Evans, Jonathan an English Congregational minister, was born at Coventry about 1748. He was converted in 1778 or 1779, and shortly after began to work with much earnestness for the salvation of his irreligious neighbors. In 1782 he turned his attention more particularly to the parish of Foleshill, near Coventry, and was so successful as to purchase, in 1784, a building for a place of worship, and eventually a chapel was built. In 1796 a church was formed, chiefly of those who were the fruits of his ministry, of which he was ordained pastor, April 4, 1797. He died August 31, 1809. Mr. Evans was a plain, earnest preacher, and very successful in winning souls. He was the author of three fine hymns, commencing, "Come, thou soul transforming spirit," "Hark! the voice of love and mercy," "Let saints on earth their anthems raise." See (Lond.) Evangelical Magazine, 1847, page 128.
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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