Daily Baptist Encyclopedia Clark, J. W. B., D.D., was born in Rushford, N. Y., May 8, 1831;

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Daily Baptist Encyclopedia Clark, J. W. B., D.D., was born in Rushford, N. Y., May 8, 1831; graduated from Alleghany College in 1855. For two years after he was principal of Randolph Academy, now Chamberlain Institute, N. Y. The next six years he devoted to preaching. In 1863 he entered Rochester Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in 1866. The next four years he was pastor in Portsmouth, 0. In May, 1870, he removed to Albion, N. Y., where he still remains, and where he is doing a noble work in one of the strongest and most efficient churches of Western New York. Rochester University con- ferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1877. His parents were from Southampton, Mass. His father’s name was Elam Clark. Dr. Clark is a man of strong constitution and character. His solid frame and manly face fitly represent his vigorous intellect. As a preacher he ranks among the best in the State, and his fine judgment and earnest, patient, hopeful spirit eminently qualify him for leadership in the great concerns of the de- nomination. He has written sermons for the Mx- aminer and Chronicle, and occasional newspaper articles, in all of which he shows a masterly hand.From the Baptist Encyclopedia by William Cathcart