a Presbyterian divine, was born at Longmeadow, Mass., Oct. 25, 1763. He graduated at Yale College in 1784; studied theology privately; was licensed to preach by the Eastern Association of New London County; and was ordained and installed pastor of the Church in Bridgehampton, April 30, 1787. Several powerful revivals of religion occurred under his ministry, particularly one in 1800, an account of which was published in. connection with Dr. Buell's Narrative of an Extensive Revival in East Hampton. He died April 2, 1821. Dr. Woolworth was a man of remarkably sound judgment, deep piety and power as a preacher. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 3, 468; Prime, Hist. of Long Island; Phillips, Funeral Sermon.
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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