Glider, Eduard a Swiss theologian, was born June 1, 1817. He studied at Berne University, was pastor at Biel from 1842 to 1855, and thereafter pastor of the Rydeck Church, at Berne, until his death, July 14, 1882. In connection with his pastorate, he also held a professorship in his alma mater. He published, Die Lehre von der Erscheinung Jesu Christi sunter den Todten (Berne, 1853): — Alies und in Alten Christus (sermons, ibid. 1857): — Die Thatsuchlichkeit der Auferstehung Christi und deren Bestreitung (ibid. 1862). In 1855 he published the work of his teacher, Schneckenburger, Vergleichende Darstellung des lutherischen u. reformirten Lehrbegriffes, on account of which he was made doctor of theology by the Konigsberg University. See Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. 1:475. (B.P.)
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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