Birch, Henry (2), an English Congregational minister, was born at Birmingham, July 29, 1812. Through the efforts of a female servant and his mother's death, he. early in life became a Christian, and joined the Church in Carr's Lane in 1832 or 1833. He greatly desired to go as a missionary to India, but the delicate state of his health hardly made it advisable. He commenced his studies for the ministry under the Rev. S. Barber of Bridgenorth. In September, 1837, he entered Rotherham College. He was ordained March 30, 1842, over the Church at Providence Chapel, Driffield, Yorkshire, and remained pastor there till his death, Oct. 21, 1856. Many souls were converted as the result of his labors. His preaching was scriptural, clear, and greatly calculated for instruction and edification. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book, 1857, p. 168.
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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