Barnes, Charles Curtis a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Granville, Mass., in March, 1813. He experienced conversion in 1832, began preaching three years later, and in 1836 entered the New England Conference. On the division of the conference about 1840, he became a member of the Providence Conference, in which he did excellent service, and finally died, Nov. 29, 1846. Mr. Barnes was courteous and steadfast as a friend; conscientious, fervid, and uniform as a Christian; evangelical, diligent, and successful as a preacher. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1847, p. 108.
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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