Pentecost, George Frederick

D.D. (Lafayette College, Easton, Penn., 1884), Congregationalist; b. at Albion, 111., Sept. 23, 1842; apprenticed to a printer at fifteen; went to Kansas Territory at seventeen, was there as printer for a year; then became private secretary to Govs. Denver and Walsh, then clerk in United-States District Court and in Supreme Court of the Territory; studied law; entered George town C 177 ollege, Ky., but left it in 1862, and joined the Eighth Kentucky Union Cavalry under Col. Bristow (subsequently general, and secretary of the treasury under President Grant). He left the service in 1864, with the rank of captain. Since 1864 he has held the following pastorates: First Baptist Church, Green castle, Ind., 1864-66; First Baptist Church, Evansville, Ind., 1866-68; First Baptist Church, Coving ton, Ky., 1868-69; Hanson-place Baptist Church, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1869-72; Warren-avenue Baptist Church, Boston, Ma ., 1872-77; evangelist, 1877- 81; since 1881 has been pastor of Tompkins-avenue Congregational Church, Brooklyn, N.Y. He has been three times abroad, always on invitation to preach and do evangelistic work, twice with Mr. Moody. Pie is the author of Angel in Marble, Boston, 1876, 3d ed. 1884, London 1884; In the Volume of the Book, New York, 1879, 3d ed. 1880, London, 1884; Out of Egypt, London, 1884, New York, 18S5 (the last two books have had a joint circulation of 40,000 copies), many tracts and pamphlets; since 1885, editor of Words and Weapons for Christian Workers (monthly), New York, 1885 sqq.