Bigelow, Russel one of the most distinguished and useful ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Ohio. He was born in Chesterfield, N. H., in 1793, converted in Vermont at nine, removed to Worthington, O., in 1812, and at nineteen received license to exhort. His first circuit was in Kentucky in 1814. After filling with honor every office in the Church but that of bishop, he died in triumph at Columbus, Ohio, July 1, 1835. His early education was limited by his circumstances, but his application in after life made large amends. He was distinguished for modesty, zeal, and courage. His eloquence was of a rare and extraordinary kind. Dr. Thomson says of him," As a preacher, take him all in all, I have yet to hear his equal. Thousands of souls will rise up in judgment and call him blessed, and his name will long be like precious ointment to the churches." See Thomson, Biog. Sketches; Min. of Con. ii, 404; Sprague, Ann. 7:540.
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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