The Portland daily press., 1879-11-01
RY TELEGRAPH.
JACOB ABBOTT.
Death of a Well Known Author and


Death of Well Known Author and
Clergyman.
FARMINGToN Oct. 3l.--Jaceb Abbott, the
we'll known author, died at his residence Few
Acres" at 935 o'clock this morning, in the
seventy-sixth year of his age.
Jacob Abbott was born at Hallowel on the
18th day of November, 1903. He graduated at
Bowdoin College in the class of 1920, and alter
an interval spent in teaching began the study
of theology at Andover in 1922. Completing
his studies at the seminary in 1874, he was APP
pointed a tutor in Amherst Cillege, and year
later he was made Professor OF Mathematics IN
the same institution This position he filed
for four wears. In 1929 he established the
Mount Vernon School for young ladies i'll Bos-
ton and served as principal of that institution
until 1884 In the latter year he was ordained
and for a year or more was pastor of the Eliot
church in Roxbury. Resigning his pastoral
charge to his brother, Rev. John S. c.. Abbott,
he went to New York in 1896 and there estab-
lished the Blocker Street School for young
ladies-for many years thriving and success
full school of the higher order. He made tre-
ouent Journeys abroad, and after leaving New
York retired to the old family homestead at
Pennington, where his declining years have
been spent.
Mr. Abbott is better known as an author OF
books especially for the young than as clergy
man or teacher. His reputation in this field
was first made by The Young Christian Series,
comprising The Young Christian, The Corner
stone, The Way to do Good, Hoaryhead and
McDonner These books, which were pub
lished from 1882 to 1886, were simple, practical
and helpful, but they were eclipsed In popu-
larity by the Rollo and Franconia books. the
histories, the story books and other volumes
for children which were published later. His
books have been published and republished in
multitude of editions, and some of them still
hold their place in spite of the advances which
| juvenile literature has made. Most of them
were reprinted in England and some of them
have been translated into other languages.
Mr.. Abbotts younger brother-also clergy
man and a historian-the Rev. John Stevens
Cabot Abbott, died not many months since.
Another brother, also q clergyman, the Rev.
! Charles Abbott, was for many years principal
of boys school in Pittsfeld, Mass. and is now
resident in Hartford. Two unmarried sisters
survive him, and are living in Pennington.
Mr.. Abbott was twice married, and by his first
wife Harriet Vaughan, daughter of John
Vaughan, one OF the earliest settlers in Halo
well-he had five children, one of whom, a
daughter died in early life. -Four sons sur
vive, all of whom have won distinction-two
| in their profession of she law, and two as cler-
| gymen and authors, The oldest son, Benja-
min Vaughan. was born in 1880, and the sec
ond, Austin, in 1881. They are in partnership
as lawyers in New York city, and labored con-
| jointly upon digest Of United States Reports,
and as editors of several important law books
| The third son, Lyman, was born in 1885, and
| has led an active life as pastor and author.
| He was the first editor of the Illustrated
Christian Weekly, and is at present one'of the
editors of the Christian Union He has pub
| lished several volumes, among them popular
Religious Dictionary, and a book entitled
''Laicus," narrating layman's experience in
a country parish. The fourth son, Edward,
was born in 1871, and was until recently
Congregational minister. He served for some
years on the editorial staff OF the CongreSa-
tionalist, and is at present the editor of the
Literary World He joined the Episcopal
communion a year or two ago, and is rector of
the Episcopal church in North Cambridge,
Mass