Batty, James an English Congregational minister, was born at Dent, Yorkshire, in 1779. In the midst of this dark and irreligious town Rev. George Whitfield once preached, and in the little chapel afterwards erected there Mr. Batty became a Christian, and soon began to lead the devotions, and eventually became the pastor (about 1816), still laboring at his worldly calling for his support. He preached three times on Sunday with great acceptance, and also in the surrounding villages with great usefulness, till his death, April 7, 1856. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book, 1857, p. 168.
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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