MURRAY, NICHOLAS. an., 1803-61; b. Ireland; trained in childhood 1)N-his parents and other relatives in the Roman Catholic faith; acquired the rudiments of caucation in a village school ; in his twelfth year came to New York a»d Qbtained employment in the house of Harper & Bros. a membel of the Briek'Presbyrefian church, and, Mtn eneed by the advice of his pastor, Dr. Gardner Spring, prepared for and entered WiMama college, graduating there 1826, and at Princeton theological seminary 1820; in 1830 became pastor of the Presbyterian church at Wilkesbarre. Penn., and, in 1833, of the First Presbyterian church of Elizabethtown, N. J.,where—deelining numerous calls to important cities north. south, east, and west, and two theological professorships—he continued until his death. His personal appearance was attractive and commanding; his winning manners, abundant information, and sparkling wit made him the life of the social circle; his intel lect was clear, logical, and comprehensive, and his style simple, racy, and incisive: him preparations for the pulpit were completely and yet so promptly and systematically made that he often had many sermons waiting their turn to be preached; his pastoral visita tions were abundant in the abodes of the poor, the chambers of the sick, and the cheer.
ful homes of his people; his correspondence—literary, advisory, and fraternal—was almost unlimited; with industry he contributed ably and constantly to the press, one series of articles published first in the Arco York, Letters to Bishop obtained a circulation unequaled in religious literature, and have been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Tamil. His other published writings in book form are numerous.