the Chinese Insurrection” (1857); and “From Cape Cod to Dixie and the Tropics” (1864).
MACKIE, Josias, clergyman, b. in County
Donegal, Ireland; d. in Virginia in November, 1716.
He was one of the earliest Presbyterian ministers
that came to this country. The year of his
arrival here is unknown, but the earliest notice that
refers to him bears the date 22 June, 1692. His
first charge appears to have been on Elizabeth
river, Va., where he probably became the successor
of Francis Mackemie, the first regular Presbyterian
clergyman that came to the colonies. He
was licensed to preach in 1692, and selected three
different places for public worship, many miles
apart, on Elizabeth river; these were in the Eastern
branch, in Tanner's creek precinct, and in the
Western branch, to which was added, in 1696, the
Southern branch. Here, with the care of a farm
and store, he found time to preach, but of his
labors no record has been preserved.
McKIM, James Miller, reformer, b. in
Carlisle, Pa., 14 Nov., 1810; d. in West Orange, N. J., 13
June, 1874. He studied at Dickinson and Princeton
colleges, and in 1835 was ordained pastor of
a Presbyterian church at Womelsdorf, Pa. A few
years before this the perusal of a copy of Garrison's
“Thoughts on Colonization” had made him
an Abolitionist. He was a member of the convention
that formed the American anti-slavery society,
and in October, 1836, left the pulpit to accept a
lecturing agency under its auspices. He delivered
addresses throughout Pennsylvania, although often
subjected to obloquy, and even danger from
personal violence. In 1840 he removed to Philadelphia,
and became the publishing agent of the
Pennsylvania anti-slavery society. His office was
subsequently changed to that of corresponding
secretary, in which capacity he acted for a quarter
of a century as general manager of the affairs
of the society, taking an active part in national
as well as local anti-slavery work. Mr. McKim's
labors frequently brought him in contact with the
operations of the “underground railroad,” and he
was often connected with the slave cases that came
before the courts, especially after the passage of
the fugitive-slave law of 1850. In the winter of
1862, immediately after the capture of Port Royal,
he was instrumental in calling a public meeting of
the citizens of Philadelphia to consider and
provide for the wants of the 10,000 slaves that had been
suddenly liberated. One of the results of this
meeting was the organization of the Philadelphia
Port Royal relief committee. He afterward
became an earnest advocate of the enlistment of
colored troops, and as a member of the Union
league aided in the establishment of Camp William
Penn, and the recruiting of eleven regiments. In
November, 1863, the Port Royal relief committee
was enlarged into the Pennsylvania freedman's
relief association, and Mr. McKim was made its
corresponding secretary. In this capacity he travelled
extensively, and labored diligently to establish
schools at the south. He was connected from
1865 till 1869 with the American freedman's union
commission, and used every effort to promote
general and impartial education at the south. In
July, 1869, the commission having accomplished
all that seemed possible at the time, it decided
unanimously, on Mr. McKim's motion, to disband.
His health having meantime become greatly
impaired, he soon afterward retired from public life.
In 1865 he assisted in founding the New York
“Nation.” — His son, Charles Follen, architect, b. in
Chester county, Pa., 24 Aug., 1847, studied at the
scientific school of Harvard in 1866-'7, and then
spent three years in the architectural course at the
School of fine arts in Paris. On his return to the
United States he settled in New York, and, in
association with William R. Mead and Stanford
White, formed the firm whose work has taken part
in the recent development of architecture in this
country. The variety of work executed by this
firm has been very great, but their main tendency
has been to produce buildings whose original influence
has been derived from the purest styles of
classic architecture. Among their best productions
in country work are the cottages erected in
Newport, Lenox, and other summer resorts, notably
the house at Mamaroneck, N. Y., that is in
the style of a French farm-house, having points of
resemblance to the half-timbered work of England.
Their houses at Newport are typical of a style that
is peculiar to themselves. Among their city
residences the Tiffany house on Madison avenue, in New
York city, which is Rhenish in style, with details
leaning toward the Italian, is pronounced by some
critics to be the finest piece of architecture in the
New World. The Villard block of houses on Madison
avenue, behind St. Patrick's cathedral, designed
in the spirit of classic Italian architecture of the
16th century, is the most beautiful specimen of that
style in New York city. Notable among their country
buildings of a public character are the casinos
at Newport and Narragansett Pier, and the Music
hall in Short Hills, N. J. They have also built St.
Paul's church in Stockbridge, Mass., and St. Peter's
in Morristown, N. J., which are characterized by
simple dignity and beauty. Their large business
edifices include that of the American safe deposit
company on the corner of 42d street and Fifth
avenue, in the style of the Italian renaissance, and
the Goelet building on the corner of 20th street
and Broadway, New York city, which is likewise
Italian in character; and also the two large office
buildings of the New York life insurance company
in Omaha and Kansas City. The Algonquin
club-house of Boston and the Freundschaft club-house
of New York city were constructed and completed
under their superintendence, and the accepted
designs for the structure well known as the Madison
Square garden, in New York city, were
furnished by them, as well as those for the Boston
public library. The latter, shown in the above
illustration, was completed and opened in 1895.
McKIM, Robert, philanthropist, b. in County
Tyrone, Ireland, 24 May, 1816; d. in Madison,
Ind., 9 May, 1887. After completing his
apprenticeship as a stone-mason he emigrated to the
United States, worked for a time at his trade in
Philadelphia, and removed to Madison, Ind., in
1837. There he continued to ply his vocation
until 1855, when he established himself in the coal
business. Fortunate investments in real estate
enabled him to become interested in manufacturing
