Dale, Jonathan an English Congregational minister, was born at Goostrey, Cheshire, August 11, 1827. He joined the Wesleyans; studied at Richmond College; was preacher for nearly four years at Leicester; then united with the Independents; and in 1855 became pastor at Hallaton and Slawston, in Leicestershire. In 1859 he removed to Heanor; and in 1867 became pastor of the united churches of Repton and Barrow, where he remained until his death, May 29, 1872. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book, 1873, page 322.
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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