Campbell, Robert Potter, a Methodist Episcopal minister was born near Pine Grove Mills, Pa., Aug. 17, 1849. He was converted in 1866; graduated at Dickinson Seminary (Williamsport, Pa.) in 1872, and at Drew Theological Seminary in 1875; and in the same year entered, the Central, Pennsylvania Conference. His appointments were: Martinsburg, Glen Hope, and Woodland, where he closed at once his labors and life, Jan. 21, 1880. Mr. Campbell was a young man of unusual energy and force of character. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1880, p. 24.
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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