New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-04

ray. died at his home here to-day.
The Rev. William Henry Harrison Murray. who.
after he wrote stories Of life in the AdrOndacks.
TO be known as Adirondack Murray. was
once widely known a preacher and lecturer he
born on April 26 1910. at GuilfOrd, Conn. in
the year that the elder Harrison elected Presi-
dent. His ancestors came to this country from
Scotland and settled in the lower Connecticut Val
ley. Young Murray studied at the Guilford In
stitute under FitzGreene Halleck. the poet He
worked his way through Yale College, where
he was graduated IN 1862 He then prepared for the
Congregational ministry at East Windsor. Conn.,
and licensed TO preach in 1863. After few
months service with the Rev. Edward Hatfield. IN
this city. he was in succession the pastor or Con-
gregational churches in Washington, Greenwich
and Meriden. Conn. In 1868 he accepted a call to
the Park Street Congregational Church. In Boston
where he soon became widely known both as
pulpit orator and 4 platform speaker He also
edited The Golden Rule" religious newspaper
In this his first stories Of camp life appeared which
were issued in book form in 1858 under the title
OF Adventures in the wilderness: or. Camp Life
in the Adirondacks." While pastor of the Park
Street Church he gave Sunday evening talks In the
Boston Music Hall. These appeared in volume
entitled Music Hall Sermons In 1873. words
Fifty Spoken appeared in the same year. and
Sermons Delivered from Park Street Pulpit IN
1874 Mr.. Murray fond OF horses. and at his
country home I'm Guilford kept some fine specimens
and from his devotion TO stock breeding he pub
lished Perfect Horse In 1873. Owing 10 this
and other outside interests there came to be dis
satisfaction in the Park Street Church. and in
1874 Mr.. Murray resigned and started independent
services in Music Hail. TO which he led his personal
following. and for a time had much success But
he devoted most Of his time 10 outside business
ventures. and finally gave up the pulpit In 1871
his business Affairs became involved and his cred
itors took advantage OF his absence in the West
to attach his property. In statement he issued
TO the public he said that property worth $4,000 was
taken TO pay less than 8 900 OF debts. In the same
statement he said:
a word about my public Hfe. retire from II
7 utterly decline 20 remain In q service IN Whicn
my noblest motives are traduced. my views gross
" rnlsreDreseuted and my best benevolence made
the cause and ground OF slauderous attack I've
in which can have quiet. no peace no Iriehlef
IN which ] can show no courtese5 ana DO no cuaII--
ties unless the risk Of being vilely He'd about anu
FIandered is one ] refuse longer TO live Inc
world I have no doubt. can get along wen enough
without me. I quite certain mat CeiiA
get along well enough without the world
He subsequently travelled extensively and occa-
FIonally Isctured or read from his works. lie pun
ushed n number OF volumes OF story and ADVENT
IRE among them Adirondack Tales Canadian
Idvis How Deacon Tubman Kept New Years
'I5avlnht Land" THE Doom OF Mamelons' a II t-e
~ The Saguenay,' ''BuFted EN-TeXan, cones Tor
The Camp Fire How J. Norton. Trapper. Kept
('hristuas" Lake Champlain and It's SHORES
sJobn Norton's Thanksgiving and Mystery OF the
"reacons' and buddhism" Mr. Murray LETT a
second wife 20 whom he was married In 1870, ara
four daughters His later years were chiefly spen-
on his homestead at GuilfOrd