Palmer, John a noted English Presbyterian divine, who forsook the Calvinistic doctrines and embraced Socinianism, was born in London in 1729. After the completion of his education, he became assistant pastor of a Presbyterian congregation in New Broad Street, London, in 1755. In 1759 he became their sole pastor. He died in 1790. He published, King David's Death, and Solomon's Succession to the Throne, considered and improved; a Sermon. on 1 Chronicles 29:27, 28 [Funer. of George II] (Lond. 1760, 8vo): — Free Thoughts on the Inconsistency of Conforming to any Religious Test; as a Condition of Tolesiation wih the true Principle of Protestant Dissent (ibid. 1779, 8vo): — Sermon, 2 Corinthians 1:12, on the Death of the Rev. Caleb Fleminig, D.D.; with the Oration delivered at the Interment by Joseph Towers (ibid. 1779, 8vo): — An Appendix to the Observations in Defence of the Liberty of Man as a Moral Agent; in Answer to Dr. Priestly's Illustrations of Philosophical Necessity; occasioned by the Dr.'s Letter to the Author (ibid. 1780, 8vo). See Darling Cyclop. Bibliog.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
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