TY - BOOK AU - Fortin,Denis TI - G. I. Butler: an honest but misunderstood church leader SN - 9780816369461 AV - BX6145.B9 F57 2023 PY - 2023/// CY - Nampa, ID PB - Pacific Press Pub Assn KW - Butler, G. I. KW - Seventh-Day Adventists KW - United States KW - Biography KW - History KW - 19th century N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; A Yankee Stamp N2 - "During much of the second half of the nineteenth century, George Ide Butler (1834-1918) was one of the most prominent Seventh-day Adventist pioneers and church administrators, whose influence helped shape the young denomination and guide it through some tumultuous times. Although widely perceived as having been a stubborn person, responsible for much of the church conflicts in the mid-1880s, Butler should also be known for his ardent defense of the Seventh-day Adventist message, his pragmatic ecclesiology and pastoral theology"-- ER -