The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-01-06
DEATH OF DIR. ]. 7. MURRAY.
A Prominent Minister of the NJ. P. Church
Passes Away.

| Rev. DR.. J. Thomas Murray died at hls
home, $50 n. Fulton avenue, Baltimore, on
| Saturday morning last, after weeks illness
with pneumonia, aged nearly 20 years. The
| deceased had deem prominent minister In
| the Methodist Protestant Church for many
years and was well known in Westminster
! aud Carroll, where he began his minister work
d half century ago.
| His funeral took place on Monday after
noon from Lafayette Avenue NJ z. Church.
! The services were in charge of the Rev. DIR.
! s. B. Switzerland, an old friend of the deceas-
| ed and one of the oldest ministers in the de-
nomination in Baltimore. He was assisted
/ by the Rev. I. o. Grouse, pastor of the
| of the Broadway Methodist Protestant Church,
aud Rev. f. I. Little, of Starr Methodist
| Protestant Church. The interment was made
in Greenmount Cemetery, where the burial
! service was read by Rev. L. 0. Grouse. The
| pallbearerS were Rev. J. NJ Sheridan, Rev.
! F. T. Little, Horce Burrough, William j. C..
| Dulauey, Daniel Baker and DIR. J. W. Her
| ing.
sketch of DIR. Murray.
Rev DR. Murray was born FEBRUARY 10, 1880, at
| Hagerstown, Nd His early years were spent IN
and around HagerStown, where he received his hrst
schooling. While still lad his parents moved to
Cumberland, and there il was that DR.. Murray eN-
| pressed desire TO preach the Gospel When he
was II years old he entered the itineBlut ministry
of the VI. P. Church, i'll the Maryland Conference,
and was appointed to the charge of the church at
Pipe Creek Carroll county. His preaching and pas
toTal work there soon gained him a wide reputa-
ton both of eoqueuce aud power in the pulpit and
/ OF energy in his pastoral work, During the next
10 years Of his life DR.. Murray presided over some
of the most prominent charges in the conference.
Among his charges we're those of the old West Bal-
timore Station. then at the corner of Greene and
Episcopal Church south East Baltimore station,
ChCslcTtowr. Newark, y. J.. Westminster. George
/ town Washington AMI UniOutpwn.
His ability preacher aud thinker drew at
tention to his fitness fill the Office OF editor of the
church paper and accordingly, while sill serving
al the West Baltimore station he was elected editor
inchief Of the Methodist Protestant His editorial
career the Methodist Protestant one Of sue
cess and prosperity. He retained this position for
several years and then retired to take charge of the
East Baltimore Station. He served there and Al
other churches throughout the conference until
lSS} when he chosen president Of the confer
. cncc He remained president until ISs7. Then
he returned 70 pastoral work and preaching, but
after one year was elected agent Of the Maryland
Tract Society, which position he held At the time
of his death
Dr. Murray was active IN the affairs Of the church
for period Of nearly 80 years He took promi-
uent part in the communion OF the Methodist Prot
eStaut Church IN ls6S which met with commits
sion Of the Methodist Episcopal Church south, at
Montgomery Ala. To arrange terms OF a union, he
also IN the body % representatives e hich for
mu atcd thc terms OF the uniuu With the Methodist
Church. sud was aftcryari In the united body com
posed OF these branches Of Methodsm.
In the General Conference his words were always
listened % with respect and interest. aud he had
have transpircd in the church during the half cen
tury Of his ministry.