Brisbane a town of Eastern Australia, New South Wales, and see of a bishop of the Church of England, which was erected in 1859. The town ceased to be a penal settlement in 1842, and has since become a thriving place. The number of the clergy in 1859 was seven. See Clergy Hist for 1860 (London, 1860, 8vo). SEE AUSTRALIA.
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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