In 1853 he removed to St. Louis, Mo., and after preach- ing there some time became connected with the Female Seminary at St. Charles, Mo. In 1850 he assumed the pastorate of a Church in Louisiana, where he labored until his death, Oct. 12, 1859. Mr. McCalla possessed exeellent pulpit talents ; his expository style was rich and absorbing, his preaching close and pungent. He was the author of many published Sernions and Essays ; also Discussions with A lexander Campbell on Baptism ; u-ith Kneeland on Universalism ; with Barker on Infidel- ity ; a small volume on the Doctorate of Divinity ; and Travels in Texas. See Wilson, Presh. Hist. Almanac, 1861, p. 99. (J. L. S.)
McCampbell, John, D.D., a Presbyterian minis- ter, was born in Rockbridge County, Va., April 9, 1781 ; graduated at Washington College, Lexington, Va. ; sub- sequently studied theology with Isaac Anderson, D.D., at IMaryviUe, Tenn. ; was licensed in 1805, ordained by the Union Presbytery in 1807, and preached successively to the Strawberry Plains, Hopewell, and New ^Market churches, within the bounds of French Broad Presby- tery. He died Sept. 28, 1859. Dr. SIcCampbell was a faithful minister, a good preacher, and an earnest pas- tor. See Wilson, Presh. Hist. Almanac, 1861, p. 191.
McCarroll, Thomas, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Newlin, Pa., August 12, 1800. In 1829 he entered the itinerant ministry in the Philadelphia Conference, and in 1835 the Ne^v .Jersey Conference. He labored as an effective minister for thirty-one years. Fie was three times appointed pre- siding elder, and was a member of the (ieneral Confer- ence of 1852. A thorough student, an eloquent preach- er, a faithful pastor, a gentle ruler, he was greatly be- loved and esteemed in all his appointments. He died in East Newark, N. J., May 9, 1860.
McCarron, Michael, D.D., a Roman Catholic the- ologian of note, was born in the County of Monaghan, Ireland, in the year 1804. He received his early edu- cation in his native place, after the completion of which he entered Maynooth College to pursue his theological studies, and on graduation was ordained to the ministry. Soon after this he came to the Laiited States. He was placed at St. James's Church (now the cathedral), in Brooklyn. Subsequently he was transferred to St. James's Church, New York, but very soon afterwards was appointed pastor of St. Joseph's Church, Sixth Avenue, where he remained several years. About the year 1857 the late archbishop Hughes conferred on him the pastorate of the large congregation of St. jMary's Church, corner of Grand and Ridge Streets, New York, which he retained until his decease, Feb. 23, 1867. At the time wlien father McCarron arrived in this country, archbishop Hughes had been actively engaged in the work of education, and had succeeded in exciting a deep interest among the Catholics on the subject. Father McCarron, then in the vigor and prime of life, entered upon this work with the greatest zeal, and the results of his efforts in that noble cause were soon apiiarent, and are felt at the present time. Father McCarron re- ceived evidences of the respect and esteem of his asso- ciates by his advancement to the archdeaconship of the archdiocese of New York. The date of this appoint- ment is not known to us. (E. de P.)
McCaitee, Robert, D.D., an American Presbyte- rian minister, was born in New York Citj' Sept. 30, 1791, and was educated at Columbia College. He chose the legal profession, and was engaged in his studies of juris- prudence when he was impressed with the duty of de- voting himself to the sacred ministry. He tlierefore entered the Theological Seminary of the Associate Re- formed Church at New York, and jiursued a theological course of study, and was licensed to jireach in 1816. He was immediately called to Philadelphia, where he re- mained several years ; then returned to New Y'ork to take charge of the Orange Street Cluirch, which had at that time but thirty members. A\'hUe he was the pas-
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tor of this Church it was removed to Canal Street. When his connection ceased, in 183(3, it numbered eight hundred members. In 1836 he accepted a call to the Church at Port Carljon, I'a., and remained there four years. In 18-10 he became the pastor of the Presbyte- rian Church at Goshen, N. Y. ; in 1849 of the Union Church at Newburg, and in 1856 of the Westminster Church in Twenty-second Street (with which the Twen- ty-fifth Street Church was united). New York City. This was his last pastoral charge. In 1862 his health, which for some time had been enfeebled, failing still more, he resigned his charge, lie died at Yonkers, N. Y., March 12, 1865. "All who have known Dr. McCar- tee will remember him as one possessed of a genial nat- ure, whose warm-hearted friendship was ever finding the most fitting expression in words and acts ; as a sim- ple-minded, fervent Christian, whose love for the Sav- iour and his blessed Gospel was never concealed; and as an able minister of the New Testament, whose fervid elotiuence when proclaiming the glad tidings of salva- tion, and in urging them upon the acceptance of perish- ing men, was seldom equalled. We have often listened with wrapt attention to his solemn appeals, while the tears which were flowing down his cheeks, and his ten- der words, were answered by the tears of his hearers. But his voice is now silent ; his work is done ; he has entered into rest" (The Observer, N. Y. March, 1865). The degree of D.D. was bestowed on Mr. McCartee by Columbia College in 1831. See New A mer. Cijclop. 1865, p. 536 ; Wilson. I'rcsb. Jllst. A Imunac, 1866, p. 132.