Bell (Nee Wynn), Deborah an English minister of the Society of Friends, was born at Bradford, York shire, in 1689. She became a Christian when quite young, and at the age of nineteen began her ministerial work with modesty and timidity, but grew strong by experience. She visited many parts of England, Sacotland, and Wales, and was twice in Ireland. In 1738 she made her last visit to several places in Hertfordshire, where, though very feeble in body, she "was strong in spirit, and proved a great comfort to the Friends where she went." She died Sept. 2, 1738. See Piety Promoted, ii, 258, 259. (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