Betheljoshua a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born in Nelson County, Va., about 1805. He experienced religion in 1825, began preaching in 1828, and in 1829 entered the Virginia Conference. In 1840, on account of ill-health, he became superannuated, but in 1850 resumed his place in the active ranks. In 1856, being unable to preach, he was appointed steward of Greensborough Female College, which office he held until the destruction of the institution by fire, and at which city he resided until his decease, Oct. 31, 1864. Mr. Bethel was an amiable companion, a good preacher, and an exemplary Christian. See Minutes of Annual Conferences of the M. E. Church South, 1865, p. 562.
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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