Cummins, Asa a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, September 1, 1762. He was converted in his tweity-fifth year, licensed to preach in 1797, and in 1802 entered the itinerant ranks, and. began travelling the Albany and Saratoga circuits. His latter years were ini connection with the Oneida Conference, as a superannuate. He died September 5, 1836. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1836, page 411.
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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