Broad, John an English Baptist minister, was born in London, January 22, 1809. He was convinced of sin in 1833, at the Wesleyan chapel in Hinde Street, Manchester Square, London, and soon afterwards found peace in Christ. He immediately gave himself to evangelical work among the neglected classes of the great metropolis. Alter a time he became pastor of a Church in Kensington, giving up a business which was yielding him a large profit. Here he remained nine years, and then became pastor of a Church in Hitchin, Herts, for sixteen years. In 1858 he visited Melbourne, Australia, for his health. On his return he preached at Hastings, October 3, 1858, and on the Saturday morning following he was found dead in his bed. See (Lond.) Baptist Handbook, 1859, page 45. (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