Born: Shrewsbury, England, 1838.
Died:
The chief event of Mr. Butler's childhood was a visit of Alexander Campbell to his native city in 1847. It was then arranged that Thomas should be sent to Bethany College in a few years. But his father dying soon, postponed the visit of the son until he reached his majority. In 1859 he spent sixty days and nights in crossing the Atlantic.
Mr. Butler has done but little ministerial work in Illinois except in a general way. He served for a time the church at Batavia and on the editorial staff of the Christian Century. He is widely known as a writer, his contributions having appeared many times in the Millennial Harbinger, New York Independent, Christian Standard and other papers. He is a man of fine mental and spiritual culture. His literary taste is discriminating and refined. His wife, Marie Radcliffe Butler, was for a long period well known as a charming writer. Mr. Butler firmly believes the gospel as it is written in the Book.