George Frederick Pentecost Explained
| George Frederick Pentecost |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1842 |
| Birth Place: | Albion, Illinois |
| Death Place: | New York |
| Occupation: | Clergyman |
| Relatives: | Hugh O. Pentecost (brother) |
| Signature: | Signature of George Frederick Pentecost.png |
George Frederick Pentecost (1842–1920) was a prominent American evangelist and co-worker with Revivalist D.L. Moody.
Biography
He was born September 23, 1842, in Albion, Illinois, to Hugh Lockett and Emma Flower Pentecost, who was the daughter of Albion's founder George Flower (1788–1862). George's brother, Hugh O. Pentecost, was also a minister and activist.[1]
Pentecost responded to Hindu criticism of slums, saying "Some of the brahmans of India have dared to make an attack upon Christianity. They take the slums of New York and Chicago and ask us why we do not cure ourselves. They take what is outside the pale of Christianity and judge Christianity by it."[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Pentecost spoke against the behavior of westerners in Asian countries.
Pentecost spoke out against western imperialism in Asian countries and asserted that the actions of western nations did not come from Christianity.[8]
He died August 7, 1920, in New York while travelling to preach.[9] He had pastored Congregational, Baptist and Presbyterian Churches, latterly Bethany Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia.[10]
See also
- Religious views on smoking § Christianity
References
- George F Pentecost DD: A Biographical Sketch with Bible Readings and Experiences with Inquirers. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1882.
Notes and References
- News: Rev. G. F. Pentecost, Evangelist, Dead . . 9 . 1920-08-09 . 2020-08-17 . Newspapers.com.
- Book: John Henry Barrows. The World's Parliament of Religions: An Illustrated and Popular Story of the World's First Parliament of Religions, Held in Chicago in Connection with the Columbian Exposition of 1893. 1893. Parliament Publishing Company. 143–.
- Book: Judith Snodgrass. Presenting Japanese Buddhism to the West: Orientalism, Occidentalism, and the Columbian Exposition. 2003. Univ of North Carolina Press. 978-0-8078-5458-7. 288–.
- Book: Awakened India. 1955. Swami Smaranananda. 219.
- Book: Marie Louise Burke. Swami Vivekananda in America: New Discoveries. 1958. Advaita Ashrama. 81.
- Book: Ashok Vohra. Arvind Sharma. Mrinal Miri. Dharma, the Categorial Imperative. 1 January 2005. D.K. Printworld. 978-81-246-0270-6. 381.
- Book: Marie Louise Burke. Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries. 1983. Advaita Ashrama. 130.
- News: February 11, 1912 . America Not a Christian Nation, says dr. Pentecost. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/02/11/100350340.pdf. 25 March 2014 . The New York Times .
- News: Rev. G. F. Pentecost, Moody's Associate, Dies on Way Here . . 9 . 1920-08-09 . 2020-08-17 . Newspapers.com.
- http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433089913564;view=1up;seq=31 Obituary
