Background
Pell, Edward Leigh was born on September 7, 1861 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Son of Review William E. and Virginia C. (Ramsay) Pell.
Pell, Edward Leigh was born on September 7, 1861 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Son of Review William E. and Virginia C. (Ramsay) Pell.
Student of University of North Carolina, 1878-1880. Doctor of Divinity, Emory College, Georgia, 1897.
Entered Methodist Episcopal Church, South, ministry, 1881, retiring, 1891, on account of ill health. Lecturer on religious subjects. Author: Art of Enjoying the Bible, 1898.
Life of Dwight L. Moody, 1900.
Bright Side of Humanity, 1900. Commentary on Sunday School Lessons, 1890-1942.
Superintendent’s Book of Prayer, 1905. The Life Worth While, 1906.
Little Guide Posts in the Way to Life, 1907.
Prayers, 1911. Secrets of Sunday School Teaching, 1912. Story of Joseph as Told by Himself, 1912.
Story of David, 1912.
Story of Jesus for Little People, 1912. Our Troublesome Religious Questions, 1916. Four Feet on a Fender, 1917.
What Did Jesus Really Teach About War?, 1917.
Your Fallen Soldier Boy Still Lives, 1918. Adventures in Faith in Foreign Lands, 1918.
How Can I Lead My Pupils to Christ?, 1919. Bringing Up John, 1920.
Story of Paul, 1920; What Did Jesus Really Teach About Prayer?, 1921.
Why I Believe in Jesus, 1926. Story of John the Beloved Disciple, 1929. Also the Pell Series of Happier Living Booklets and several small volumes of Biblical and missionary studies.
Home: (winter) 1233 Oak Saint North.E., Saint St. Petersburg, Florida.
(summer) Montreat, North Carolina.
Married Lucy Hardison, December 21, 1887. Married second, Florence I. West, September 6, 1928. Children: Lucy H., Mary Leigh, Edward Leigh (deceased), Robert H. (deceased), Allison H.