Cummins, James John, was born in Cork,
Ireland, May 5, 1795. He moved to London
in 1834. He was for many years a director
of the Union Bank of Australia. He
died at Wildecroft, Buckland, Surrey, November
23, 1867. He was a devout member
of the Church of England. He took a
deep interest in the study of Hebrew and of
theology. His volume titled Seals of the
Covenant Opened in the Sacraments, 1839,
was prepared with a view to meeting the
needs of his own children in their preparation
for assuming the vows of Church
membership. It contained poetical meditations
and hymns which were also published
separately the same year and republished
ten years later under the title, Hymns,
Meditations, and Other Poems, 1849, the title
on the cover being Lyra Evangelica.
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