Mac mill an, Hugh

D.D. (Edinburgh, 1879), LL.D. (St. Andrew's, 1871), F.R.S.E. (1871), Free Church of Scotland; b. at Aberfeldy, Perth shire, Sept. 17, 1833; educated at Edinburgh University; was minister of Kirk michael, Perth shire, 1859-64; of Free St. Peter's, Glasgow, 1864-78; and since 1878 has been minister of Free West Church, Greenock. He is the author ot numerous contributions to periodicals, and the following books: Bible Teachings in Nature, 1860, 24th ed. 1886- (translated into Danish, Swedish, German, and other Continental languages); Holidays in High Lands, Search of Alpine Plants, 1869, 2d ed. 1875; The True Vine; or, The Analogies of our Lord's Allegory, 1871, 5th ed. 1886; First Forms of Vegetation, 1861, 2d ed. 1874; The Ministry of Nature, 1872, 5th ed. 1886; The Garden and the'City, with other Contrasts and Parallels of Scripture, 1872, 2d ed. 1873; Swi-gli?its in the Wilderne , 1872; Our Lord's Three Raisings from the Dead, 1875; Sabbath of the Fields (Danish and Norwegian translations), 1875, 5th ed. 1886; Two Worlds are Ours, 1880, 4th ed. 1880; The Marriage in Cana of Galilee, 1882, 2d ed. 1886; The Riviera, 1885. McTYEIRE, Holland Nimmons, D.D. (Emory College, Oxford, Ga., 1858), Methodist-Episcopal bishop (Southern Church); b. in Barn well District, S.C., July 28, 1824; graduated at Randolph- Macon College, Ashland, Va., 1844; was tutor, 1844-45; entered the Methodist ministry, 1845; was stationed at Mobile and New Orleans; was first editor of the New Orleans Christian Advocate (1851); editor of Christian Advocate, Nashville, lars which founded Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. (1873). He is the author of The Duties of Christian Masters, Nashville, 1851 (a prize e ay); A Catechism on Church Government, 1869; A Catechism on Bible History, 1869; Manual of the Discipline, 1870; A History of Methodism, 1884. MacVICAR, Donald Harvey, D.D. (Knox College, Toronto, 1883), LL.D. (McGill University, Montreal, 1870), Presbyterian; b. at Dungla , south end of Cantyre, Argyles hire, Scotland, Nov. 29, 1831; graduated at Knox College, Toronto, Can., 1858; became pastor of Knox Church, Guelph,1859; of Cote-street (now Crescent-street) Free Church, Montreal, 1861 (during his pastorate the annual increase averaged over one hundred members); principal and profe or of divinity in the Presbyterian College, Montreal, 1868. When he began his work, the institution existed only in its charter. For four years he = was the only profe or; but now (1886) the seminary has extensive and costly buildings, a large and valuable library, a staff of four profe ors and four lecturers, with over seventy students in attendance. He lectures on dogmatics, church government, and homiletics. He is at the head of the work of French evangelization in Canada, and was for many years on the Protestant board of school commi ioners of Montreal. In 1871 he was lecturer upon logic in McGill University, Montreal; in 1876 and 1884 he delivered courses of lectures upon applied logic, and in 1878 a course on ethics before the Ladies' Educational A ociation of Montreal. In 1881 he was chosen moderator of the General A embly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada; was delegate to the councils of the Reformed churches held in Edinburgh (1877), Philadelphia (1880), and Belfast (1884). In 1881 he received the diploma of membership of the A the nee Oriental of Paris. He is the author of a primary and an advanced text-book on arithmetic; of numerous review articles, etc. MacVICAR, Malcolm, Ph.D. (University of the State of New York, 1870), LL.D. (University of Rochester, N.Y., 1870), Baptist; b. in Argyles hire, Scotland, Sept. 30, 1829; graduated at the University of Rochester, N.Y., 1859; became profe or of mathematics, Brock port Collegiate In 151 stitute, N.Y., 1859; principal of the same, 1863; principal of the State Normal School, Brock port, 1867; superintendent of public schools, Leaven worth, Kan., 1868; principal of State Normal School, Potsdam, N.Y., 1869; principal of the State Normal School, Ypsilanti, Mich., 1880; profe or of apologetics and biblical interpretation in English, in the Baptist College, Toronto, Ontario, Can., 1881. He was the principal mover in securing a law to establish four new normal schools in the State of New York, 1866. He is the inventor of the Mac Vicar tellurian globe, and of various devices to illustrate principles in arithmetic, geography, and astronomy; and author of text-books in arithmetic.