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An Old Pioneer

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jun 4, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 23.

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An Old Pioneer.

Individuals and churches on the Pacific Coast have been greatly pleased to meet once more, and to hear again, one of the old pioneers in this work, George I. Butler, now president of the Southern Union Conference, and president of the Southern Publishing Association of Nashville, Tenn. For several terms Brother Butler was president of the General Conference. Heavy burdens resulted in nervous prostration and great mental weariness. Added to this his good wife was stricken with paralysis. For fourteen years he has been living in the pine woods of Florida, caring for his beloved wife, and endeavoring to regain his health. About six months ago his wife fell asleep in Jesus; and out of the sorrow and cloud of that affliction God brought him to restored health and active labor once more. He comes into the conflict again with the martial tread of a young old veteran. He has demonstrated in himself the promise, “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.”
He, with Brother W. O. Palmer, the secretary and general business manager of the Southern Publishing Association, came out on the coast on business connected with the work in the South. Brother Palmer immediately returned. Brother Butler preached, with his old-time vigor, at Sanitarium, Healdsburg, San Francisco, and Oakland. Besides the excellent, living Gospel talks, he presented before these churches the needs of the great Southern field, neglected as no other field in America has been in the giving of God’s everlasting Gospel. To these appeals response was made. We have not heard the exact amount in all these places; but approximately, as far as heard, there was raised at Sanitarium, $550; at San Francisco, $280; at Oakland, $263. We have not heard from Fresno. Here also he met two other pioneers, Mrs. E. G. White and John N. Loughborough.
Sunday morning, May 25, he spoke words of encouragement and instruction to the employees of the office. May God bless the old soldier of Christ, and keep him strong, vigorous, and clear till the work is ended.