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==Mission== | ==Mission== | ||
[[File:Robert Murray M'Cheyne hymn writter and minister of St. Peter's Church, Dundee.png|thumb|Robert Murray M'Cheyne from "The Sea of Galilee Mission of the Free Church of Scotland"{{sfn|Wilson|Wells|1895}}]] | [[File:Robert Murray M'Cheyne hymn writter and minister of St. Peter's Church, Dundee.png|thumb|Robert Murray M'Cheyne from "The Sea of Galilee Mission of the Free Church of Scotland"{{sfn|Wilson|Wells|1895}}]] | ||
In 1839, M'Cheyne and [[Andrew Bonar|Bonar]], together with two older ministers, [[Alexander Black (theologian)|Alexander Black]] | In 1839, M'Cheyne and [[Andrew Bonar|Bonar]], together with two older ministers, [[Alexander Black (theologian)|Alexander Black]] and [[Alexander Keith (minister)|Alexander Keith]], were sent to [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] on a mission of inquiry to the condition of the [[Jew]]s. Upon their return, their official report for the Board of Mission of the [[Church of Scotland]] was published as ''Narrative of a Visit to the Holy Land and Mission of Inquiry to the Jews''.{{sfn|Bonar|M'Cheyne|1845}} This led subsequently to the establishment of missions to the Jews by the Church of Scotland and by the [[Free Church of Scotland (1843-1900)|Free Church of Scotland]]. [[Islay Burns]], brother and biographer of William Chalmers Burns succeeded M'Cheyne as minister of St. Peter's. | ||
==Return to Dundee== | ==Return to Dundee== | ||
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M'Cheyne died exactly two months before the [[Disruption of 1843]]. This being so, his name was subsequently held in high honour by all the various branches of [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Presbyterianism]], though he himself held a strong opinion against the [[Erastianism]] which led to the Disruption. Bonar records, "And when, on 7 March of the following year (i.e. 1843), the cause of the Church was finally to be pleaded at the bar of the House of Commons, I find him writing: 'Eventful night this in the British Parliament! Once more King Jesus stands at an earthly tribunal, and they know Him not!'" —''Memoir'' (1892), p. 147). | M'Cheyne died exactly two months before the [[Disruption of 1843]]. This being so, his name was subsequently held in high honour by all the various branches of [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Presbyterianism]], though he himself held a strong opinion against the [[Erastianism]] which led to the Disruption. Bonar records, "And when, on 7 March of the following year (i.e. 1843), the cause of the Church was finally to be pleaded at the bar of the House of Commons, I find him writing: 'Eventful night this in the British Parliament! Once more King Jesus stands at an earthly tribunal, and they know Him not!'" —''Memoir'' (1892), p. 147). | ||
At the time of his death, M'Cheyne was engaged to be married to Jessie Thain. Perhaps no minister in the Church of Scotland is better remembered for the saintliness of his character, the anxious devotion which influenced the whole of his short ministry, and the success which everywhere accompanied his efforts as a preacher of the Gospel. He was a diligent Bible student and a good classical scholar. He learned to read Greek when he was but a boy, and he could carry on a conversation in Hebrew. He had fine poetical, artistic, and musical gifts. He trained his congregation in psalmody, and his hymns are the property of all the Churches. | At the time of his death, M'Cheyne was engaged to be married to Jessie Thain. Perhaps no minister in the Church of Scotland is better remembered for the saintliness of his character, the anxious devotion which influenced the whole of his short ministry, and the success which everywhere accompanied his efforts as a preacher of the Gospel. He was a diligent Bible student and a good classical scholar. He learned to read Greek when he was but a boy, and he could carry on a conversation in Hebrew. He had fine poetical, artistic, and musical gifts. He trained his congregation in psalmody, and his hymns are the property of all the Churches. | ||
Not long after his death, his friend [[Andrew Bonar|Andrew Alexander Bonar]] edited his biography which was published with some of his manuscripts as ''The Memoir and Remains of the Rev. Robert Murray M'Cheyne''. The book went into many editions. It has had a lasting influence on [[evangelicalism|Evangelical Christianity]] worldwide. | Not long after his death, his friend [[Andrew Bonar|Andrew Alexander Bonar]] edited his biography which was published with some of his manuscripts as ''The Memoir and Remains of the Rev. Robert Murray M'Cheyne''. The book went into many editions. It has had a lasting influence on [[evangelicalism|Evangelical Christianity]] worldwide. | ||
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*Basket of Fragments, the Substance of Sermons (Aberdeen, 1848) | *Basket of Fragments, the Substance of Sermons (Aberdeen, 1848) | ||
*Revival Truth, being Sermons hitherto unpublished (London, 1860) | *Revival Truth, being Sermons hitherto unpublished (London, 1860) | ||
*Mission of Discovery [[Christian Focus Publications]], ISBN | *Mission of Discovery [[Christian Focus Publications]], <nowiki>ISBN 978-1-85792-258-5</nowiki> | ||
He wrote the hymns — | He wrote the hymns — | ||
*"When this Passing World is done," | *"When this Passing World is done," | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.mcheyne.info/ Robert Murray M'Cheyne Resources] | *[http://www.mcheyne.info/ Robert Murray M'Cheyne Resources] – Website of online resources | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||