JAMES M. GRAY
1851 - 1935
Dr. James Gray was an American
Bible scholar, school administrator. editor,
preacher and poet. Born in New York City and
reared in the Episcopal church, as a young
man he prayed, "God be manifest to me
a sinner." Known as a gracious and well-beloved
Christian gentleman and scholar, Dr. Gray
dedicated his entire life to communicating
the Bible through speaking and writing, for
sixteen years he pastored the Reformed Episcopal
Church in Boston.
Dr. Gray championed the cause
of Christ at the Moody Bible Institute for
43 years as a summer guest lecturer, dean,
executive secretary, editor of Moody Monthly,
president and president emeritus, succeeding
D. L. Moody and R. A. Torrey. He authored
25 books and booklets, and served as one of
the seven editors of the first Scofield Reference
Bible.
Spanning parts of two centuries,
his expositions of the word blessed nearly
20,000 students. Factual content, the synthetic
study method, and life application characterized
his teaching. One of Dr. Gray's gospel songs
has preserved his life philosophy, "Only
A Sinner, Saved By Grace."
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