Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-26

which he wrote while at Andoyer. He was for several years virtually professor of doc trinal theology at Yale, following which for the past ten years he has been lecturer on Church Polity and American Church His tory. His last lecture was delivered only few days ago. He became past0r emeritus of Center church upon the accession of Rev. pr. Walker. He entered into all the great national questions of the day, as for instance the anti-slaYery question. He was neither an abolitionist nor a slavery man. but stood between those great parties. He was prom inent man in the. anti-slayery times | and wrote much on the subject. His | position as a Congregationalist was this 1 He wanted to preserve the old idea l of Congregationalism as union of indepen- dent churches as nearly intact as possible. 1 Without question he had more influence in the churches of Connecticut than any other man. He with several others founded the Neao EsQEGnder, and with his associates car ried it on for many years. He was mod erately defender of Dr. Taylor's theology. As speaker he was trenchant, oftentimes very witty. In 1851 remember he took 8 trip abroad, and among other places visited Turkey. He never professed to be scholar, but at the same time took large and liberal
 views on almost all the questions that came
 before him. Re was strong as Congrega- tionalist, and likewise tolerant. His Genesis
 of New England churches, which was writ
 ten in 1874, was one of the most important
 of his works. It traced from their founda-
 tions the history of the earlier plantations of the Puritan colonies. He was always studi-
 ous and busy, and, with generally good health, accomplished great deal of labor. His mind was wide awake, always on the alert.
 He lived abreast of the best thought of the Fla hoe haaza r,f TrAI and influence in New Haven, none more so than he in modern days, and none more so before him than President Dwight. imagine that he lived on terms of the most perfect Andliness with ministers of all denomina-
 tions. Yes, he was much interested in the Historical society and had taste in the di- rection of the historical Perhaps one
 of his most interesting contributions to
 that society WAS paper he read, year ago
 or more, on visit to New England of
 southerner about 100 years ago with it's pleasing glimpse of the life and customs
 among the most refined circles of those days.
 The last thing he wrote was paper he was engaged upon when death overlook nina
 paper on the Mormon question. We had small class - the class of 1920. It
 numbered 55. Its last reunion, it's sixtieth, in 1880, was held with Dr. Bacon at
 his residence. Among the more prominent might be named Professor Twining, of this
 city, and the following. who are dead: Pro- lessor Stoddard-he was professor in Mid dlebury, and quite leading scholar; Bishop
 Rutledge, of Florida Professor Charles Hooker, of New Haven; Garnet Duncan, of
 Kentucky, who was in Congress Mason
 Brown, of Kentucky; Dr. N. A. Pratt, of Georgia, in the Presbyterian ministry. Only about seven or eight remain. Dr. Bacon
 was genial, lively, sprightly and witty in conversation of excellent conversational
 powers; no better than he could be found. Had Dr. Bacon's family includes nine children by his first wife, four of whom are dead Six of his sons are in the triennial catalogue of Yale as members of the Academical de- partment. One, Dr. Francis Bacon, of this city, is eminent as a surgeon, and WAS for merly professor of medicine at Yale. Rev. Edward ". Bacon, a prominent young cler- gyman of New London, is an alumnus of the Yale Divinity School, 1867-7O. Rev. Dr. Leonard Woolsey Bacon, of Norwich, is an | other son who has come into promi- hence. He was born in 1920, and graduated in 1850. Two grandsons of the deceased also graduated at Yale. Still another son was or
 dained to the ministry in 1861, at Orange, New Jersey-Rev. George Bacon, born in 1886, who died not long since. Only few months ago Rev. Thomas R. Bacon, one of the younger sons, became pastor of Dwight
 Place church in this city, and gives fine
 
 | younger, had just returned to the old home 1 from Wyoming. A daughter, Rebecca Bacon, | 8 kindly useful lady, full of good works, died
 a few years ago, and three surviving daugh-
 ters are Mrs. Smith, wife of Mir. Eugene Smith, lawyer of New York, and Misses Alice l and Ellen Mrs Bacon, the mother, was I formerly Miss Terry, of Hartford, and is an aunt of General Alfred H. Terry.
 Center church yesterday morning was l heavily draped in mourning. The chair occupied by the deceased was draped,
 the pulpit, the gas burners on either side,
 and the breasts of the galleries, side and
 choir. The church was filled with sad and
 sorrowing faces. The pulpit was occupied ! by Rev. Dr. Barbour, pastor of the church in
 Yale College. The Christmas praise service
 was laid aside and requiem music was substi- l tuted. Dr. Barbour read the Psalm in which are the words:
 ''Yea, though I walk through the valley and the
 Hebrews 2d, beginning with the 9th verse.
 requiem by the choir followed. Dr. | Barbour read a request from the bereaved
 family for the prayers of the congregation | that they might have strength and consola-
 ton from the Lord in their great sorrow. | Following, Dr. Barbour offered prayer, in which he most feelingly commended the
 bereaved ones to the supporting arms of the Great Father. The 360th hymn
 was sung, and the speaker announced the text from Hebrews 2d, beginning at the 14th verse: s'Forasmuch then as the children
 are partaken of flesh and blood, he also him
 self likewise took part of the same, that l through death he might destroy him that had the power of death that is the devil" An
 able discourse, abounding in exalted thought I and sentiments, was delivered st the close of
 which the speaker made a brief allusion in passing to the solemnity of the bereavement. | In closing the 343d hymn was sung.
 The funeral will take place from Center
 church tomorrow CTuesday) afternoon at 2:45. We are requested to state by the
 family that any friends of the deceased who l desire to look upon his face again can have 1 the opportunity to do so at: the Center l church on Tuesday, between 12:30 and the hour of the funeral service, 2:45.-