a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Chester, Massachusetts, April 8, 1799. He was converted in 1820; joined the Baltimore Conference in 1823; and in it, as well as in the East Baltimore and Central Pennsylvania Conferences, served the most responsible appointments. He was a delegate four times to the General Conference, viz., 1840, 1844, 1852, 1872. He died at Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, June 3, 1874. Mr. Gere was fearless, yet humble, a man of prayer and power, strong in intellect, and energetic. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1875, page 31; Simpson, Cyclop. of Methodism, s.v.
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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