Carlock, Moses a Baptist minister, was born in Wilson County, Tenn., Sept. 5, 1828. He united with the Church at the age of twenty; was licensed in April, 1854, and ordained soon afterwards. He was pastor of the churches of Big Creek, Mt. Tabor, Union, and Bethany, Tenn., and died near Dongola, Union Co., Ill., Feb. 25, 1874. He was much esteemed by his brethren as a Christian and an earnest laborer. See Minutes of Illinois Anniversaries, 1874, p. 12. (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