Brown, John Snowden an English Congregational minister, was born at Birmingham in 1831. His earliest religious experience was among the Wesleyan Methodists, and he spent some time in preaching under the direction of that denomination, particularly in Cornwall. He afterwards entered Western College, Plymouth, with the design of preparing himself to preach among the Congregationalists. In 1874 he accepted an invitation to the'pastorate at Market Weighton, Yorkshire, where he labored with eminent success until his death, near the close of January 1879. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book, 1880, page 312.
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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