Dr. Murdo MacDonald-BAYNE, PH.D (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 MurdoBayneMacDonald,'Bayne'beinghismother'smaiden name which he later used as nom de plume. His early education was in medicine but he became dissatisfied with the standard medical training of the day. In 1913 he married and two sons were born of this union. After his wartime service he studied holistic healing methods and metaphysics, also travelling extensively to Commonwealth countries where he lectured and formed further centres. In his later life he was honoured with doctorates of Divinity and Philosophy. When the First World War was declared, he enlisted at Aldershot into The Highland Light Infantry on November 12, 1915. He was released from military service as of October 5, 1920whenherelinquishedhiscommission, retainingtherank of Lieutenant. He received the British War Medal, Victory Medal, and the Military Cross. 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. It is here he established a centre, the Sanctuary of the Silent Healing Power which for several years mailed a regular monthly letter to subscribers worldwide. In1948 he presented a series of fourteen lectures at Escom House in Johannesburg during 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).