a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born in Bedford County, Virginia, July 27, 1807. He was converted at the age of twelve, and in 1830 admitted into the Virginia Conference. Loss of health obliged him to become superannuate in 1837. Six years later he again became effective, and labored for two years. He then became again superannuated, and remained such until his decease, February 20, 1846. Mr. Brown was an excellent preacher, and highly successful. See Minutes of Annual Conferences of the M.E. Church South, 1846, page 71.
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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