Biddulph Thomas an English Methodist preacher, was born at Snedshill, Shropshire, July 7, 1843. Converted at the age of eleven, he became a Methodist Sunday- school teacher, then exhorter, and joined the United Methodist Free Church. He entered the ministry in 1865, and travelled in five circuits with acceptance, when his health failed; in 1875 he became a supernumerary, and closed a useful life at Wellington, Jan. 15, 1876. See Minutes of the 20th Annual Assembly.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
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