he accepted the call to become its Bishop and left for Mobile, the new see city. His term in Alabama ended on December 31, 1970, and his term in Central Gulf Coast commenced on January 1, 1971. Under his leadership, the new diocese has prospered; by the end of 1971, it numbered fifty-six congregations and more than 12,000 communicants. Awards Bishop Murray received a number of notable honors since he was elevated to the episcopate. In 1953, the year he was made Suffragan Bishop, the University of Alabama gave him its Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, and the College of Preachers at Washington Cathedral invited him to participate in a special six-week refresher course as a Fellow of the College. A year later, he was made an honorary Doctor of Divinity by the University of the South and his alma mater, Virginia Theological Seminary. In 1956, he was given an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Alabama. And in 1968, St. Bernard College in Cullman, Alabama, made him an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. Personal life Bishop Murray was married to Margaret Macqueen. They resided in Fairhope, Alabama. Murray had three children with his first wife, Elizabeth Malcolm Murray. Their names are George Malcolm Murray, William Gerard Murray, and Sarahy Duncan Murray. He also has three grandchildren: Sean Douglas Murray, Erin Elizabeth Murray, and Andrew Stuart Murray. Legacy George M. Murray was the youngest of the eight Alabama clergymen who wrote "A Call For Unity". During the Civil Rights Movement Murray and his first wife, Elizabeth Malcolm Murray, decided that they both wanted to be active in the calling for greater equality and human rights. They did, however, get a lot of criticism from all sides. They were criticized for being too involved or not involved enough. While serving as Bishop Coadjutor, Murray was one of eight Birmingham clergymen who co-authored an April 12, 1963, open letter on racial tensions titled "A Call for Unity". This letter was the impetus for Reverend Martin Luther King to write in his famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail". References "George M Murray".http://www.bhamwiki.com/w/George_M._Murray.N.D.N.P.11/12/10. Norris, Toraine (July 18, 2006) "Clergyman mentioned in King letter dies at 87". Birmingham News George Mosley Murray biography at the Alabama Academy of Honor. Bass, S. J., and Martin L. King. Blessed are the Peacemakers: Eight White Religious Leaders, and the "Letter From Birmingham Jail". Baton Rouge: Louisiana State