Babcock, Samuel a Methodist Episcopal minister, who in the early days of Methodism entered the itinerancy withinn tlie bounds. ot the Pittsburgh Conference, and did valiant service until his death. ini 1864' or 1865. Mir. Babcock was characterized as a preacher by earnestness and pathos, and-his efforts were blessed with many extensive revivals. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1865, p. 28.
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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