Charter-House (a corruption of Chartreuse, i.e. Carthusian house) is a hospital, chapel, and schoolhouse in London, established in 1611 by Sir Thomas Sutton. It had originally been a Carthusian monastery, but after the dissolution of monastic establishments by Henry VIII it fell into various hands, and was finally purchased from Lord Suffolk by Sir Thomas Sutton for £13,000, who endowed it with the revenues of upward of 20 manors, lordships, and other estates in various parts of England. This "masterpiece of Protestant English charity," as old Fuller calls it, serves three uses-it is an asylum for poor brethren, an educational, and a religious institution; hence Bacon terms it a "triple good." The Charter-house school is memorable as the place where Barrow, Addison, and John Wesley received their early education.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
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