Hall, John

clergyman; born of Scottish parents in co. Armagh, Ireland, July 21, 1829; educated in Belfast College; licensed to preach (1849), and went to the west of Ireland as a mi ionary; was called to the First Presbyterian church in Armagh (1852) and to the church of St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin (1858); delegate from the Presbyterian churches in Ireland to those in the U. S. (1867), and the same year was made pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church, New York, a pastorate which he still holds (1897). He was chancellor of the University of the City of New York (1882-90), and is author of: Foundation Stones for Young Builders; A Christian Home: How to Make and Maintain it, .