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Source for: John Johnston McClurken, 06 JUN 1813 - 28 FEB 1907
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Birth source: S163 Narratives of Randolph County McC - McM. Page 59
Occupation source: S119 History of Washington County, Illinois - 1879. page 70
Religion source: S113Text: Ministers who have gone from the congregation History of Oakdale Township. page 33
Religion source: S219Text: Fourteen sons of the congregation have gone into the ministry Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, "The Covenanter Witness," Weekly. Volume 13, page 256
Residence source: S4Text: John McClurken
Event source: S136Page: page 176
Text: John Johnston McClurkin, born June 6, 1813, in Chester District, South Carolina. Residence, Orange, Fayette County, Indiana. Educated at Winsboro and Chester, South Carolina. Degrees A. B. and A. M. Occupation, teaching and preaching. Mr. McClurkin was licensed to preach April 12, 1841. For eight years he was pastor of a Reformed Presbyterian congregation in Gibson County, Indiana. For twenty years a pastor in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and since pastor of a congregation of the same denomination in Fayette County, Indiana.
Event source: S160Page: page 121
Text: REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE DEATH OF REV. J. J. McCLURKIN.
John Johnston McClurkin, son of Elder John and Elizabeth (Park) McClurkin, was born near Rocky Creek, Chester District, S. C, June 6, 1813; educated in his native district, and advanced to the junior class in Columbia College, S. C.; then entered the Indiana University and graduated in the class of 1836. Meanwhile the family moved to Illinois and settled in Elkhorn Prairie, where a congregation was organized, and under Rev. S. McKinney and Rev. Wm. Sloan he studied theology and was licensed to preach the Gospel by Illinois Presbytery, April 6, 1841, and attended Allegheny Theological Seminary one session.
June 2, 1843, he was ordained by Illinois Presbytery Pastor of Princeton and Walnut Ridge, Ind. He was released from the first, May 22, 1849, and from Walnut Ridge, April 10, 1851. He then preached as Missionary in Southern Illinois two years. He became Pastor of Springfield and Greenville, Pa., in the bounds of Pittsburg Presbytery, September 8th, 1854, and was released, October 14, 1873.
For seven years he preached as a supply. From August, 1880, to March 13, 1884, he was pastor of Garrison Creek, Ind. From 1885 he labored as stated supply in Clarksburg, Pa., seven years, when he retired from stated service and lived in New Alexandria, Pa., where he died, February 28, 1907.
His latter end was peace. A few days before he died he said, "This is my last sickness. My work is done here. I will soon be away." Thus he departed full of joy.
Mr. McClurkin was a devoted and faithful minister of Christ, and a firm defender of the principles of the Covenanting Church. He was unmoved through all the defections of his day, and said even when those dear to him changed their views, "I stand where I have always stood." He proved his love to the Church by a considerable bequest of his moderate possessions to continue his work after his death.
His piety was unquestionable. He indulged much in religious conversation and continued to visit families and talk with them after his retirement. His life was exemplary. A diligent student of the Scriptures, he always prepared his discourses with great care.
He suffered from bodily infirmity and sorrow from bereavement, but persevered through all in his labors.
After a long life of above 93 years he has gone to his reward; we cannot doubt but that he has been welcomed into the joy of his Lord.
D. S. Faris,
R. J. Gault,
John Ewing.
Death source: S163 Narratives of Randolph County McC - McM. Page 59
Death source: S160Page: page 121
Text: REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE DEATH OF REV. J. J. McCLURKIN.
John Johnston McClurkin, son of Elder John and Elizabeth (Park) McClurkin, was born near Rocky Creek, Chester District, S. C, June 6, 1813; educated in his native district, and advanced to the junior class in Columbia College, S. C.; then entered the Indiana University and graduated in the class of 1836. Meanwhile the family moved to Illinois and settled in Elkhorn Prairie, where a congregation was organized, and under Rev. S. McKinney and Rev. Wm. Sloan he studied theology and was licensed to preach the Gospel by Illinois Presbytery, April 6, 1841, and attended Allegheny Theological Seminary one session.
June 2, 1843, he was ordained by Illinois Presbytery Pastor of Princeton and Walnut Ridge, Ind. He was released from the first, May 22, 1849, and from Walnut Ridge, April 10, 1851. He then preached as Missionary in Southern Illinois two years. He became Pastor of Springfield and Greenville, Pa., in the bounds of Pittsburg Presbytery, September 8th, 1854, and was released, October 14, 1873.
For seven years he preached as a supply. From August, 1880, to March 13, 1884, he was pastor of Garrison Creek, Ind. From 1885 he labored as stated supply in Clarksburg, Pa., seven years, when he retired from stated service and lived in New Alexandria, Pa., where he died, February 28, 1907.
His latter end was peace. A few days before he died he said, "This is my last sickness. My work is done here. I will soon be away." Thus he departed full of joy.
Mr. McClurkin was a devoted and faithful minister of Christ, and a firm defender of the principles of the Covenanting Church. He was unmoved through all the defections of his day, and said even when those dear to him changed their views, "I stand where I have always stood." He proved his love to the Church by a considerable bequest of his moderate possessions to continue his work after his death.
His piety was unquestionable. He indulged much in religious conversation and continued to visit families and talk with them after his retirement. His life was exemplary. A diligent student of the Scriptures, he always prepared his discourses with great care.
He suffered from bodily infirmity and sorrow from bereavement, but persevered through all in his labors.
After a long life of above 93 years he has gone to his reward; we cannot doubt but that he has been welcomed into the joy of his Lord.
D. S. Faris,
R. J. Gault,
John Ewing.
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Residence source: S193Page: page 407
Text: Pittsburg Presbytery, Mercer, Pa. Post Office
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Text: John Johnston McClurkin
Residence source: S163 Narratives of Randolph County McC - McM. Page 55. Letter written to his nephew, W.J. McClurken
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Event source: S212Page: page 193
Text: JOHN JOHNSTON McCLURKIN
J. J. MCCLURKIN, whose biographical sketch is carried forward to the year 1888 in Glasgow's History, was at that time serving as stated supply in the Clarksburg, Pennsylvania, congregation of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. He took up work in that place in 1885. He completed seven years of service in this congregation and then retired from active labors, making his residence in New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, and serving the Lord as his physical strength and opportunity afforded. He resided in his home in this place until he had reached the advanced age of 93 years, 64 of these years having been spent as an ordained minister of Jesus Christ. He died February 28, 1907, and was buried in the New Alexandria Cemetery. He was a faithful minister of Jesus Christ and was devoted whole-heartedly to the principles of his Church, in which he had held his membership and which he had served as a minister for so long. He was unmoved by all the defections through which the church had passed and said, even when those near and dear to him changed their views, "I stand where I have always stood." He was a diligent student and a faithful preacher and pastor. A long, long life of service, as we count it by the years of time, but exceedingly short as he has long since learned, having entered into life in the timeless ages of Eternity.
Event source: S115Page: page 580 - 582
Text: From the Sketches of Ministers section on pages 580 through 582:
JOHN JOHNSTON McCLURKIN:
Son of John and Elizabeth (Park) McCIurkin, was born near Rocky Creek, Chester District, South Carolina, June 6, 1813. He received his early education in the schools of his native district, and entered South Carolina College, Columbia, where he remained until his junior year. In the fall of 1833, he removed to Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, and the following year resumed his studies, and graduated from the University of Indiana in 1836. He studied theology privately under the direction of Revs. Samuel McKinney and William Sloane, was licensed by the Illinois Presbytery, April 6, 1841, and attended the Allegheny Seminary one session. He was ordained by the Illinois Presbytery, and installed pastor of the united congregations of Princeton, Gibson County, and Walnut Ridge, Washington County, Indiana, June 2, 1843. He was released from Princeton, May 22, 1849, and from Walnut Ridge, April 10, 1851. He preached for two years in Southern Illinois as a Missionary, and also among the New School Covenanters and Associate Reformed brethern. He was installed pastor of the united congregations of Springfield, Greenville and Sandy Lake, Balm, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1854, and resigned this charge, October 14, 1873, and filled appointments for seven years. He was installed pastor of the Garrison congregation, Glenwood, Fayette County, Indiana, August 14, 1880, and resigned March 13, 1884. In 1885, he became stated supply to the congregation of Clarksburgh, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where he is in charge. He was married four times. First to Miss S. A. Waddle, of Princeton, Indiana, July 29, 1839; second to Miss Maria Ferguson, of Walnut Ridge, Indiana, October 16, 1843; third to Mrs. Maria (Patton) Stevenson, of Sparta, Illinois, June l0, 1852; and fourth to Miss L. J. Ewing, of Bloomington, Indiana, April 5, 1881.