Yes, it was. This Andrew Murray (1828 - 1917) was a South African writer, teacher, and Christian pastor who authored over 240 books, including:
Abide in Christ
Absolute Surrender
Be Perfect
Divine Healing
God’s Will: Our Dwelling Place
How to Raise Your Children for Christ
Humility: The Beauty of Holiness
Let Us Draw Nigh
Like Christ
Money
The Deeper Christian Life
The Lord’s Table
The Holiest of All: An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews
The Master’s Indwelling
The Ministry of Intercession
The Power of the Blood of Christ
The Prayer Life
The Spirit of Christ
The True Vine
The Two Covenants
The Secret of God’s Presence
Thy Will Be Done
Waiting on God
With Christ in the School of Obedience
With Christ in the School of Prayer
Working for God!
Humility & Absolute Surrender
...and I have read many of them.
There are a lot of Andrew Murrays. Wikipedia lists 17 prominent ones. They are (or were):
1. Andrew Moray (justiciar) (died 1298), or Sir Andrew Murray of Petty, Justiciar of Scotia
2. Andrew Moray (died 1297), or Sir Andrew Murray, leader of the Scots during the Scottish Wars of Independence, son of the above
3. Sir Andrew Murray (1298–1338), Scots general of the 2nd Scottish War of Independence, Scottish head-of-state (Guardian of Scotland) twice; posthumous son of the above
4. Sir Andrew Hunter Arbuthnot Murray (1903–1977), Lord Provost of Edinburgh
5. Andy Murray (born 1987), Scottish tennis player
6 Andrew Murray (boxer) (born 1982), Irish professional boxer
7. Andrew Dickson Murray (1812–1878), Scottish botanist and entomologist
8. Andrew Murray (campaigner and journalist) (born 1958), campaigner and member of the Communist Party of Britain
9. Andrew Murray (children’s writer) (born 1970), English children's writer
10. Andrew Murray (doctor) (born 1980), Scottish doctor, runner and author who works for the Scottish Government
11. Andrew Murray (golfer) (born 1956), English golfer
12. Andrew Murray (ice hockey) (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
13. Andrew Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin (1849–1942), Scottish politician and judge
14. Andrew Murray (minister) (1828–1917), South African religious minister, missionary, and author
15. Andrew Murray (physiologist), lecturer in physiology, University of Cambridge
16. Andrew Murray (politician) (born 1947), Australian politician, former member of the Australian Senate
17. Andy Murray (ice hockey) (born 1951), Canadian hockey coach and former player
Starting today, however, and for some time into the foreseeable future, especially in the world of sports, and most especially on a small, obscure island known as the United Kingdom, you can forget about all the other Andrew Murrays except number 5, the one displayed in bold type in the preceding list.
If you don’t know why, you must be living on another planet.
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