a Baptist minister, was born at Attleborough, Massachusetts, December 11, 1831. He graduated from Brown University in 1858, and from the Newton Theological Institution in 1861; was ordained December 25 of the same year pastor at South Danvers (now Peabody), Massachusetts, and in 1865 became pastor of the First Church at Newport, R.I. He died there, December 26, 1883. Besides articles for reviews and papers, Dr. Barrows published several sermons and addresses. See R.I. Biog. Encyclop. pages 531. (J.C.S.)
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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