Background
Prettyman, Forrest Johnston was born on April 7, 1860 in Brookville, Maryland, United States. Son of Elijah B. (Doctor of Philosophy) and Lydia Forrest (Johnston) P.
Prettyman, Forrest Johnston was born on April 7, 1860 in Brookville, Maryland, United States. Son of Elijah B. (Doctor of Philosophy) and Lydia Forrest (Johnston) P.
Student Saint John's College (now U. Maryland), 1876-1879, Washington and Lee University, 1890-1894.
Ordained ministry Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1888. Served as pastor Saint James Church, Baltimore, Bridgewater Circuit, Virginia, Saint Paul’s Church, Baltimore, Lexington, Virginia, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Staunton, Virginia, Mount Vernon Place, Washington, District of Columbia, Trinity Church, Baltimore, Mount Pleasant Church and Emory Church, Washington, District of Columbia. Served as presiding elder Washington District.
Elected chaplain United States Senate for the first session of the 58th Congress, November 1903 (resigned).
Again elected chaplain Senate, March 13, 1913, and served 8 years (resigned). In charge Church Saint Church, Knoxville, Tennessee, to March 1924, then pastor of Main Street Mechanical Engineering Church, Gastonia, North Carolina, later of Wilson Memorial Church, Baltimore.
Pastor, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1930-1937. Retired, October 1937.
Member of Commision on Universal Faith and Order, Commision on War Work Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Ednl. Commission Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Executive Committee Francis Asbury Memorial Association, Federal Council Churches of Christ. Member Washington Committee of Federal Council on Army and Navy Chaplains.
Member Ecumenical Conference of Methodism.
London, 1901, Toronto, 1911.
Married Elizabeth Rebecca Stonestreet, October 17, 1888. Children: Elijah Barrett, Edith South., Charles Wesley, Martha Barry.