The Life of Rev. John Murray: Preacher of Universal Salvation

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By John Murray (1741-1815). Murray, born in Hampshire, England, became the most well-known and respected voice of American Universalism during the latter part of the 1700s. He traveled extensively throughout the mid-Atlantic states. He learned of universal salvation through the ministry of James Relly. A friend of Generals George Washington and Nathanael Greene, he served as Chaplain of the Rhode Island Brigade of the Continental Arm. He was sustained in this position by the intervention of George Washington when the other chaplains wished to have him expelled over his rejection of belief in hell. He was an associate of Elhanan Winchester and Hosea Ballou, a writer of hymns and compiler of hymnals. He took his memoir to the end of 1774. It was completed by his wife, the literary pioneer Judith Sargent Murray. Facsimile. Paperback. 418 Pages.