The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-13

Great military captains and statesmen pass
away from earth amidst the mourning of all
the people. Their services and virtues are
chronicled at length In the public press, with
laudation Of their lives and sorrowing for
their death.
But many brave soldier of the cross goes
to his reward unnoticed and unsung,
mourned only by the narrower circle to
whom his worth was known.
The subject Of this sketch was born In
Bangor, in November 1912. and was gradual
ed from Bowdoin College in 1888. After tax
ing his degree, he taught the academy at AL
fred, and then entered on the study of theol-
ogy at Bangor, completing his course at Lane
Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio. where he en-
loyed the instruction of DR.. Lyman Beecher
and graduated in 1887. The year following,
he assisted Prof Calvin L. Stowe in teaching
Hebrew in the same institution. His pasto-
rates in this State were at Pembroke, Rob
binston and Houlton; and in New Hamp-
shire at Amherst and Franklin, in which lat
ter place he remained twenty-five years. In
1866 Mr.. Savage, with his wife and sister,
travelled extensively in Europe, Egypt and
Asia Minor. During his foreign tour, he
contriouted Notes Of TrayeP' from Eu-
rope, the Nile, Mt. Sinai and the Arabian
Desert, and from Palestine and Asia Minor
TO the Boston Recorder NOW CongregatiOn-
alistO and the Boston Review, which were
exceedingly interesting and valuable. He
also published many discourses and reviews,
an active and fruitful life.
After his return and continuing his work
in Franklin for awhile .' In obedience to an
early impulse" he resolved to leave that
field OF labor, and in 1875 became pastor OF
the Church of Christ In Monticello, Godfrey,
Madison County. ILL.,, with which the Mon
ticello Female Seminary was associated in
worship, where he remained two or three
years. Afterward he resided In Quincy, ILL.,,
until his death. which occurred August %,
1888. DIR. Savage-he received the degree of
ID. ID. from Dartmouth College-was always
active In promoting the interests of popular
education. In Houlton he was q member of
the State Board Of Education for the county.
He also originated academies at Houlton
and Patten and secured for them endow-
ments from the State. In Franklin he was
on the board In charge OF the schools, and
was president Of the State Teachers Associ-
alton Of New Hampshire. He was also on
the Board Of Overseers Of Bowdoin College
In 1851 he married Mary Langdon Brad
bury, sister OF the late Hon. Bion Bradbury,
and after her death which occurred in 1872,
he touchingly showed the tender love In
which he held her memory, and his deep
affection for his alma mater by founding a
scholarship at Bowdoin to be known as the
Mary Langdon Savage Scholarship" thus
uniting them in perpetual remembrance. DIR.
Savage was a close student and profound
scholar, while as Hebraist, he had few
superiors in this country.
In domestic and social life, within the
bosom Of his family ana among his friends
and neighbors, he was the most delightful
Of men. Unbending from his severe Iabors
and studies, he would give full play to the
natural sunniness OF his disposition. There
was no trace Of ascetieism In his compost
ti0n but his humor was unbounded and he
possessed keen, yet gentle wit akin to that
OF Charles Lamb. While strict and self
denying in his own life, his heart was full
Oh charity tor. the weaknesses Of human
nature, and it was his to console and counsel
rather than TO chide and denounee. While
tolerant to those who might differ from him
In matters OF faith and practice, yet he was
nrm In his own convictions and unwavering
in action where he thought principle was in
volved. A. w. B.