Bolam, John, an English Wesleyan minister, was born at Gateshead, Dec. 13, 1802. At an early age he attended Wesley's Orphan-house School at Newcastle. He was converted in 1819, was sent to his first circuit in 1824, and four years afterwards was appointed to the Shetland Islands, where he endured much privation. In many subsequent spheres his labors were greatly blessed. He retired after forty-two years' service, and died at Worksop, Nottinghamshire, June 5, 1872. Bolam was a man of varied ability, of uniform piety, and abiding friendship. Strength and acuteness marked his efforts, and his power of analysis and skill in composition were considerable. Of popery he was an uncompromising enemy, and in his later years his pen was often employed in exposing and denouncing its errors. See Minutes of the British Conference, 1872, p. 29.
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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