Morell also wrote a hymn on the death of the Princess Charlotte, some lines on the removal of the College from Wymondley to London, and some hymns and pieces which were in a MS. now unfortunately lost, but which was for a long time in the possession of his relative, Mrs. Metcalf, of Roxton Park.

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