Editing Robert Murray M'Cheyne (section)

==Mission==
[[File:Robert Murray M'Cheyne hymn writter and minister of St. Peter's Church, Dundee.png|thumb|Robert Murray M'Cheyne from "The Sea of Galilee Mission of the Free Church of Scotland"{{sfn|Wilson|Wells|1895}}]]
In 1839, M'Cheyne and [[Andrew Bonar|Bonar]], together with two older ministers, [[Alexander Black (theologian)|Alexander Black]]{{sfn|Walker|1895}} and [[Alexander Keith (minister)|Alexander Keith]], were sent to [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] on a mission of inquiry to the condition of the [[Jew]]s. Upon their return, their official report for the Board of Mission of the [[Church of Scotland]] was published as ''Narrative of a Visit to the Holy Land and Mission of Inquiry to the Jews''.{{sfn|Bonar|M'Cheyne|1845}} This led subsequently to the establishment of missions to the Jews by the Church of Scotland and by the [[Free Church of Scotland (1843-1900)|Free Church of Scotland]]. {{sfn|Burns|1870}} [[Islay Burns]], brother and biographer of William Chalmers Burns succeeded M'Cheyne as minister of St. Peter's.