full  of  ripe  experience  and  of  the  simplicity  and
fervency  of  faith,  hope  and  charity.  His  first  piece
was  printed  in  1833  or  '34.  For  some  time  he  wrote
weekly  for  Neal's  Gazette.     He  has  published  "Drop


Maclaren,  Rev.  Robert  F.,  .-^on  of  Kev.  AVm.
Maclaren,  D.D.,  was  born  in  the  city  of  New  York.
He  studied  at  Brown  University,  and  at  Union  Col-
lege, where  he  graduated  in   18G4.     His  theologiciil


pings  from  the  Heart,"  1844;  "Tarn's  Fortnight  course  was  largely  directed  by  his  father.  In  18T0
Ramble,"  1847;  "  Lines  for  the  Gentle  and  Loving,"  he  became  pastor  of  the  Presbj'terian  Church  at  Dela-
1853;  "Rhymes  At  ween  Times,"  1872;  "  Hymns,  !  ware,  Ohio,  where  he  accomplished  the  difficult  tii.sk
and  a  few  Metrical  P.salms,"  1883.  This  last  volume  '  of  harmonizing  the  O.  S.  and  N.  S.  churches  of
appeared  very  recently,  and  gathered  up  most  of  his  |  that  place  into  one  strong  united  church.  In  No-
sacred  lyrics,  written  since  1840,  with  considerable  vember,  1873,  he  became  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian
additions  of  the  last  two  or  three  years.     Several  of    Church  at  Redwing,  Minn.,  where  he  remained  six


the  earlier  ones  are  more  or  less  familiar.
Mackey,  Rev.  James  Love,  was  born  in
Coleraine  township,  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  January
26th,  1820.  He  was  fond  of  study,  made  rapid  pro-
giess,  and   thus  became  qualified   to   help  himself.
years;  the  church,  in  that  time,  becoming  one  of  the
foremost  and  most  prosperous  in  the  State.  In  1879  he
became  pastor  of  the  ' '  Central  Presbyterian  Church ' '
in  St.  Paul,  his  present  charge.
