Bond, Jefferson a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church. South, was born in -New Hanover County, N. C., April 8, 1801. He was converted in 1828, licensed to exhort in 1831, to preach in 1833, and in 1838 entered the Alabama Conference. He had no settled home, and was poorly educated, yet by diligence he became quite well-read. After spending several years as a superannuate, he died in December, 1862. Mr. Bond was modest, pure- minded, and faithful. See Minutes of Annual Conferences of the M. E. Church South, 1863, p.461.
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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