Elliott, Miss Charlotte an English poetess, sister of the author of Horae Apocalypticae, was born in 1789, and died at Brighton, September 22, 1871. She wrote several volumes of religious poems, of which a number may be found in recent hymnals, especially "Just as I am, without one plea," which was composed after she had become a permanent invalid. Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Julia Anne Elliott, who died in 1841, also contributed several hymns to one of her earliest publications.
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