Beard, Calvin M., a Universalist minister, was born in Wayne County, N. C., Sept. 5, 1822. He was reared under Methodist influence; was educated at Falling Creek Academy, with the Methodist ministry in view; embraced Universalism in 1848; moved to Union County, Ill.; spent some time in school-teaching; and in 1865 entered the Universalist ministry, wherein he labored until his death, Dec. 10, 1871. Mr. Beard possessed an unsullied character, and lived to do good. See Universalist Register, 1873, p. 119.
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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