a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Wilmington, Conn., Feb. 22, 1835. He was converted in childhood, graduated at Union College in 1858, and in. the following year entered the Troy Conference. Subsequently he was transferred to the Providence Conference, preached one year, then taught one year in Auburndale, Mass., and was admitted into the New England Conference; in 1875 he was transferred to the Genesee Conference, and finally, in 1878, to the Central New York Conference, in all of which he did noble service. He died in the midst of his labors, Dec. 25, 1878. Dr. Bidwell was eminently popular, able, eloquent, and useful. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1879, p. 58.
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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