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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Mr. Duncan Mclaren Mccrackett

Mr. Duncan Mclaren Mccrackett , the Evangelist of the Church, was born at Greenock, Scotland, in 1856. He was educated principally at the Normal School,
Mr. D. M. McCrackett.

Mr. D. M. McCrackett.

page 520 Edinburgh, and commenced to study in South Australia for the ministry in January, 1882. In 1887 he was engaged as the evangelist for the church at Stirling East, and three years later accepted an engagement with the New South Wales Conference Committee, as Conference Evangelist, being stationed for one year at Petersham, and another year at Newcastle, followed by a term at Moree. Mr. McCrackett accepted a call to the church at North Melbourne, Victoria, where he laboured very happily and successfully for three years and a half. After a short engagement with the church at North Carlton, lasting about a year, Mr. McCrackett accepted an engagement with the Middle District Committee of New Zealand, and was stationed at Wellington South for two years and a half, during which the work made good progress under his ministry. One indication of this was the rapid growth of the Sunday school, the increase in the attendance at which necessitated the erection of a new building for Sunday school purposes. Mr. McCrackett began his labours as the evangelist of the church in Oamaru, in May, 1902, since which the work has gone on successfully, both the church and Sunday school being at the present time (1904) in a very prosperous condition. On leaving the North Melbourne and South Wellington churches he received illuminated addresses, and other presentations, as tokens of the high esteem and appreciation in which he was held by them. As a temperance worker, Mr. McCrackett has ever been to the front, and in South Australia his labours led to the inauguration of the Blue Ribbon movement, to which for some time he wholly devoted himself in the conduct of missions. Since settling in Oamaru he has been a prominent member of the No-License Committee. He was married, in March, 1884, to a daughter of William Eldridge, of Victoria, and has one daughter. Mr. McCrackett is a nephew of the late Rev. P. McLaren, of Port Adelaide, South Australia.