Cairns, John

D.D., LL.D. (both of Edinburgh, 1858 and 1884), United Presbyterian; b. near Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland, Aug. 23, 1818; entered at Edinburgh University, 1834; studied at Berlin, 1843; minister of the United Presbyterian Church, Berwick-on-Tweed, 1845-76. In 1867 he became profe or of apologetics in the United Presbyterian Hall, Edinburgh; in 1876 became profe or of systematic theology also; and since 1879 has been principal as well. He has written Life of John Brown, D.D., Edinburgh, 1860; Unbelief in the Eighteenth Century (Cunning ham Lecture for 1880), ±881, New York 1881. He wrote the article Schottland, kirchliche Statistik, in the 2d ed. of Herzog's Real-Encyklopadie, and the article Infidelity in the Schaff-Herzog; also in Present Day Tracts, London, 1882-84, those on Miracles; Christ the Central Evidence of Christianity; Succe of Christianity; Argument from Prophecy.