Murdo MacDonald-Bayne

Murdo MacDonald-Bayne (21 June 1887- 26 February 1955) was a Scottish- born healer, lecturer, and author. He was born in the Parish of Kenmore, Perthshire, the second son of a landholder and was named Murdo Bayne MacDonald, 'Bayne' being his mother's maiden name which he later used as "nom de plume".

In 1913 he married and had two sons. He was educated, and held doctorates of Divinity and Philosophy.

ervice in World War I

When the First World War was declared, he enlisted at Aldershot into The Highland Light Infantry on November 12, 1915. Since he was an excellent piper he was assigned to the position of Pipe Major. He was badly wounded in France at the battle of the Somme, and on June 9, 1917 he was transferred to the Labour Corps as a Sergeant, and on September 16, 1917 he was appointed to a commission as Temporary 2nd Lieutenant, Labour Corps. On March 16, 1919 he was appointed as Temporary Lieutenant. He was released from military service as of October 5, 1920 when he relinquished his commission, retaining the rank of Lieutenant. [Ministry of Defence OS8b, Army Records Centre, Bourne Avenue, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 1RF, United Kingdom.]

He received the British War Medal, Victory Medal, and the Military Cross. [London Gazette [Supplement] of 22.6.18]

Post-war career

Dr Bayne founded The College of Universal Science in Manchester, England during the early 1930s where he taught metaphysics.

In 1944 a former student, Mr. Andrew Hutt, formally introduced Dr Bayne to a public gathering held in Escom Auditorium, Johannesburg, South Africa. Here he established the "Sanctuary of the Silent Healing Power", which sent out monthly letters to subscribers worldwide. In 1948 he presented a series of fourteen lectures, in which he was overshadowed by the figure of the Christ who spoke to those present, and these talks were set down in the book "Divine Healing of Mind and Body" (the Master Speaks Again).

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