Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
RETHANY PASTOR
DIED Of 0VERWORK
nootor Pentecost, on Vacation,
Left Sick Bed to Preach;
Then Heart Failed
OeulsED BY CONGREGATION

P.Lonr Z PRESBYTERIAN Church, of which
1tn Wannmaker Is an elder. Is at
ss,;huted by his congregation to MS de-
Vo11"n noctor w Pentccost. who died suddenly
s.,"rdoy night while travelling on a
.Sa;n from Daricn. Conn. to New York
uan ..,,. had risen from sick bed only
sst,rday morning. lie was on vaca.
.;ou in prpparation for his departure
~ J,nan next month. but insisted on
ta.,oning to Brooklyn. where he was
- have preached Yesterday. =.
He collapsed with heart seizure and
,os nronounced dead when the train
cached New York, Funeral services
n;ii be held Wednesday afternoon in
the Tomkins Avenue Congregational
Church, Brooklyn, of which ho. was
tormerly pastor. Interment will be
made in Greenwood cemetery. Brooklyn.
Congregation Drieves
The congregation at Bethany is
n,unged in grief over Doctor Prntc
rost's death. lie was pastor of the
church for the last six years.
While there was disappointment in
pothany Church yesterday when it be-
came known that Doctor Pcntccost
would not be buried from the church
IN This city which he served with such
distinction the last five years. it was
recognized that the family's decision
hat the funeral take place in Brook
iyn. owing to the condition of Mrs.
peptccost's health. was a wise one.
Resolutions of coincidence were
,Sontrd by the Bethany congregation
and Sunday school and telegraphed to
the bercavcd family. John Wana-
maker. superintendent of Bethany Sun.
day school, sent a special telegram in
hshslf of himself. the elders and con-
sregation of Bethany Church.
Mr. Waramakc", who passed the day
IN Atlantic City. where Mrs. Wana-
maker is i'll. will attend the funeral if
her condition permits. His telegram
10 Mrs. Frcdericka =. Phillips, Doctor
Pentecost's daughter, follows:
Overwhelmed in grief with your
family BY the sudden departure of your
father. our pastor, my life time friend.
Unable to come to you because of
changing serious conditions in illness
here. hasten to send this expression
Of my tcndprest sympathy and profound
sorrow. in which the assistant pastor.
elders and members Of Bethany Church
Join"
"A wave VI SOlIuN swept ONpE
Church as the assistant pastor, the
Rev. Austin NJ. Dickerson. announced
the facts connected with Doctor Pente-
costs DEATH at the morning service.
He told how the veteran clergyman.
who would have been eighty years old
on September 23. had passed the last
fortnight q. his home in Daricn. Conn.
accompanied by Mrs. PentCcost. his
daughter Mrs. Phillips. and her two
sons, Doctor Pentecost's son. George
+. Pentecost, Jr.. lives in New York.
Message to Widow
The congregation sent Mrs. Pentecost
the following telegram:
The Bethany Presbyterian Church.
dPhiladel lphia, meeting for usual Sab
ath morning service. August 8. 1920.
is plunged in deepest sorrow by sad
tidngs of the death Of it's beloved pas
tor, the Rev. George f. Pentccost. d.
D. It mourns with the family the
great loss of the blessed man, whom
We rCvcred and shall ever love.
This message bears to Mrs. Pente-
cost and the family affectionate sym
pathy. 1t is also our desire that the
assistant pastor and a committee of
elders be appointed to attend the fu-
neral, and a committee be appointed TO
arrange a memorial service in Bethany
At an early date"
=, Similar resolutions were adopted by
the Bethany Brotherhood.
A special meeting of the Bethany
session took place at 3 o'clock. with the
hev: a. VI. DickersOn presiding. Rob
ert VI. 'oyle announced the plans for
me funeral. and committee of elders
was appointed to represent Bethany
Church at the ceremony. The committee
consists of John Wanamaker. James
Johnston. Francis G. Gallager. DR..
Samuel W. Gadd. Robert NJ. Coyle,
CHARLES Colgan and the Rev. A. Nj.
DCkprSon.
Prayers for tho bcreavcd family were
oaered by the Rev. w. Edward Jordan,
pastor of Calvin Presbyterian Church,
AZ meeting of the Bethany Sunday
Nchool in the afternoon. Mr.. Jordan
was formerly assistant pastor of
bethany. The pulpit was draped in
p,aCk m and photograph of Doctor
itentecoSt rested against It. Super
lntendent Coyle was directed to send a
message of sympathy to Mrs. Pente-
cost
Doctor Pcntecost was elected a dele
gaze TO the world Sunday school conven-
.on at Toxic. Japan. and he had
Planned TO sail from Vancouver on Sep
% "lnGcr -, his birthday. The Bethany
msSIUh I voted him a .furlough of three
months MONTHS to go to the Orient and he was
commissioned to represent Bethany
cohurch, Bethany Tcmple and John
.nafnberS Church. the three branches
Cl The Bethany Collegiate Church, at
ue world convention.
Filled Many Large Pastorates
= His summer home was in Darien.
Stohn' While in this city he occupipd
Tyue parsonage at ? 20 Bainbridge street.
,n former years Doctor Pentecost was
gSs'or OF the Marlebone Church, in Lon
IIUn I ana he filled more pastorates in
.s "rse churches. in all probability, than
'HS olher Presbyterian minister.
sNc years ago he was living in re-
tns,aent' tn'oI having given up active pas
u' Ura' work when Mr.. Wanamaker. who
cbn,a JSS lifelong friend begged him to take
pa,se OF bethany Church. Doctor
fr;ouI f;n.t'oSt Yielded to the request of his
ensau "u ana came to Philadelphia. Having
IN isaseu IN the work he became engrossed
corr. anu was so successful that the
bec6mas insisted upon having him
pentoooo, 'S regular pastor. Doctor
YEAR " accepted, and the last five
most Cl ms life have been among the
r"iSt si fruitful of his long and distin-
romsr, a man OF eighty years he was
10 rn,y rnaoly vigorous, and he attended
which wbibSpnnS Sp,i pastoral calls in manner
t;'eu dellghtcd the BETHANY conproga-
,n"n m"ni Bethany church has 25OO com.
duncantS dom and about 25OO in the Sun
pas, Nas school In the course of his
tNSaS'orat" tSS Doctor Pentecost reoreaniznJ
snt NOngrNpatinn mud ,,uI - ~. oN