Underwood, Henry Beman a Congregational minister, son of Rev. Almon Underwood, was born at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1839. He studied at Monson Academy, Mass., graduated from Williams College in 1862, and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1865, after having spent two years in the Union Theological Seminary. He was ordained at Ringwood, Ill;, Jan. 19, 1866, and was acting pastor there until the following 'year, when he began preaching at East Lopgmeadow, Mass., remaining two years. 'His next field' of labor was Marlborough, N. H.; then Baxter Springs, Kan. In 1871 he was installed pastor of the church at Hillsborough Bridge, N. H., in, which position he remained for one year and four months. The last charge, which he filled, was at Algola, Ia., where he became acting pastor in 1873, and died Sept. 2, 1875. See Cony. Quarterly, 1876, p. 436.
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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