Cuddy, James Billingsley a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, August 16, 1836. He was converted at sixteen; studied one year at Manchester Academy, and two at Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport; received license to exhort in 1857; and in 1860 entered the East Baltimore Conference, wherein he served until his death, August 2, 1874. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1875, page 32.
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