a Baptist minister, was born at Colchester, Connecticut, January 14, 1813. He united with the Church in 1827; removed west, and was licensed to preach June 30, 138; was ordained at Richfield, Ohio, December 1839, where he was pastor of the Church for five years, during which period he edited a Washingtonian paper, and was an earnest advocate of temperance. He removed to Columbus in 1845, and became one of the editors of the Journal and Messenger. From 1850 to 1855 he was pastor of the Church at Columbus, then spent several years abroad, and on his return published a volume entitled The Handwriting of God in Egypt, Sinai, and the Holy Land. For six years Dr. Randall was corresponding secretary of the Ohio Baptist Convention. He died at Columbus, July 27, 1884. See Cathcart, Baptist Encyclop. page 955. (J.C.S.)
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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