Brandt, Christian Carl August a Lutheran minister, was born September 10, 1821. While a candidate for the ministry he went to America; where he joined at one time the Roman Catholic Church, but he soon recanted and became a true witness of Christ. He died as pastor of the Lutheran Church at Suspension Bridge, N.Y., January 13, 1873. In connection with his father, he published Homiletisches Hulfsbuch (Leipsic, 1855-58, 7 volumes); while in America, Homiletischer Wegweiser durch die evangelischen und epistolischen
Perikopen (Halle, 1870-71, 4 volumes): — Predigt-Studien uber alttestamentliche Texte, etc. (Basle, 1872). (B.P.)
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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