Bearparke, William, an English Congregational minister, was born at Ingleby Cross, Yorkshire, July 31, 1828. From childhood he was marked by serious and thoughtful habits. He became a member of the Church at Appleton-on-Wisk in 1848, and soon after was admitted to the Home Missionary Academy at Pickering. In 1852 he was ordained pastor at Mickleby, and there labored ten years. In 1863 he removed to Stokesley, where he died, Jan. 23, 1864. Mr. Bearparke was a diligent reader, had a well-furnished mind, and his sermons were marked by great excellence. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book, 1865, p. 220.
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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