author
John Cumming
1807–1881
A Scottish preacher with a huge Victorian following, he turned sermons and prophecy into a remarkably prolific writing career. His books were widely read in the 19th century and often stirred debate as much as devotion.
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Bee-Keeping
by John Cumming
About the author
Born in Aberdeenshire in 1807, he became a prominent Scottish clergyman and religious writer, best known for his long ministry at the Crown Court Church in Covent Garden, London. He studied at Aberdeen and went on to build a strong public reputation as a preacher whose lectures and sermons reached a wide audience.
He was also an extraordinarily productive author, publishing a large body of devotional and prophetic works. Victorian readers knew him especially for writing on biblical prophecy and current events, and his forceful opinions made him a noticeable public figure in religious debate.
He died in 1881. Today he is remembered both for his popularity as a preacher and for the sheer scale of his religious writing, which gives a vivid glimpse of the concerns and controversies of 19th-century Protestant Britain.