Evening star., 1938-07-28
BUTLERFUNERAL
|SSET TOMORROW
Retired Lutheran Pastor
Served at Columbia
Heights % Years.

Funeral services for the Rev. DR..
Charles Henry Butler, II. prominent
retired Lutheran minister, who died
yesterday at his home, 1927 Montague
street NV, will be held at pm.
tomorrow in Luther Place Memorial
Church. Burial will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
DR.. Buffers son, the Rev. John
George Butler, Sd, pastor of the Sum-
merfield Methodist Episcopal Church
at New Haven. Conn.,, will otficiate at
the services. He will be assisted by
DR.. L. NJ Zimmerman. a lifelong
friend of Dr. Butler; DR.. Carl Ras-
mussen, president of the Maryland
Synod of the United Lutheran Church
and pastor of the Luther Place Me-
mortal Church, and DR.. Edward GoetZ
president of the Lutheran Ministerial
Association. Pallbearers will be menu
bers Of the ministerial associate
Or. Butler served as pastor OF the
Columbia Heights Lutheran Church.
which he helped establish in 1909,
until retiring in 1881.
Born in this city. Dr.. Butler was u
son of the late Rev. DR.. John George
Butler. at one time pastor of Luther
Place Memorial Church, and the late
Mrs. Clara E. Butler.
He was descendant Of early
settlers Of this country, his father S
paternal grandfather serving as a
soldier in the American Revolution,
while a maternal ancestor was dis
patch bearer for Gen Washington.
Taught Hebrew.
DR.. Butler WAS educated at the
Columbian Preparatory School ana
at the old Columbian University now
George Washington University. gradu-
ating at the latter in the early 8Os.
He also held degree from Amherst
College. He studied theology pri-
vstely and at Gettysburg, Pa. and
later was graduated with 4 divinity
degree from Union Seminary in New
York City in 1887.
For more than IL years DR.. Butler
taught Hebrew and the life of Christ
in the School of Divinity of Howard
University.
In the fall Of 1891 he began Or
eanizing the Keller Memorial Luther
an Church under auspices of the
Luther Place Memorial Church. while
his father was pastor of the latter.
He assisted his father in the latterS
pastorate in l839-l39l and again in
1907 l9O9 al the Luther Place Me-
mortal Church. In the latter year
he began the e. aollshment OF the
Columbia Heights Lutheran Church,
serving it until 1881.
DR.. Butler was secretary treasurer
Of the Lutheran Ministerial ASsocia-
ton OF the District of Columbia. He
also was member Of United Lutheran
Church Synod of Maryland. the Anti
Saloon League. Lords Day Alliance
and the Anti-Cigarette Alliance. He
was trustee of the International Re-
form Federation.
On Magazine Stats.
For Is years DR.. Butler was on
the staff of the Lutheran Evangelist,
published at Dayton. Ohio. He also
had contributed to the Lutheran OBJ
server at Philadelphia. DR.. Butler
was one of the chaplains of 81. Eliza
beth's Hospital
In the late sos DR.. Eutler traV-
eled and studied III Europe FOL about
a year. II the spring OF lSO4 he
visited Egypt and the Holy Land.
Besides his son. Dr. Eulier II sur
yived by his widow. MIS- Helena But
ler, formerly Miss Johnson, to whom
he was married in 1905: q daughter
Mrs Margaret E. Barron. Seabrook.
Mo. who is employed by the Social
Security Board: a brother. DR.. Will
liam Kennedy Butler. practicing pny-
Philip G.. Affleck, this city.