MCGLYNN', EDWARD ( 1837-1900 ) An Ameri can Roman Catholie clergyman. lle was born in New York, September 27. 1837, of Irish parents. He was educated at the Propaganda in Rome, was ordained there, and in 1866 became pastor of Saint Steplo.11'S C11111%211 in New York, in 1886 was removed by the Archbishop, on account of his opposition to parochial schools, and especially because of his persistent advocacy of Henry George's single-tax theories, which were declared at variance with Roman Catholic teachings. He was soon after summoned to Rome to give an account of himself, hut he refused to go. On the contrary, he boldly advocated in public the doctrine no politics from Rome.' In July, 1887, he was excommuniented. In Decem ber. 1892, after a hearing before the Apostolic Delegate, Mgr. Satolli, lie made his submission and was restored to his priestly functions. Ile was in charge of a parish at Newburgh, N. Y., until his death, January 7, 1900. lle aided in founding the Anti-Poverty Society, and became its president (1887).
McGREADY, .TAMES e.1760-1817 .
A Presbyterian minister and revivalist. Ile was born in western Pennsylvania, After a course of study preparatory to entering the ministry in the school of Dr. John McMillan, of Cannonshurg, Pa., he was licensed to preach in 1788. lie then labored as a minister in North Carolina, and in 1796 removed to southwestern Kentucky. The great revival of BOO, which marked an epoch in the religious history of the region west of the Alleghanies, began under his ministrations. Ile introduced camp meetings. lIis employment as preachers of young men not ordained and with out education aroused opposition in the Presby terian Church, one of the consequences of which was the organization of the Cumberland Presby terian Church. He was censured by his Presby terian brethren, hut ulthnat•ly made his peace with the Church, and returned to his former presbytery. A collection of his sermons was pub lished after his death (vol. i., Louisville, MI;
vol. ii., Nashville. 1833). Consult: Edson, Early Presbyterianism in Indiana (1895) ; Smith, His tory of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church: Foote, Sketches of North Carolina, Historical and Biographical ,(New York, 1850; second series, 18551 ; Davidson, History of the P•esby terian Church in. the State of Kentucky, etc. (New York, 1847).
MacGREGOR, ni'-grisg'iir, JAMES (1830-1. A minister of the Free Church of Scotland, born at Callander, Perthshire, January 6. 1S30. Ile was educated at the University of Edinburgh and at, New College. After a successful period as minister in Edinburgh and Paisley. he was ap pointed professor of systematic theology in New College. Edinburgh (1868). in 1882 lie went to New Zealand, where he became minister of Columba Church. Oamarn. Among; his many publications are: Te.rt-Book on Christian Doc trine (1861); The Sabbath Question (1865); Handbook on Galatians (1875; since reprinted) ; Handbook on Exodus (1889; since reprinted) ; Apology of the Christian Religion (1802); The relation and the Record ( 1893) ; The History of Christian Apologetics (1804).
McGREGOR, JOHN (1797-1857). A Scotch author, born at Drynie, Ross-shire. After spend ing some time in Canada, he returned to England and was sent by the Government on a commer cial mission to several Continental States. In 1840 he was made joint secretary to the Board of Trade, which office he gave up in 1847, to accept a :-cat in Parliament as a member for Glasgow. In Parliament, as previously, he was a supporter of free trade. He was the author of a number of statistical compilations such as Commercial and Financial Legislation of Europe and America (1841) ; and A Digest of the Productive Re sources, etc., of All Nations (1844-48) ; also of a History of the British Eln !fire from the Accession of James I. (1852).