D. D Cumming John, a British clergyman, born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Nov. 10, 1810. He studied at King's college, Aberdeen, became tutor in a school near London, and in 1833 was ordained as pastor of the Scotch church, Crown court, Covent Garden, where he still officiates. He is a member of the established church of Scotland, and opposed the separation of the Free church in 1843. He became known as an earnest opponent of Roman Catholicism, but has attracted most attention by liis interpretation of sacred prophecy, especially with reference to the second coming of Christ and the manifestation of his kingdom on earth. His sermons have attracted great numbers of hearers, and having been published in book form have attained a wide circulation both in England and in America. Among the best known of these volumes are the "Apocalyptic Sketches" (London, 1849); "The great Tribulation" (1859); "Redemption Draweth Nigh" (1801); "The Destiny of Nations" (1864); "Sounding of the Last Trumpet" (1867); and "The Seventh Vial" and "Fall of Babylon Foreshadowed" (1870).