A History of Kentucky Baptists From 1769 to 1885, Including More Than 
800 Biographical Sketches, J. H. Spencer, Manuscript Revised and 
Corrected by Mrs. Burilla B. Spencer, In Two Volumes.  Printed For the 
Author.  1886.  Republished By Church History Research & Archives 1976 
Lafayette, Tennessee. Vol. 2, pp 187-188.  [Boyle County]

GEORGE B. PECK was the son of a very plain old Baptist preacher of the 
name of Benjamin Peck, who lived many years in the neighborhood of 
Perryville, in Boyle county.  He was also a brother of that excellent 
preacher, Willis Peck, well known in the South District and Russells 
Creek Associations.  He was regarded an abler preacher than either his 
father or his brother.  About the time that George B. Peck arrived at 
manhood, the Cumberland Presbyterians were numerous and influential, in 
Kentucky, and especially in Boyle county, where Mr. Peck was raised.  
The elder Peck had been in some difficulties with the church at 
Perryville, which may have prejudiced the young man against the 
Baptists.  However this may have been when he made a profession of 
religion, he united with the Cumberland Presbyterians.  Among these 
zealous people, he soon became a popular and effective preacher.  But 
the change of the learned Thomas M. Rice, from the Methodists to the 
Baptists, stirred up much excitement and investigation.  Only a few 
months after Mr. Rice joined the Baptists, at Pleasant Grove church, in 
Jefferson county.  But unfortunately, this church, which has never been 
remarkable for its steadfastness in maintaining Baptist principles, 
received him on his alien immersion.  The church soon afterwards called 
a council for the purpose of having him ordained.  But when the 
Presbytery was informed that Mr. Peck had received no other baptism than 
that administered by Pedobaptist authority, they refused to lay hands on 
him, unless he would submit to baptism, according to Baptist usage.  
This he refused to do, answering that he would suffer the loss of his 
right arm rather than a repetition of the solemn ordinance.  Accordingly 
the council adjourned, and the candidate was not ordained.  This 
occurred in the winter of 1841-2.  Not long afterwards, Mr. Peck joined 
Clear Creek church, in Shelby county, and ws baptized according to 
Baptist order.  Here he was ordained to the ministry, by A. G. Curry, 
Smith Thomas and others, Sep. 13, 1842.
	Mr. Peck was a sprightly, popular preacher, and was soon called to 
preach at Clear Creek, Union Ridge, Dover and Plum Creek.  At the last 
named church, he preached one Sunday in the month, William Stout being 
the pastor.  He was quite active in the ministry, a few years, both in 
Long Run and Salem Associations.  But the Lord was not pleased to detain 
him long in his vineyard.  He died of a violent fever, in the prime of 
life, about 1855.

Peck Rice Curry Thomas Stout
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Jefferson-KY Shelby-KY

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