an English Congregational minister, was born at Portsea, 1823. He was converted and joined the Church early in life, and was educated at Highbury and New Colleges. In 1853 he accepted a call of the Church at Hanover Chapel, Peckham, where he labored till his death, Dec. 1, 868. The duties of his pastorate were onerous, yet Mr. Betts gave much time and thought to other work. The Collyer Memorial Schools rose under his energetic influence. He was secretary of the Surrey Congregational Union, and of the Local Fraternal Association. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book, 1870, p. 276.
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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