Geiger, Jacob a minister of the German Reformed Church, was born in Allentown, Lehigh Commnty, Pennsylvania, October. 17, 1793. He began his studies with the Reverend Dr. J.C. Becker in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in 1814, and subsequently completed them with the Reverend Dr. C.L. Becker in Baltimore, Md. He was licensed and ordained in 1816, and in 1817 took charge of congregations in and around Manchester, Maryland, and not far from Baltimore, in which he labored up to the time of his deathe, October 19, 1848. He was a very successful minister, having baptized 3714 and confirmed 1668 during a ministry of thirty-one years. His charge at the time of his death numbered 1200 members. He preached only in the German language. (H.H.)
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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