Background
Sage, John Charles was born on September 12, 1866 in Cleveland. Son of Jacob and Catharine (Evans) Sage.
Sage, John Charles was born on September 12, 1866 in Cleveland. Son of Jacob and Catharine (Evans) Sage.
Public schools; student Western Theological Seminary, Chicago, 1891.
Deacon, 1891, priest, 1893, Protestant Episcopal Church. Missionary Willoughby and Toledo, O., 1891-1893. Priest in charge Saint Michael’s and All Angels churches, Berwyn, Illinois, 1893-1896.
Rector Saint Luke’s Church, Dixon, Illinois, 1896-1902, Saint John's Church, Dubuque, Iowa, 1902-1911, Saint John's Church, Keokuk, Iowa, 1911-1918.
Elected missionary bishop of Diocese of Salina (Kansas), by House of Bishops, October 19, 1917. Consecrated as bishop, January 1918.
Editor the Iowa Churchman, 1903-1913. Managing editor The Witness, since 1917.
Deputy to General Convention Protestant Episcopal Church, 1904, 07, 16.
Married Harriet Louise Murphy, September 1, 1891.