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<p> a Lutheran minister, was born in [[Philadelphia]] in 1754. He served some time in the Revolutionary war, and afterwards commenced a. course of theology under the direction of his pastor. In 1779 he was licensed by the [[Synod]] of [[Pennsylvania]] and soon after took charge of the Lutheran | John George Butler <ref name="term_28847" /> | ||
==References == | <p> a Lutheran minister, was born in [[Philadelphia]] in 1754. He served some time in the Revolutionary war, and afterwards commenced a. course of theology under the direction of his pastor. In 1779 he was licensed by the [[Synod]] of [[Pennsylvania]] and soon after took charge of the Lutheran Church in [[Carlisle]] and vicinity. He made missionary tours through [[Virginia]] and Tennessee. In 1805 he removed. to Cumberland, Md., and took charge of the congregation there, organized in 1794. Here he continued to labor with much zeal until the close of his life, Dec. 12, 1816. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, IX, i, 72; [[Evangelical]] Review, x, 564. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_28847"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/butler,+john+george John George Butler from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_28847"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/butler,+john+george John George Butler from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:32, 15 October 2021
John George Butler [1]
a Lutheran minister, was born in Philadelphia in 1754. He served some time in the Revolutionary war, and afterwards commenced a. course of theology under the direction of his pastor. In 1779 he was licensed by the Synod of Pennsylvania and soon after took charge of the Lutheran Church in Carlisle and vicinity. He made missionary tours through Virginia and Tennessee. In 1805 he removed. to Cumberland, Md., and took charge of the congregation there, organized in 1794. Here he continued to labor with much zeal until the close of his life, Dec. 12, 1816. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, IX, i, 72; Evangelical Review, x, 564.
