Achards, Eleazar Francis De La Baume De, a French ecclesiastic, was born at Avignon, Jan. 29, 1679. Entering into orders, he distinguished himself by his zeal in behalf of the poor, particularly during the plague at Marseilles in 1721. Pope Clement III appointed him apostolic vicar, with the title of bishop of Halicarnassus, to settle the disputes among the missionaries of China. His labors were unsuccessful, and he died at Cochin, April 2, 1741. The abbe Fabre, his secretary, published an account of his mission, and a funeral sermon by a Chinese priest (1746, 4to). See Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.; Hook, Eccles. Biog. s.v.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More