a Baptist minister, was born in Indiana in 1827. He removed to Illinois in early life, was converted at sixteen, and a few years afterwards entered the ministry. In 1856 he went to Olney, where he found three Baptists. With untiring zeal and labor he built up a Church of 120 members. He continued to serve this Church until November, 1861, when he became chaplain of the Sixty-third (Ill.) Regiment, where he made himself most useful. At least two revivals were enjoyed in the army during his labors. He was so severely injured by a railroad accident near Memphis that he died, Jan. 19, 1863. See Minutes of Illinois Anniversaries, 1863, p. 9, 10. (J. C. S.)
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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