Chase, Ebenezer, a Congregational minister, was born at Bedford, N. H., in 1785. Early in life he united with the Free-will Baptist Church, and in 1810 was ordained an evangelist in that denomination. He published and edited for some years The Religious Informer, which was largely circulated among the Freewill Baptists. In 1828 he united with the Congregational body. He served successively at Gilsum, N. H., West Ireland, Vt., West Tisbury, Mass.. West Yarmouth, and Eastham, and died at West Tisbury, May 22, 1866. Mr. Chase preached many thousand sermons, and many revivals blessed his ministry. See Cong. Quarterly, 1866, p. 392.
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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