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"Life is an Adventure: Robert Murray McCheyne" by Irene Howat. (the story of Robert Murray M'Cheyne for 9-14 year olds) Christian Focus Publications 2004. ISBN 1-85792-947-0. (pb. 124pp) £3.99. |
"Awakening - A biography on the life and ministry of Robert Murray McCheyne" by David A. Robertson. Authentic Books / Paternoster 2004. ISBN 1-84227-173-3. (pb. 201pp) £8.99. |
Three books of previously unpublished sermons by M'Cheyne from The Banner of Truth Trust 2004, edited by Michael D. McMullen. |
| "Robert Murray M'Cheyne - Old Testament Sermons" ISBN 0-85151-873-7. (hb. 183 pp. 23 sermons) £13.95. |
| "Robert Murray M'Cheyne - New Testament Sermons" ISBN 0-85151-874-5. (hb. 321 pp. 48 sermons) £15.50. |
| "Robert Murray M'Cheyne - Sermons on Hebrews" ISBN 0-85151-875-3. (hb. 197 pp. 24 sermons) £13.95. |
"Pastoral
Letters" by Robert Murray McCheyne was released in 2003 by a new
publisher in Indiana called Kingsley
Press.
This book is unique in the sense that the letters printed here are transcripts from the originals held in New College library. The letters
which appear in the biography by Bonar were partially edited for publication by McCheyne;
these, however, are the original, untouched, unedited letters. (pb. $4.99). ISBN
0-97199-831-0. Information from Edward Cook.
"Constrained by His Love: the Life of Robert Murray MacCheyne" by Leen J. van Valen, translated from the Dutch by Laurence R. Nicholson. Christian Focus Publications, Scotland. (£15.99). ISBN 1-85792-793-1. It is well researched and has more than hundred beautiful illustrations. Published February, 2003. Highly recommended.
"The Memoir & Remains of Rev Robert
Murray M'Cheyne" by Andrew A. Bonar - (664 pp. cloth bound
£17.95). ISBN 0-85151-084-1.
This is a modern reprint from an earlier edition, and includes letters and sermons
& poems as well as the biography.
"The Life of Rev Robert Murray M'Cheyne" by Andrew A. Bonar
- (pb. £2.95). ISBN 0-85151-085-X.
This consists of the six biographical chapters found in "Memoir &
Remains".
"Sermons of Robert Murray M'Cheyne" (pb £3.50) - click the link to view the Table of Contents. ISBN 0-85151-165-1.
Sermons 1-17 originally appeared in "Additional Remains of R.M.M'Cheyne" published in 1846.
Sermons 18-25 were taken from "A Basket of Fragments" first published in 1848.
The front cover has a colour picture of St. Peter's Church, Dundee, presumably derived from the illustration in J.C. Smith's biography.
"M'Cheyne's Calendar" (booklet £1.20 per 10).
One Spanish title is also available. Please order from your local Christian bookseller.
In case of difficulty in obtaining any of these, the address for The Banner of Truth Trust can also be found on my M'Cheyne articles page.M'Cheyne's Calendar is now also available from my own web-site and is downloadable free of charge via the FAQ page.
"A Basket of Fragments" (pb £5.70) - click the link to view the Table of Contents. ISBN 0-906731-03-8.
"The Seven Churches of Asia" - (pb £2.70) ISBN 0-906731-51-8.
These two titles are published by Christian Focus Publications, Geanies House, Fearn, Ross-shire, IV20 1TW, Scotland, Great Britain.
They also publish the following five titles:-
"Comfort in Sorrow" - (large print) ISBN 1-85792-012-0. This is a pocket paperback of M'Cheyne's lectures on the family in Bethany - Mary, Martha and Lazarus, focussing on John chapter 11.
"From the Preacher's Heart" by Robert Murray M'Cheyne. ISBN 1-85792-025-2. (hb 536 pp). This is a reprint under a new title of "Additional Remains" which has been unavailable for over 150 years. I obtained my copy at £19.99 from Heath Christian Bookshop. The new edition is attractively produced with a modern typeface which makes it a real delight to read.
‘With a stimulating essay by Maurice Roberts, sixty-four of M'Cheyne’s sermons, . . . and four series of lectures, there is a wealth of evangelistic and devotional material there. These samples of M'Cheyne’s work are utterly Christ-centred. He incessantly pointed listeners, and now readers also, to Christ for eternal life and for sanctified living . . .This volume is therefore highly recommended to all, particularly as a devotional aid, and also to preachers as an abiding monument and yardstick of God-glorifying proclamation.’
From the book review by Tim Trumper, Evangelism Today, January 1994.
A Basket of Fragments and From the Preacher's Heart are now available in Chinese.
"The Passionate Preacher" by Robert Murray M'Cheyne. ISBN 1-85792-410-X. This is a collection of sermons, never before published, and full of the passion and fervour that characterised this Scottish preacher. Edited by Dr. Michael D. McMullen, Professor of Church History at Mid-Western Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr McMullen has made a new Christian History website to host his books and share facts about revivals etc
This is a new title from CFP. Available since publication date: November 1999.
Order your copy now from The Christian Bookshop in Cardiff (hb 332p £14.50 ).
See also the book review by Roy Mohon which appeared in Evangelical Times, January 2001.
"Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne - A Burning Light" by Alexander Smellie. ISBN 1-85792-184-4. (pb 250pp). I obtained my copy at £6.99 from Heath Christian Bookshop. In addition to the 9 main chapters by Smellie, the publishers have also included extracts from the diary of Jessie Thain, plus an account of the revival in Dundee written by Alexander Cumming. The book is very movingly written by one who clearly loved his subject. Smellie had access to the M'Cheyne manuscripts which are now at the New College Library. (The original work was published in 1913 by the National Council of Evangelical Free Churches: London.)
‘Quite literally and eagerly, M'Cheyne burnt himself out for the honour of Almighty God - dying at only 29. Tirelessly he had laboured for the conversion of unbelievers and the holiness of Christians . . . M'Cheyne ‘becomes alive’ as his words are quoted. Sermons, prayers, voluminous correspondence, notes of pastoral interviews and visits, his Journal and ‘Personal Examinations and Reformation’ - each gives insights into the spirituality, the unqualified commitment and the systematic methods of this godly, God-fearing and so multi-gifted minister . . . Additions to the 1913 volume (one of which only ‘surfaced’ in 1955), written by close friends of M'Cheyne, give further instructive insights into the man, his ministry - and his God.’
From the book review by Brian Dupont, Evangelicals Now, March 1996.
"Mission of Discovery : Journal of M'Cheyne and
Bonar's Mission of Inquiry" by Andrew A.Bonar; edited by Allan Harman.
Sub-title "The Beginnings of Modern Jewish Evangelism" (pb 448pp £9.99)
ISBN 1-85792-258-1. It contains a 14 page introduction by the editor, who is the
Principal and Professor of Old Testament at Presbyterian
Theological College in Melbourne, Australia.
Published in 1996, this is a new edition of "The Narrative of a
Mission of Inquiry to the Jews" first published in 1842 for details of which
see below.
This is truly a delightful read. It contains many wonderful descriptions of the places and peoples they visited, with much to interest the social historian. The ordinary Christian reader will find many useful and edifying allusions to passages of Scripture which were aptly illuminated by the travellers' observations. In many places they found a warm welcome among the Jews whom they visited, to some of whom it was a complete surprise to meet for the first time Christian ministers who expressed a deep love and concern for the Jews. Wouldn't it be great if this book could be translated into modern Hebrew?
NB. There is some text missing from the end of chapter 1 of the first CFP edition. Page 51 should continue as follows:
.......his body; nor could he see the evil of being born in sin, and having a wicked nature. We shewed him God's solemn declarations of man's awful guilt, and the free offer which he makes to him of pardon and a new heart. He was a kind, feeling, amiable man, one who seemed truly sincere, yet one who felt, like the young ruler, an invincible repugnance to the demands of the gospel. We gave him a French Bible, writing his name upon it, and our heart-felt desires for his salvation. He received it freely, and "went away sorrowful".
The heat was now very oppressive, and the cabin at midday was like an oven. About two o'clock in the afternoon, we came in sight of the low-lying shores of Egypt. The coast is very low indeed; and the country, as far as the eye can reach, flat and sandy. A land-mist arose over the sky as we approached the shore, drawing a veil over the sun, and thus moderating the intense heat. Our Albanian friend pointed to a row of buildings indistinctly visible, which he said were "Anemomulai", i.e. windmills. Sailing past the ancient Pharos, now no longer an island, we entered the harbour. We counted twelve ships of the line, belonging to the Pacha's fleet, resting majestically on the waters. They seemed to be beautifully equipped and fully manned. The appearance of the marines was striking, with their white cotton dress, red sash, deep brown faces, and glancing arms. Martial music resounded from every vessel. The crescent and star upon the red flag reminded us that we were now among the followers of the false prophet. Turning towards the shore, our eye rested with quickened interest on the graceful palm-trees, the camels slowly moving along the beach, and other indications of an Eastern clime, as the anchor dropped, and we prepared to land.
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"William Chalmers Burns" and "Robert Murray McCheyne" - a double biography by James Alexander Stewart, DD.
Available from Revival Literature, P.O. Box 6068, Asheville, North Carolina 28816. (USA). tel. 704-252-8896. (p/b.106pp) ISBN 1-56632-083-6.
(US $3.99 plus shipping charges). The book consists of biographical sketches and was first published as two separate biographies in 1964.
Revival Literature specialises in publishing many other books and booklets by the former evangelist, the late J.A. Stewart.
"God Makes a Path" by Robert Murray M'Cheyne.
This paperback of 226 pages is a selection of 365 daily devotional readings from the writings of M'Cheyne, compiled by Stanley Barnes of Hillsborough, Co Down. It was published in 1995 by Ambassador Productions Ltd, Providence House, 16 Hillview Avenue, Belfast, BT5 6JR, Northern Ireland. ISBN 1-898787-51-4. Also published in the USA by Emerald House, 1 Chick Springs Road, Suite 102, Greenville, South Carolina 29609.
This title is listed by Heath Christian Bookshop in Cardiff at price £5.99. Visit their web-site for more details. Look under miscellaneous books.
"Robert Murray M'Cheyne: a Good Minister of Jesus Christ" by John C. Smith, (of Newport on Tay).
This was first published in 1910, and has just been reprinted in 1998 by Ambassador Productions, Emerald House, 1 Chick Springs Road, Suite 206, Greenville, SC 29609, USA. (pb. 270 pp.) ISBN 1-840300-18-3 (US$11.99 plus shipping charges). Sister company Ambassador Productions is based at 16 Hillview Ave. Belfast, N. Ireland BT5 6JR. Tel. +44-1232-658-462. Fax. +44-1232-659-518. (UK price £6.99).
Twelve beautiful illustrations contained in the 1910 edition do not appear in this reprint, which also incorrectly states that it was first published in 1870. To make up for this modern omission, these illustrations have recently been posted on my web-site.
The following two books are published by Free
Presbyterian Publications, 133 Woodlands Road, Charing Cross, Glasgow G3 6LE,
Scotland.
Both are available from the Free
Presbyterian Church of Scotland Bookroom at the same address. Tel. +44 141 332
1760. Fax. +44 141 332 4271.
"Watching Unto Prayer" by Robert Murray M'Cheyne. (large pb. 80pp.) ISBN 0-90250-627-7. ( £3.95)
The contents of this book were first published in The Christian's Daily Companion 9th-22nd April in 1843, and first published in book form as Helps to Devotion in 1988, and reprinted in 1995. It contains 28 daily readings, starting with "Lightning from the East" and ending with "Take Earnest Heed to the Message".
The same items can also be seen online at the website for Sovereign Grace Articles. For a list of these see my own M'Cheyne links page.
"The Believer's Joy" by Robert Murray McCheyne. (pb. 128pp.) ISBN 0-90250-622-6. (£3.50).
This is based upon a book of seven devotional sermons which was first published in 1858. It was reprinted in 1968 by Knox Press (Edinburgh) to mark the 125th anniversary of his death, and subsequently by Free Presbyterian Publications in 1987. These pieces are among the rarer parts of M'Cheyne's literary remains. In addition to the original 7 items, it includes two further communion addresses plus The Cry for Revival.
"Robert Murray McCheyne was by no means a lone voice crying in the wilderness. The Evangelical Revival had led to the raising up of hundreds of faithful ministers, so that the pure Gospel was again preached from the majority of Scottish pulpits. Yet the names of comparatively few of these heralds of the cross have come down to our day, nor is there any significant record of the sermons they preached. It is a remarkable providence that almost the shortest-lived of these men should be by far the best known, and that a beautiful account of his life together with many of his sermons and other writings should have been preserved."
From the back cover.
"Great Preaching on Hell"
is an anthology of sermons published in 1989 at Murfreesboro, TN by Sword of the Lord
Publishers. (249 p.: ports.; 24 cm).
ISBN: 0-87398-334-3. These are 15 sermons previously published in The
Sword of the Lord magazine. (Series 14 on Great Preaching).
It includes the sermon entitled, "Eternal Punishment" by
R.M.McCheyne. Click on the above link for the table of contents.
"The Deeper Life" by Robert M. M'Cheyne, a book (78 p.; 18cm) published in 1994 at Minneapolis, MN by World Wide Publications. ISBN: 0-89066-248-7. Compiled as meditations for a devotional calendar. Includes bibliographical references. Other authors included are Lyle W. Dorsett and David P. Setran. Information provided by OCLC FirstSearch. Two libraries in the USA with a copy.
"Five great preachers on heaven". Authors:- Robert Murray M'Cheyne (1813-43), Dwight Lyman Moody (1837-99), Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-92), John Charles Ryle (1816-1900), Billy Sunday (1862-1935), Compiled by Samuel Gordon. Published 1989 in Belfast ; Exeter : Ambassador : Highway. (88 p ; 18 cm) ISBN 1-87156-325-9 (Highway), 0-90792-749-1. Holding Library: Dublin. Information provided by COPAC and Trinity College Dublin. Republished 1996 Ambassador : Greenville, S.C. (88 p. ; p., 21cm.) ISBN 1-89878-782-4. Item: 2 with title: "Shall we know one another in heaven" is by M'Cheyne. Holding Libraries: PA - Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary PRP, SC - Bob Jones University Library SGB. Information provided by OCLC FirstSearch. One site advertising this 1996 edition is Gospel Cards.
"Christian Preachers" by Nigel Clifford. Published in 1994 by Evangelical Press of Wales, Bryntirion, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan. (pb. 320p ; 21.5cm.) ISBN 1-85049-114-3. Thirty-one chapters on great preachers through the ages. "From the 'golden-mouthed' Chrysostom and Augustine to A.W.Tozer and Martyn Lloyd-Jones, from the fourth century to the twentieth, this book provides an introduction to the lives and achievements of 31 of some of the outstanding men of the Christian Church. As well as illustrious names such as Jonathan Edwards, Chalmers and Spurgeon, the careers of other lesser known servants of God are described, including such preachers as Adolphe Monod the Frenchman and the Welsh Walter Cradock, John Elias and Christmas Evans. It is not only biographical, but a book about preaching itself; its romance and relevance in all ages, its methods and modes, its power and priority. It offers also a bird'-eye view of some facets of the history of the Church up to the present day and of themes which are of enduring interest." [from the back cover]. Chapter 26 covers Robert Murray McCheyne (1813-43), and the following chapter William Burns (1815-68). Recommended.
"Classic Sermons on the Love of God" compiled by Warren W. Wiersbe. (pb. 64p.). ISBN 0-8254-4083-1. Published December 1999 in the Classic Sermons Series by Kregel Publications. On pages 57-64 this book includes Robert Murray McCheyne's sermon entitled "The Perfect Love of God to Us", taken from "Memoir and Remains....".
"The Preachers of Scotland - From the Sixth to the Nineteenth Century" by Dr. William Garden Blaikie has been republished in 2001 by The Banner of Truth Trust (350pp) ISBN 0-85151-805-2. This was first published as the Cunningham Lectures for 1888. It is a fascinating account of Scottish preachers & preaching from the time of St. Columba to the 1880s. It shows that in every age the deepest needs of the human soul are met by the unchanging gospel of Christ. Though M'Cheyne gets only two other passing references, the single paragraph describing his ministry is a quotation which was well worth reproducing here.
In December 1997, I discovered that Christian Classics had brought out some CD-ROM volumes containing many significant Christian books, including the full text of "Memoirs and Remains" mentioned above & below. This product looked very good value for pastors and teachers. The CDs were in Logos 2 Bible Software format. See Logos Research Systems, Inc for details of this format, which includes their top-brand electronic Bible.
Updated news on this subject - March 2000
Those of you who like to browse in secondhand bookstores and old catalogues might
occasionally come across the following books or booklets.
To search for used or rare antiquarian books using the Internet, I have listed a number of
useful websites here on my other links page.
I would like to acknowledge the valuable help provided by Shane Blackman in researching
some of the library citations in this section.
"The Memoir & Remains of Rev. Robert Murray
M'Cheyne" by Andrew A. Bonar - first published in 1843. This title went into
many subsequent editions. The 1892 new edition (with appendices, facsimiles of writings,
etc) was used as the basis for the 1966 reprint by The Banner of Truth.
It was also published in both Dutch and Gaelic translations. For the very earliest editions,
the Memoir was also published separately without the Remains.
"The Additional Remains of the late Rev. R.M. M'Cheyne" - published in 1846. Republished recently with new title, "From the Preacher's Heart"
Both the above titles were first published in Edinburgh by William Oliphant & Sons.
What is thought to be the first American edition of Memoir and Remains was published in 1844 at Philadelphia, by the Presbyterian Board of Publication, (Paul T. Jones, Publishing Agent), and contained an Introductory Letter by the Rev. Samuel Miller, D.D. of the Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey.
The letter which acted as a preface was to the Chairman of the Publication Board, dated at Princeton Sept. 19, 1844, and stated that Miller received the book from abroad and that M'Cheyne had died "last year" and expressed Miller's desire to have the book published for the benefit of the American Presbyterian Churches. Miller then quoted extensively in his argument for publication from the Presbyterian Review and Rel. Journal, No. LXV, July 1844, Edinburgh. Miller summed up his argument for publication in the following sentence, "I write these lines, and recommend this work, my dear brother, under the deep impression that we cannot pray for a greater blessing to our beloved Church than that the mantle of this holy man may rest upon all our Pastors and Elders, exciting them to the zeal, the unceasing diligence and the entire consecration to their Master in heaven which were so conspicuous in his short course." I am grateful to Mrs Sue Graham, Hattiesburg, Ms. for providing this information, and for her permission to provide a transcript of the letter.
"Memoirs of McCheyne, Including His Letters And Messages"
ed. by Andrew A. Bonar - this 1947 Moody Press edition of the Memoir
included a Biographical Introduction by S.Maxwell Coder
(1902-1997), who was former editor-in-chief of Moody Press and dean of education at Moody
Bible Institute.
I found the information about this book during a search in the Library Catalog for Ashland University Library.
"Testimony against the running of railway trains on Sabbath" by Robert Murray Maccheyne was published in 1841 as a book (8vo) at Dundee.
"To the lambs of the flock" by Robert Murray Maccheyne was published in 1842 as a book (12mo) at Dundee.
"The acceptable year of the Lord" by Robert Murray M'Cheyne was published in 1842 as a book (32p) at Dundee
"The eternal inheritance, The believer's portion, and The vessels of wrath fitted to destruction": being the substance of the last two discourses preached by M'Cheyne on March 12, 1843, etc. These were published in 1843 as a book in Dundee by W. Middleton. (31 p. ; 16mo.)
"Following the Lord fully" being notes, taken by a hearer, of a sermon preached in Roxburgh Church, Edinburgh, on Sabbath, 20th Nov.1842, (the time of the sitting of the Convocation) by R.M. M'Cheyne. Published 1843 in Edinburgh as a 28p book.
"Gleanings after the vintage being reported notes of sermons by R.M. M'Cheyne" published Dundee, 1844.
"M'Cheyne's seven gems" by Robert Murray M'Cheyne was published in 1903 as a book (124 p. ; 18 cm.) at Dundee by George Montgomery.
"Letters to inquirers and young
converts" by R. M. M'Cheyne. Extracted from his memoir. With prefatory note
by J. H. Wilson.. Edinburgh, 1875.
Information from British Library Integrated Catalogue.
"Narrative of a Visit to the Holy Land and Mission
of Inquiry to the Jews" by Andrew A. Bonar & Robert Murray M'Cheyne,
published in 1842.
This is the account of their mission of inquiry conducted in 1839 on behalf of the Board
of Mission of the Church of Scotland. Another edition 1878.
In fact this book went into several editions during the nineteenth century, with minor
variations in the title. For further details, refer to COPAC.
Very early editions of this book can command collectors' prices. It came with three
maps of the travellers' journeys.
See above for information about the recent reprint by
Christian Focus Publications.
See also details of an abridged French translation of
1844. See also details of a Dutch translation of
1851.
This is an important source for information about social & religious conditions in
that period of the Jews in Europe and the Middle East.
It was recently recocognised as such in Shemot, the journal
published by the Jewish Genealogical
Society of Great Britain, Dec 1996: Vol 4, Number 4 which has an article with the
title, "A Mission of Inquiry to the Jews".
"Jewish Missionary Travels to the Jews in Jerusalem, Palestine, and other foreign countries, in 1839, by the Deputation of the Church of Scotland, the Rev. Messrs. Black, Keith, Bonar, and M'Cheyne. With a supplement of ancient prophetic Jewish writings ... also, the narrative of the Wandering Jew, etc. [With a plan.]" Publication details: pp. 54. Jewish Mission: Newcastle upon Tyne, 1841. 12o. I found this reference in the British Library Integrated Catalogue [Shelfmark: 4034.b.48.]. This work with a different title was published in the year before the publication of more famous 1842 title listed above. Alexander Keith wrote several substantial works on the subject of Biblical prophecy, one of which was published in many editions during the nineteenth century. Visit the M'Cheyne's friends page for further details.
"BETHANY or the Sickness, Death and Resurrection of
Lazarus" by Rev. R. Murray M'Cheyne was published by the Presbyterian Board
of Publication, Philadelphia, Penn, USA. There is no publication date but the inscription
on the endpaper is dated July 28, 1875.
This information was kindly supplied by T.C. Ege the BOOKFINDER
in a private email dated May 28, 1999.
The text of these lectures is also included in the modern edition of From
the Preacher's Heart.
An audio-cassette recording of a reading of the unabridged text is available from the
Chapel Library of Mt Zion Bible Church,
Pensacola, Fla.
"McCheyne's lectures : The family of Bethany ; The ten virgins", a book (84 p.; 21 cm) published in 1973 at Strathpine North, Queensland., Australia by Covenanter Press. Information provided by OCLC FirstSearch. Holding library: Clearwater Christian College Library, Florida.
"John's vision of Jesus in glory - one of 'the fragments that remain'"
by Robert Murray M'Cheyne, a book (20 p.; 16 cm) published in 1857 at Edinburgh by J.
Taylor. Consists of M'Cheyne's sermon expounding Rev.1:9-18. Also includes his
"Follow Jesus" (p. [17]-20). The reference to fragments
indicates that this piece was not included in A Basket of Fragments.
Information provided by OCLC
FirstSearch. Holding library: University of Florida.
Microfilm. Atlanta, Ga. : SOLINET, 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (SOLINET/ASERL
Cooperative Microfilming Project (NEH PA-23166-98) ;
"Robert Murray McCheyne: a Good Minister of Jesus Christ"
by J.C. Smith - first published in1910 at London: Elliot Stock (hb. 263 pp.)
It is a wonderful volume with several beautiful illustrations.
The Evangelical Library in London has a copy of this edition.
In the author's note, Smith says that much of the material originally appeared under his
name in The Scottish Reformer.
See above for information about the recent reprint by
Ambassador Productions.
"M'Cheyne from the Pew" by Rev. Kirkwood
Hewat, MA is listed in the biography catalogue of the Evangelical
Library. 78a Chiltern Street, London W1M 2HB. This has the sub-title, "Being
Extracts from the Diary of William Lamb" and was published by Drummond's
Tract Depot, Stirling [1896].
Second edition published jointly by Drummond's Tract Depot with S.W.Partridge & Co.
London [1913]. Information from British Library Integrated Catalogue.
The text from this rare book is now available on-line here
on this web-site - M'Cheyne
from the Pew and now includes the illustrations.
NB. I have recently ascertained that this title also has been recently reprinted by
Ambassador Productions at price £1.95.
A Dutch translation was published in the Netherlands in
1992.
"Robert Murray McCheyne : Scholar, saint, seer,
soulwinner" by James Alexander Stewart, DD. Published in 1964 at
Philadelphia, PA by Revival Literature: Book (106 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 19 cm).
There is a copy of this edition in 6 libraries in the USA Information
provided by OCLC FirstSearch.
This title appears as the second half of the double biography still
available from the same publisher in paperback edition.
"Ten famous evangelists" by Basil William Miller, includes a
chapter on M'Cheyne. Published c1949, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, (88pp).
The 10 short chapters cover George Whitefield, JohnWesley, Jonathan Edwards, Robert
Murray McCheyne, Charles G. Finney, Peter Cartwright, D.L.Moody, Charles H.
Spurgeon, Billy Sunday, Reuben A.Torrey.
"Sons of the Covenant" by Marcus Lawrence Loane, Archbishop
of Sydney. Published 1963 by Angus & Robertson: Sydney (pp. ix. 203).
Biographical studies of Richard Cameron (1648-1680),
Thomas Boston (1676-1732), David Brainerd (1718-1747), Robert
Murray M'Cheyne (1813-1843) and The Hon. Ion Grant Neville Keith-Falconer
(1856-1887). Information firstly obtained from British Library Integrated Catalogue.
In early September, I ordered this title through my local branch
library, and they were able to obtain it for me to read during October 1998.
The chapter about M'Cheyne was well researched.
The bibliography on page 154 cites most of the works that were available at the time.
A transcript of this chapter, Robert Murray M'Cheyne -
The Saint of the Disruption can now be viewed on-line at my web-site.
"They were Pilgrims" also by Marcus L. Loane. This has
chapters on David Brainerd, Henry Martyn, Robert Murray M'Cheyne and Ion Grant Neville Keith-Falconer. It looks as
though some of the above material may have been reworked and supplemented by a chapter
about Henry Martyn, who, like Brainerd, was also much admired by M'Cheyne. Further
details of this title (listed here at Amazon.Com)
are now researched as follows:
First published in 1970 at Sydney & London by Angus and Robertson. (193 p ; 23
cm). ISBN 0-20712-092-7. Holding libraries: Dublin ; Edinburgh.
A new edition was published in 1985 by Blackwood : New Creation.
(xvi, 218p ; 22cm). ISBN 0-86408-016-6. Holding library: Cambridge.
Further information was provided by COPAC.
"The Glory of the Christian Dispensation",
being the substance of lectures on the eighth and part of the ninth chapter of Paul's
epistle to the Hebrews. By the late Rev. R.M. M'Cheyne. Minister of St Peter's, Dundee.
From the notes of a hearer. Published in 1845 by William Ogilvie, 14 Castle Street. (123
pages).
NB. In recent years, this rare title has been translated into Dutch by Herman Krijgsman, and published by Den Hertog.
I have transcribed this book from a photocopy of the English edition and
uploaded it on my web-site. Click here to open it.
A web-browser that supports frames is required.
"Revival Truth - being sermons hitherto unpublished" by Robert Murray M'Cheyne was a book (328 p.; 18 cm) of evangelistic sermons edited by William Reid (1814-1896) and published at London in 1860 by James Nisbet. Sub-title reads, "with a prefatory epistle to anxious inquirers on the work of the Lord Jesus Christ and an introduction on the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, specially addressed to believers who are praying for a great revival of vital religion". Information provided by OCLC FirstSearch. Notes: Microfiche. Chicago : American Theological Library Association, 1986. 1 microfiche ; 11 x 15 cm. High reduction. Silver based film. (ATLA monograph preservation program ; ATLA fiche 1986-1237). Seventeen libraries in the USA have a copy. Additional information provided by the Eureka search facility of Research Libraries Group. ISBN 0-8370-7237-9 (microfiche).
"The Rev. Robert Murray M'Cheyne : minister of St. Peter's Church, Dundee, N.B" was a 31 p. book published in London, 1899, by the Religious Tract Society, Great Britain. Information provided by OCLC FirstSearch. I suppose that N.B. here stands for North Britain.
"On the Rev. Robert M. McCheyne, late minister of St. Peter's Church, Dundee", by James Hamilton, was published in 1843. Holding library: Glasgow. Information provided by COPAC University Research Library Catalogue. This work has recently been republished in the Banner of Truth magazine. See the M'Cheyne articles page.
"The church in the house : and other tracts",
also by James Hamilton (1814-1867),
was published in 1847 at London by James Nisbet. (vi, 277 p.;16 cm).
This book contains the following seven items, "The church in the house",
"Remembering Zion", "The dew of Hermon", "An address on behalf of
the proposed evangelical alliance", "Thankfulness", "Recollections
of the Rev. Robert Murray M'Cheyne", "A lecture introductory to a
course of pastoral theology".
Information provided by OCLC
FirstSearch.
"The finger post : a letter to a youth" by Robert Murray M'Cheyne. Letter[s] (8 p.: ill.; 11 cm) published in London by J. Groom, Bazaar, Soho Sq., [1850]. Holding library: Free Library of Philadelphia. Information provided by the Eureka search facility of Research Libraries Group.
The next nine items were all found using the British Library Integrated Catalogue.
"Life of Robert Murray M'Cheyne" by Jean L. Watson. Second edition published in 1882 by J. Gemmell: Edinburgh. (pp.126.,16º.) [Shelfmark: 4955.bbb.38.]
"Favourite Hymns for the Closet or Sick-chamber". By Cowper, Montgomery, Newton, Toplady, Wesley, Watts, Heber, Doddridge, Ruffles, Hart, Ken, McCheyne, etc. Sixth edition. Published pp. viii. 167. James Taylor: Edinburgh, 1880. 16º. [Shelfmark: 3437.a.54.]
"Select Pieces from the Works of the Rev. R. M. M'Cheyne" A collection of tracts published separately, with a general title prefixed. Published: 7 pt. Dundee, [1844-]47. 32º. [Shelfmark: 1359.a.24.]
"Abdool Messee; or, the True Convert." by Robert Murray MacCheyne. Published: Edinburgh, [1854.] 18º. [Shelfmark: 4986.a.63.(6.)]
"Sabat the Arabian: or, the Apostate." by Robert Murray MacCheyne. Published: Edinburgh, [1854.] 32º. [Shelfmark: 4986.a.63.(7.)]
"Missions and their first fruits." by Robert Murray MacCheyne. Published: Edinburgh, [1854.] 32o. [Shelfmark: 4193.a.31.]
"Sudden Conversions.-Singing Praises." by Robert Murray MacCheyne. Published: Edinburgh, [1854.] 18º. [Shelfmark: 4407.a.92.(10.)]
"Give an answer." [A religious tract.] by Robert Murray MacCheyne. Published: Birmingham, [1855?] s. sh. 8º.
"The Believers danger, encouragement and duty." [A sermon on Luke xxii. 31, 32.] by Robert Murray MacCheyne. In : Miller (H.) Sermons for Sabbath Evenings, etc. 1848. 16º.
"Salvation is of the Lord - a sermon occasioned by
the death of the Rev. R. Murray McCheyne ...", by William Chalmers Burns, was
published in 1843.
Holding library: Glasgow.
Information provided by COPAC.
"Diary of Jessie Thain (The friend of Robert
Murray McCheyne)", edited by Murdoch Campbell, appeared in the 4th edition of the
Dingwall Journal in 1968.
Holding Library: Dublin. Information
provided by COPAC.
This diary is also included as an appendix in the biography by
Alexander Smellie, recently re-published by Christian Focus Publications.
"Songs of Zion, words by the late Revd
R. M. McCheyne..". Music by Frederic R. Shrivall. With
piano forte accompaniment. Dedicated to Mrs A.McCheyne.
Autograph inscription to Sir Henry R. Bishop from the composer on title page. Published by
James Smith circa 1850 at Liverpool, for the author J. Smith.
Holding Library: Glasgow.
Information provided by COPAC and Glasgow University Library.
All of M'Cheyne's Songs of Zion are also available online in my
website.
"Enoch's walk with God" by Robert Murray M'Cheyne. Being notes of a sermon preached by the late Rev. R.M. M'Cheyne, Dundee, October 2, 1842. With corrections. Found among the author's papers immediately after his decease. Pub. 1843 in Edinburgh : Charles Ziegler (8p; 120). Caption title. Imprint from colophon. Holding Library: Oxford. Information provided by COPAC with some additional information from OLIS.
"The love of Christ" by Robert Murray M'Cheyne. Series:
Pastoral booklets published in 1900, London: Evangelical Press. (12 p ; 19 cm).
Exposition of 2 Corinthians 5:1-4. Holding Library: Oxford. Also
republished in 1967, London: Evangelical Press. Holding Library: Dublin.
Information provided by COPAC
and Trinity College Dublin.
"The heart searched" by Robert Murray M'Cheyne. A small book (8 p.; 18 cm) published at London (between 1841 & 1849) by Elliot Stock for the Baptist Tract Society. Information provided by OCLC FirstSearch. Holding library: Duke University, NC. Also held in microfiche by the University of Florida.
"Our duty to Israel : A sermon" by Robert Murray M'Cheyne. Pub.1850 London.: Printed for the British Society for the Propagation of the Gospel among the Jews; and may be had at the office ... and of Messrs. Aylott and Jones ... Blackburn and Pardon, printers. (8 p ; 120). Caption title. Imprint from colophon "Extracted ... from the Memoir and remains of the Rev. R.M. M'Cheyne" - Note, p. 8. Key Words - Missions to Jews - Sermons. Holding Library: Oxford. Information provided by COPAC. The full text of this sermon "To the Jew First: Our duty to Israel" is also available online in my website.
"The Spiritual Garden : or, Traits of Christian character
delineated" ed. Hamilton, James. Published: Philadelphia:
Presbyterian Board of Publication, between 1860 & 1869. Each part has special
trait portrayed:-
Hamilton, James (1814-1867): "The vine.
The cedar. The palm. The olive. The church in the house";
Burder, Henry Foster (1783-1864): "The
government of the thoughts. The government of the tongue";
M'Cheyne, Robert Murray (1813-1843):
"Remember Eli, a solemn call to parents".
Information provided by COPAC. Six libraries in the USA hold a copy.
"Remember Eli : a solemn call upon parents to remember the account which they must give for their children's souls" was published in 1861 as a book (12 p.; 15 cm) and republished in 1974 by the Evangelical Tract Society at Petersburg, Va. (no. 202). Notes: Caption title. Filmed from the holdings of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Microfilm. New Haven, Conn. : Research Publications, [1974]. On reel 135 of 143 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. (Confederate imprints, 1861-1865 ; reel 135, no. 4744). Information provided by OCLC FirstSearch. Nineteen libraries in the USA with a copy.
"The dairyman's daughter" by Legh Richmond (1772-1827) a book (36 p.; 18 cm) published at Richmond, Va., in 1861 by the Presbyterian Committee of Publication also includes: "How much I owe" by M'Cheyne. Notes: Filmed from the holdings of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Microfilm. New Haven, Conn. : Research Publications, [1974]. On reel 136 of 143 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. (Confederate imprints, 1861-1865 ; reel 136, no. 4827). Information provided by OCLC FirstSearch. Nineteen libraries in the USA with a copy.
"This do in remembrance of me" by Robert Murray McCheyne, a book on the Lord's Supper was published in London by SPCK, the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [18--] (12 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.). Another edition was published in Dundee by W. & J. Middleton, [ca. 1860] (28 p. ; 11 cm.). Information from the National Library of Scotland.
"Sinners unwilling to come to Christ" by Richard Cameron
(1657/8-1680). This book (41 p. 15 cm), published at Peking in 1940 by Ho Chi Press,
also contains "Formality not Christianity" by Robert Murray
McCheyne. The cover title is that of a sermon by one of the famous Scottish
Covenanters. The other item is an evangelistic sermon by M'Cheyne. Holding
library: Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, PA. Information provided by
OCLC FirstSearch.
The text of this sermon by M'Cheyne may
also be read at the web-site of Sovereign
Grace Articles. See my M'Cheyne links page.
"Valiant for the Truth - A
treasury of Evangelical Writings" ed. David Otis Fuller, published at
New York in 1961 by McGraw-Hill (460 p. 24 cm).
This anthology contains chapters dating from Paul the Apostle through to J. Gresham
Machen, and includes "Christ, the Son of God - our only message!"
by R.M.M'Cheyne. Click on the above link to view the table of contents. Information
provided by OCLC
FirstSearch. Ten libraries in USA with a copy.
"Favourite passages in modern Christian biography" a book (280 p.; 17 cm) published in London by James Hogg & sons (possibly in 1899). This has passages about the following: Richard Cecil (1748-1810), Andrew Fuller, Adolphe Monod, Frederick William Krummacher, Robert Hall, John Foster, Thomas Arnold, William Archer Butler, Thomas Chalmers, Henry Martyn, John Williams, Robert Murray M'Cheyne, John Mackintosh, Henry Havelock, Hedley Vicars, James Wilson, Patrick Fraser Tytler. Information provided by OCLC FirstSearch. Six libraries in USA with a copy.
"Agnes C. Wirt, and other books for children and youth" a book (4 x 32p.; illus.16 cm.) published in 1858 at New York by the American Tract Society. Each part has special title page and separate paging: 65. Agnes C. Wirt.-- 66. "Another lily gathered; or, Conversion of James Laing" by Rev. Robert M. M'Cheyne.-- 67. Annie and Rosabelle; or, The true riches.-- 68. Self-control; a true story. Information provided by OCLC FirstSearch. Two libraries in USA with a copy. The first section of the book is about Agnes Cabell Wirt (1814?-1830?). It was published first in 1831 by the American Tract Society.
"Forsaken but not forgotten" by Robert M. M'Cheyne, a book
(25 p.; 13cm) published in 1980 at Grand Rapids, Michigan by Inheritance Publishers, in
the series, "The inheritance of our fathers" (28, no. 6). Bound with
M'Cheyne's piece on "Family government", but this first part
deals with the subject of Assurance.
Information provided by OCLC
FirstSearch. Holding library: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, MA.
"Bright examples: short sketches of Christian life", a book (290 p. front.15 cm) published sometime during the 19th century by the Dublin Tract Repository. These biographical sketches cover the lives of John Newton, M'Cheyne and his ministry, Henry Martyn, David Brainerd, Felix Neff and the Albigenses, and John James Weitbrecht. Information provided by OCLC FirstSearch. Holding library: University of Chicago, IL.
"Biography of eminent Christians", first series. This
is a book published in 1856 in London by the Religious Tract Society. It contains
twelve chapters covering the following lives: The Apostle Paul; Thomas Chalmers, D.D.;
[John] Howard the Philanthropist; Admiral Coligny; Robert and James Alexander Haldane; Rev.
Robert Murray McCheyne; William Wilberforce; Countess of Huntingdon; John
Campbell; Rev. Charles Simeon; Rev. W.H. Hewitson; Hugh Latimer.
Information provided by OCLC
FirstSearch. Holding library: Vancouver School of Theology, BC. There is also
a reference listed in the British Library Integrated Catalogue. It is possible that the chapter about McCheyne may
derive from an earlier work of 32pp published in 1853.
"The Life of R. M. M'Cheyne" by John Sargent. "The life and ministry of a young man who lived in the presence of God, and brought an overwhelming sense of that presence to men. " Found listed in http://www.biblicalstudies.com/bookstore/chhist.htm (I have written for further details).
William Henry Harding wrote a number of books on
revivalists including Brownlow North, Charles Finney, William Burns and Robert
Murray M'Cheyne.
This is mentioned in the introductory paragraph in a thrilling account, just a
sixteen-page pamphlet on the 1859 awakening in Ireland, which is a very rare work housed
at the Revival
Library. It is number three in series of seventeen Harding wrote on various
revivalists and is undated, though probably written between1920 and 1930. (I have
written to the librarian for further details).
"Annals of the Disruption" by the Rev. Thomas Brown, D.D., F.R.S.E. Edinburgh. - Edinburgh, MacNiven & Wallace, 1893 (new edition). This is a historical account of the events leading up to the Disruption of the established Church of Scotland in 1843, and of the ministers who left to form the Free Church of Scotland. Though not primarily about M'Cheyne, this book does mention him several times. He was greatly exercised about the issues which were at stake, and had he not died when he did just one month before the event, he would have been among those who made the Free Church their new spiritual home. Extracts from the book which refer to M'Cheyne can be viewed here.
"FASTI ECCLESIANÆ SCOTICANÆ" This multi-volumed reference work lists all the ministers of the Church of Scotland from the time of the Reformation to the nineteenth century. Volume V. [Synods of Fife, and of Angus, and Mearns] covers the Presbytery of Dundee. There is a two column entry for St. Peter's spanning pages 340 and 341, which describes the life and works of Robert Murray M'Cheyne. From the central library at Dumfries, I obtained a photocopy of these two pages, which has been transcribed and uploaded here on this site.
"The Christian Treasury 1856, containing contributions from ministers and members of various evangelical denominations". Edinburgh: Johnstone, Hunter, and Co., 3 Melbourne Place. Groombridge and Sons, London. M.DCCC.LVII. This contained only part of a sermon by the late Rev. R. M. M'Cheyne, entitled, "Man regarded, but God despised", based on Malachi chapter 1 verse 6. Having obtained a copy of this book during a brief visit to Scotland in September 2001, I've transcribed this and posted it here on my web-site. The complete version of the sermon is in "Additional Remains", under the title, "A Son honoureth his father". M'Cheyne preached it at Larbert, November 22, 1835.
"Personal Reminiscences and Biographical Sketches" by the late Rev. James Dodds, Dunbar, with a brief memoir by his wife. Second Edition. Edinburgh: MacNiven & Wallace, 138 Princes Street, 1888. Following the memoir of the author, this book has twenty chapters as follows: Thomas Chalmers, D.D., Edward Irving, Dr. Henry Duncan, the Founder of Savings Banks, Mary Lundie Duncan, Robert M'Cheyne, William Hewitson, John Semple and Robert Candlish, D.D., Thomas Guthrie, D.D., A Day with Hugh Miller, Sir William Hamilton, Lords Jeffrey and Cockburn, Professor Wilson, Thomas Campbell and David M. Moir, Sir Walter Scott, The Family of Burns, Dr. John Leyden, Authorship of "The Ninety and Nine", An Afternoon on the Kirtle, About Conversation, An Old "Academic Annual". James Dodds was born on 13th August, 1812 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire. He was the minister of the Free Church in Dunbar, and died on 3rd September, 1885. I am grateful to the curator of the Savings Bank Museum in Ruthwell for directing me to this rare volume. A reference copy is held both by the central library at Dumfries and the library at Annan. The chapter on M'Cheyne is now on-line.
"They Knew Their God" by Edwin Forster & Lillian Grace Harvey, with Elizabeth Hey. Published in 1975 by M.O.V.E. Press, Stoke-on-Trent. Book two has chapters on - Tersteegen, Woolman, Hedding, Aitken, Mrs. Palmer, McCheyne, Burns, Havergal, Hsi, Watson, Penn-Lewis, Garratt Sisters, Wilkes, Malof, Kelly, Stam, Lang. ( 163pp. 19cm. pocket. p/b.) Book one was published in 1974 (159pp).
"All The Saints Adore Thee" by Bruce Leon Shelley, published in 1988 by Zondervan (224 pp. pb.). There are 6 Parts within 52 chapters in this book. Part 1: Saints in the Early Church; Part 2: Saints in the Middle Ages; Part 3: Saints in the Reformation Era; Part 4: Saints in the Puritan Period; Part 5: Saints in the Age of Revivals; Part 6: Saints in Modern Times. Here are a few of the saints who have readings enclosed in this book: Jeremy Taylor, Richard Baxter, John Bunyan, John Flavel, Jonathan Edwards, David Brainerd, R. M. McCheyne, C. H. Spurgeon, A. W. Tozer, Oswald Chambers, Andrew Murray & others. The same author has written the following: "Evangelicalism in America", "Church history in plain language", "By what authority? : The standards of truth in the early church", and was one of the main authors of the IVP "Dictionary of Christianity in America".
"Evangelical conversion in Great Britain 1696-1845" by Frederick William Bagshawe Bullock. Published in 1959 by Budd & Gillatt, St. Leonards on Sea. I discovered this title when I did a book search for keyword=McCheyne at abebooks.com but have yet to ascertain the book's contents. By the same author is the title "Evangelical conversion in Great Britain 1516-1695" published in 1966.
"Scottish Fires of Revival" is a small paperback book by Luis Palau with David L. Jones (Cupertino, CA, DIME Publishers, 1980) which includes a chapter about Robert Murray M'Cheyne. 109 pages. including brief Bibliography. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 80-67339. Headings of the twelve short chapters are: Columba / The Reformation / The Reformation in Scotland / The Kirk O' Shotts / Eighteenth Century Awakenings / The Great Prayer Revival / Scotland's Great Missionaries / Scotland's Great Saints / Dwight L. Moody / Billy Graham / Scotland's Future : A New National Mood / Epilogue: A Miracle in the Rain. RMM and the Bonars are the theme of Chapter 8 - Scotland's Great Saints. (Pages 61-68). I'm grateful to Roy McKenzie in New Zealand for supplying this information. When I checked with abebooks.com it found only 1 copy (2001-12-02).
"One Hundred Scottish Prayers" compiled by W. McMillan. Published in 1933 by the Church of Scotland, Edindurgh. 103 pages, with prayers by famous Scottish ministers such as George Wishart, John Willison, Andrew Bonar, Alexander Whyte, J. R. McDuff. It was issued under the auspices of the Church of Scotland Committee on Public Worship and Aids to Devotion. Page 52 has an Evening Prayer by Robert Murray M'Cheyne, taken from his "Family Worship", 1841. I'm grateful to Peter Reynolds for supplying the image file. When I checked with abebooks.com it found 3 copies (2002-01-13).
"The Christian's warfare" by Robert Murray M'Cheyne was once published in a booklet together with "The Christian in Romans 7" by A.W.Pink. Reiner Publications, Swengel, PA (either 1970 or 1979 ?). Copies are held in six academic libraries in the USA. Information from OCLC FirstSearch.
"The poets of the church. A series of biographical sketches of hymn-writers with notes on their hymns.", by Hatfield, Edwin F. (Edwin Francis), 1807-1883. Published in 1884 by A. D. F. Randolph & company, New York. This book includes a sketch of M'Cheyne. Copies are held in 20 academic libraries in the USA. Information from OCLC FirstSearch.
"Love of Christ; Will You Always Call Upon God?" by Robert Murray M'Cheyne; Jonathan Edwards. Published in 1980 by Gospel Mission Press. (softback, pp35 approx.). Information from BrightLight Books, 388 Sultana Lane, Maitland, FL, U.S.A., found via a search using abebooks.com
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