Buckley, John a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in England in 1805. He emigrated to America in 1827; settled in Bloomfield, Essex County, N.J.; joined the Church in 1828; studied during 1830 for the Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham; received license to preach in 1831; and in the same year entered the Philadelphia Conference. In 1838 he became superannuated; and in 1840 engaged in business in Bridgeton, N.J., where he died, June 28, 1842. Mr. Buckley possessed more than ordinary ability as a preacher, a well-disciplined mind, and a remarkable aptness in putting the truth. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1843, pages 355, 414.
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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