a Baptist minister, was born in Franklin County, Ky., Feb. 3, 1803. He united with the Church in 1827, and was ordained in 1833. His only settlement was as pastor of the Lebanon and North Benson churches, but while holding this position he supplied, for longer or shorter periods, several churches in Kentucky. He died Aug. 21, 1845. "His great zeal, unaffected piety, and the sweet simplicity of his preaching won the hearts of the multitude, and by him many were led to the Saviour." See Cathcart, Baptist Encyclop. p. 105. (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