Barry, Basil a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Ann Arundel County, Md., March 1, 1789. He joined the Church at the age of sixteen, received license to preach in 1813, and in 1815 entered the Baltimore Conference. In 1844 ill-health obliged him to retire from the active ranks, and he located at Rockville, Md., where he continued to reside until his death, Sept. 2, 1877. As a preacher, Mr. Barry was studious, Biblical, sound, and forcible; as a man, spiritual. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1878, p. 15.
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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