Cate, William a Baptist minister, brother of Noah, was born in. Jefferson County, East Tenn., June 17, 1807, He united with the Church in 1837, was licensed in 1838, and ordained Jan. 24, 1840. In 1842 he took up his residence in Jonesborough. In 1841 he, was appointed General-Convention Agent for East Tennessee, and in the first year of his labors witnessed the conversion of five hundred persons. Several churches were formed as the result. While on a visit to Fayetteville, Ark., he died, Feb. 2, 1860. The personal appearance of Mr. Cate was particularly attractive. See Borum, Sketches of Tenn. Ministers, p. 160-166. (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