a Congregational minister and professor, was born at West Brookfield, Massachusetts, January 7, 1820. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1837; and was pastor of Pine Street Church, Boston, 1842- 48; and professor of sacred rhetoric in Andover Theological Seminary, 1848-79. He died at Bar Harbor, Maine, October 13, 1890. He was the author of The Still Hour (1859): — Hymns and Choirs (1860): — The New Birth (1867): — Sabbath Hours (1870): — Studies of the Old Testament (1879): — The Theory of Preaching (1881): — Men and Books (1882): — My Portfolio (eod.): — English Style (1883): — My Study (1885): — My Note Book (1890). See Appletons' Cyclop. of Amer. Biography.
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