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 MCLAREN

McLaren

siding in Rochester for two years he removed to Geneva, N.Y., where he remained during the rest of his life. The first year of his residence he was acting pastor of the Associate Reformed Pz-esby- terian church. He was moderator of the general assembly of tlie Associate Reformed church at its meeting in Pittsburg, Pa., when the Asso- ciate church and the Associate Reformed church united, thus forming the United Presbyterian church. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from Jefferson college, Pa., in 1857. He is the author of pamphlets on a variety of subjects and of a metrical version of the " Book of Psalms'' (1877). He died in Geneva, N.Y., May 7, 1882.

McLaren, John Finlay, clergyman, was born in Manlius, N.Y., Feb. 7, 1803 ; son of Finlay and Margaret (Campbell) McLaren. He was grad_ uated from Union college in 1825 and from Princeton Theological seminary in 1828, and was ordained by the Associate Reformed presbytery, Caledonia, N.Y., Jan. 7, 1830. He was stated supply at Geneva, N.Y., 1828-30, pastor there, 1830-45 ; editor of the Christian Magazine, 1832- 43 ; pastor at Hagerstown, Md., 1845-46 ; pastor of the First church, Pittsburg, Pa., 1846-51 ; agent of the Board of Domestic Missions, 1851- 55 ; president of the Western University of Penn- sylvania, 1855-58 ; stated supply at Pine Creek, 1855-62 ; chaplain of the 10th Pennsylvania Re- serves, U.S.A., 1862-64 ; and stated supply in the Presbytery of Detroit, Mich., 1868-74. His daughter Margaret was married to the Rev. Dr. A. A. Hodge (q.v.) and Dr. McLaren resided with her in Princeton, 1878-83. He received the hon- orary degree of D.D. from Geneva college in 1849. He (lied in Princeton, N.J., March 14, 1883.

McLAREN, Robert Neil, soldier, was born in Caledonia, N.Y.; April 9, 1828 ; son of the Rev. Dr. Donald Campbell (q.v.) and Jane (Stevenson) McLaren. He matriculated at Union college with the class of 1852, but left before completing his course and removed to Oregon, where he was a merchant and partner of Henry W. Corbett (q.v.). Returning east he lived in Red Wing, Minn., where he engaged as a grain commission merchant, 1856-62, after which his home was in St. Paul. He was married, May 10, 1857, to Anna, daughter of Archibald MacVean of Wheat- land, N.Y. In 1859 and 1860 he was member of the Minnesota senate. In 1862 he helped to raise the 6th Minnesota regiment at St. Paul, and was commissioned captain and later major. He served with Gen. Henry H. Sibley against the Sioux Indians, and after making a journey across the northwestern plains he engaged in a similar expedition with Gen. Alfred Sully in 1863-64. He was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers, Dec. 14, 1865. He was post commandant at Fort Snelling, Minn., collector of internal revenue four

years ; U.S. marshal four years and chairman o£ the Republican state central committee. He died in St. Paul, Minn., July 30, 1886,

McLaren, Wniiam Edward, third bishop of Chicago and 114th in succession in the American episcopate, was born in Geneva, N.Y., Dec. 13, 1831 ; son of the Rev. Dr. John Finlay (q.v.) and Mary (McKay) McLaren. He was graduated from Jefferson col- lege, Canonsburg, Pa., in 1851, taught school, 1851-52, and engaged in journal- istic work in Cleve- land, Ohio, and Pitts- burg, Pa., 1852-57. He was graduated from the Western Theological semin- ary, Allegheny, Pa., B.D.,in 1860, and was ordained the same year by the presby- tery of Allegheny City and engaged in

missionary work in New Granada, 1860-63. He was pastor of the Second church, Peoria, 111., 1863-67, and of Westminster church, Detroit, Mich., 1867-72. He was ordered deacon in the Protestant Episcopal church, in St. John's church, Detroit, Mich., July 29, 1872, and ordained priest in the same church, Oct. 20, 1872, by Bishop Mc- Coskry. He was rector of Trinity church, Cleve- land, Ohio, 1872-75 ; and was elected bishop of Illi- nois in September, 1875, succeeding Bishop White- house. He was consecrated in the cathedral church of SS. Peter and Paul, Chicago, 111., by Bishops McCoskry, Bedell, Whipple, J. C. Talbot, Clarkson, Spalding, Gillespie and Welles, Dec. 8, 1875. The diocese of Illinois was divided in 1877, and two new sees, Quincy and Springfield, created. Bishop McLaren continued as bishop of Illinois, which embraced the northern section of the state, the name of which in 1883 was changed to the diocese of Chicago. He founded the West- ern Theological seminary in Chicago in 1881, with an endowment of $325,000, and Waterman Hall for girls at Sycamore, 111., in 1885, with an endowment of $200,000. He called together the first diocesan retreat for clergy held in the Amer- ican church, served as primus of the provincial synod of Illinois, 1878-1901, and became president of the board of trustees of St. Mary's school. Knoxville, III., and of the institutions of his own founding. He was appointed by the presiding bishop in 1898 to investigate the field in Porto Rico with a view to the promotion of church work in the newly acquired colony. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from Racine in 1873