Champion, William a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in St. Just, near Penzance, England, May 23, 1817. He united with the Church in 1840; began preaching in 1843; emigrated to America in 1848, and in 1850 was admitted to the Baltimore Conference. Between 1861 and 1867 he held a superannuated relation, and from that time was a supernumerary to the close of his life, Jan. 20, 1873. Mr. Champion was characterized by meekness, fidelity, zeal, and success. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1873, p. 31.
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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