GAGE, John Lambert 1842-1918

GAGE, BOYNTON

Posted By: Richard K Thompson (email)
Date: 11/27/2009 at 09:21:30

Fairfield Daily Journal
Tuesday, July 23, 1918

REV. JOHN L. GAGE DIED AT HOME OF SON IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

Rev. John L. GAGE, died yesterday afternoon at the home of his son, Pres. Harry M. GAGE, of Huron College, South Dakota, in that city.

Rev. GAGE was a native of Pennsylvania and received his education at Princeton and McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. The greater part of his active life in the ministry was spent in the Presbyterian home mission fields in the west. About fifteen year ago, the family came to Fairfield, where one son was a member of the Parsons faculty and another son a student. For the past few years, however, he has made his home at Huron.

He is survived by his three sons, Rev. William GAGE, Dr. Harry M. GAGE, of Huron, South Dakota, and Rev. Howard GAGE, of Parker, South Dakota.

Funeral services will be held here Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock, from the Presbyterian church and will be in charge of Dr. J. F. Hinkhouse, of Sioux City. Pres. R. Ames Montgomery and Dr. H. A. Mosser both being out of the city.

The body will be laid to rest in Evergreen cemetery beside that of his wife who preceded him in death several years ago.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Wednesday, July 24, 1918
Page 2, Column 3

DEATH COMES TO REV. J. L. GAGE

Rev. J. L. GAGE died early this morning at the home of his son, President GAGE, 1009 Illinois street. His death was due to pneumonia with which he had been ill but a few days.

John Lambert GAGE was born the 17th of April, 1842, in Ross county, Ohio, a son of Rev. William GAGE, pastor of Concord Presbyterian church. His elementary education was received at home. He then attended Salem academy, South Salem, Ohio and from there entered Marietta college from which he graduated 1864. He attended Princeton seminary two years and graduated 1867 from the Theological seminary of the northwest (now the McCormick Theological seminary, Chicago.) He was licensed by Chillicothe presbytery at South Salem, Ohio, 1866, and was ordained by the presbytery of southern Minnesota (now called Winona Presbytery) in 1867. He was commissioned to do mission work under the board of home missions by which he was given a field extending 500 miles east and west and 100 miles on either side of the Northwestern and Union Pacific railroad. He organized and built very many churches whose size and improtance testify better than words to the life of their first pastor. The latter part of his active ministry was spent in Wisconsin and Iowa. He was married in 1872 to Mary BOYNTON at Franklin, Ohio, who died in 1905. He is survived by three sons, Rev. William Boynton GAGE, pastor of the first Presbyterian church, Washington court House, Ohio; Rev. Howard Park GAGE, pastor of the First Presbyterian chruch, Parker, S. D.; and President Harry Morehouse GAGE, LL.D. of Huron college.

In 1910 Mr. GAGE retired from the ministry in broken helath (sic), going to Fairfield, Iowa. For the last six years he has made his home here with President GAGE. He will buried (sic) at Fairfield, Iowa beside his wife.

In his long life of useful service Mr. GAGE lived the life of christian ideals which he preached and his many friends will learn of his passing with great regret.

Funeral services will be held this evening at eight o'clock at the home of Dr. H. M. GAGE, 1009 Illinois street and the body will be taken on the evening train to Fairfield, Iowa.

[Note: A nearly verbatim copy of this article was published in the Huron Daily Huronite of July 22, 1918; there was no note, however, for Fairfield papers to copy, but it is written from the point of view of a Huron, SD, resident.]

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Friday, July 26, 1918
Page FIVE, Column 3

GAGE.

Rev. John L. GAGE, a resident of this city many years ago, died at the home of his son, H. M. GAGE, at Huron, S. D., Monday. Since the death of his wife, Rev. GAGE had made his home with his son at Huron, who is president of the Huron college. Two other sons, one in Ohio and another in South Dakota, survive. Funeral services were held in this city at the Presbyterian church Wednesday, conducted by Rev. J. F. Hinkhouse, of Sioux City.

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*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.

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RKT note: As far as this contributor can tell, this Rev. John L GAGE is not related to the pioneer GAGE family of Fairfield and buried elsewhere in Evergreen and Old Fairfield Cemetery. They share the same surname, but not family connections so far as is known at this point. If this is found not to be correct, please notify this contributor so that this entry can be modified.

His wife was Mary BOYNTON GAGE (1843-1905).

Buried at Evergreen Cemetery; Plot: Old.P.339