Andrew Murray (minister)

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Andrew Murray
Born	9 May 1828(1828-05-09) Graaff Reinet, South Africa
Died	18 January 1917 (aged 88) Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa
Occupation	Pastor, Author

Andrew Murray (9 May 1828-18 January 1917) was a South African writer, educationist and Christian pastor.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Post Education 4 Influential to 5 Works 6 External links

[edit] Early life

Andrew Murray was the second child of Andrew Murray (1794-1866), a Dutch Reformed Church missionary sent from Scotland to South Africa.

[edit] Education

Andrew was sent to Aberdeen in Scotland for his initial education together with his elder brother, John. Both remained there until they obtained their M.A in 1845. From there they both went to the University of Utrecht where they studied theology. The two brothers became members of Het Réveil, a religious movement opposed to the rationalism which was in vogue in the Netherlands at that time. Both brothers were ordained by the Hague Committee of the Dutch Reformed Church on May 9, 1848 and returned to the Cape.

[edit] Post Education

Andrew pastored churches in Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town and Wellington, all in South Africa. Murray married Emma Rutherford in Cape Town, South Africa, on July 2, 1856. They had eight children together (four boys and four girls). He was a champion of the South African Revival of 1860. He died on January 18, 1917, four months before his eighty-ninth birthday.

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[edit] Influential to

Over the years he has influenced many, including Jessie Penn-Lewis a key-figure in the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival in Wales.

[edit] Works

Murray authored over 240 books, below are only a few of them:

• Abide in Christ
• Absolute Surrender, Diggory Press, ISBN 978-184685-6730
• Be Perfect, Diggory Press, ISBN 978-184685-7126
• Divine Healing
• God's Will: Our Dwelling Place
• How to Raise Your Children for Christ
• 1895. Humility: The Beauty of Holiness. New York: Randolph.
• Let Us Draw Nigh
• Like Christ, Diggory Press, ISBN 978-184685-7058
• Money, Diggory Press, ISBN 978-184685-7256
• The Deeper Christian Life
• The Lord's Table
• The Master's Indwelling, Diggory Press, ISBN 978-184685-7090
• The Holiest of All: An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews (1894)
• The Power of the Blood of Christ
• The Prayer Life, Diggory Press, ISBN 978-184685-7102
• The Spirit of Christ, Diggory Press, ISBN 978-184685-7065
• The True Vine
• The Two Covenants
• Thy Will Be Done, Diggory Press, ISBN 978-184685-7015
• Waiting on God, Diggory Press, ISBN 978-184685-7140
• With Christ in the School of Obedience, Diggory Press, ISBN 978-184685-7683
• With Christ in the School of Prayer, Diggory Press, ISBN 978-184685-6730
• Working for God!, Diggory Press, ISBN 978-184685-7119

[edit] External links

• Works by Andrew Murray at Project Gutenberg
• Works by Andrew Murray at CCEL
• Works by Andrew Murray at Librivox (Audiobooks)
• World Invisible Online Library Includes many Murray books
• Short Bio from The Healing and Revival Press