Dick, John D.D., a Scotch preacher and theologian of eminence, was born at Aberdeen Oct. 10, 1764, and was educated at King's College, where he passed A.M. in 1781. In 1788 he became minister of the Secession church in Slateford, but was transferred to Glasgow in 1801. In 1820 he was appointed professor of theology in the United Secession Church, but still retained his pastoral office. He died Jan. 25,1833. His principal writings are Lectures on Theology (Edinb. 1838, 4th ed. 4 vols. 8vo): — Essay on Inspiration (Glasgow, 1813, 3d ed. 8vo): — Lectures on Acts (Glasgow, 1848, 3d ed. 8vo; N. York, Carters, 8vo). See Jamieson, Cyclopaedia of Biography, p. 158.
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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