a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Montgomery County, Pa., in 1824. He was led to Christ at the age of thirteen; was remarkable from early childhood for his piety; graduated at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia; and in 1844 entered the Philadelphia Conference, in which he labored with diligence and success until his death, Nov. 8,1863. Dr. Anderson was genial in spirit, honest, frank, decided, faithful, able, and more zealous than physically strong. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1864, p. 26.
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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