Van Doren, Isaac a Reformed (Dutch) and Presbyterian minister, was born at Griggstown, N.J., in 1772. He was educated in the College of New Jersey, studied theology privately, was licensed by the Classis of New York, and ordained about 1798. In 1802 he settled in Hopewell, Orange Co., N. Y., where, during a pastorate of twenty-three years, he was blessed with eminent success; then removed to Newark, N.J., and for four years (1825-29) was principal of the Academy; he then, with his eldest son, established a collegiate institute on Brooklyn Heights (1829-34); from there he removed to Lexington, Ky., where he taught (1834-38); and became eminent as a teacher in other parts of the West. He died Aug. 12,1864. He was the author of a tract entitled A Summary of Christian Duty, compiled from the Douay Bible. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 1865, p. 133; Corwin, Manual of the Ref. Church in America, s.v.
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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