Baron, John a preacher of the United Methodist Free. Church, was a Lancashire lad, born near Bacup, among the "common people." A diligent Sunday scholar, a devoted teacher; converted at nineteen, he began to preach, and as a home missionary did good service for God among the poor in several circuits. While yet in rising manhood, he died at Ilkeston, Feb. 7, 1862, suddenly, but gloriously, having lived a most useful life and left a precious memory. See Minutes of the Sixth Annual Assembly.
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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