Gaches Raymond, a French Protestant divine, was born at Castres towards 1615. In 1649 he was appointed pastor of his native city, where he soon became distinguished as a preacher. In 1654 he was called to Paris to supply the Protestant church of Charenton. He died at Paris in December, 1668. During his sojourn at Castres he contributed to the formation of an academy, which did not last long, but counted among its members many distinguished men. Hepublished a number of separate sermons, sixteen of which have been collected under the title Seize Sermons sur differents suaets (Geneva, 1660, 8vo). See Hahag, La France Protestante, s.v.; hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Gener. 19:120; Vinet, Hist. de la Predication (Paris, 1860, 8vo, § 7, pages 286-302).
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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