Bentley, Samuel N

Bentley, Samuel N.

a Baptist minister, was born at Upper Stearacke, N. S., July 4, 1822. He pursued his college studies at Acadia College, N. S., and took the full three years' course of theological study at Newton (1847-50). A little more than a year after he completed his theological studies, he was ordained, in November, 1851, and became pastor of the Church in Livermore, N. S., where he remained not far from five years (1851-56). From Livermore he removed to Halifax, N. S., where he was pastor three years (1856-59). He died Nov. 26, 1859. See Newton General Catalogue, p. 35. (J. C. S.)