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sSs, suffering much pain. His condition grew rapidly worse, and soon became alarm ing Medical aid was sent for in all haste, but the beloved pastor and eminent divine was soon numbered with the dead. His be- loved wife and other members of the home circle, and his son Alfred, just returned from Wyoming, were with him in the last mo- ments. He died painlessly. Some months ago he had similar attack, and from that time he felt, and had so remarked to his friends, that his end was near, and that his death would come suddenly. His last Thanks giving discourse, which was published in the JOURNAL AND COURIER, was prefaced by the following, as it proves, prophetic words:
 s attempt this service with hesitation. because of my bodily infrmity, though the service to me IS a
 my last opportunity of preaching Thankseiving mon. Therefore, having the opportunity make the ance for my falling strength"
 So has passed away from our midst great teacher, pastor and citizen. The news of his sudden death was soon about the city, and the city mourned A great part of his long-and useful life was spent here. His name was everywhere fevered and honored in our midst. He was identified to an eminent degree with the history of New Haven, and with all that is good and useful and honorable. He had l early grown to be Ia tall pillar in Israel j" l man conspicuous in the religious world as one of the foremost men in Congregational
 ism; man not narrow, but broad and liberal l in his views leader among leading men in I the great denomination with which his life was associated. New Haven mourns the death of Rev. Leonard Bacon as the loss of. one of it's most goodly citizens, and one of it's 1 most noted men. The venerable pastor had the esteem of all, irrespective of sects His ! venerable form was known to all in our 1 streets. His activity was continued almost to the last. Only lately did he give plain l evidence of his failing bodily strength. The
 evening before his death he was engaged up
 national importance, and upon his desk lay the unfinished article when morning broke, ! just as he had left it when he ceased, ! as it proved from earthly labor. His was a ] life to be honored, life whose full measure I of usefulness and influence for good cannot 1 be adequately measured, but was great He | came of the old Puritan stock He was | lineal descendant of one of the early settlers | of New England. His father was devoted, I self sacrificing missionary, whose ideal was
 noble, whose life was shining example of simple, beautiful devotion to the Master in
 the early missionary work among Indian | tribes in what was then our far West. Dr. Baeon's usefulness and power among
 men extends over long period. Had he l lived till February Fist he would have been | 80 years of age, and at 24 he became the suc-
 cessor as pastor of Center church of so emi- ! nent man as Dr. Taylor, whose subsequent ! long and noted connection with the theolog-
 ical department of Yale College is widely known. Dr. Bacon was worthy and able
 successor, as his previous promise foretold
 and his life work amply demonstrated. Men ] of such ability are rare. He was leader. l He was aggressive He was bold. He had l great moral courage. He was powerful in
 debate, and on special occasions of national l importance, or of importance to the con-
 monwealth, or to the city, or in questions of
 church polity heSrose to grandeur in his ad-
 dresses and discourses. He was man who
 in the councils of the nation could not but
 have commanded national attention on great questions. His voice and pen were weighty
 in influence upon the nation as one of the leading representatives of Congregationalism.
 He was man of ripe judgment, profound convictions, warmest devotion to Christiani- | ty, vigorous thinker. He was trenchant in
 debate, witty, keen, and yet generous to an opponent. No one could excel him in power and influence in debate in the national ceun- l cils of the Congregational church. He was
 a Nestor among tho ranks of the clergy, and
 his counsels were generally fraught with sound judgment and wisdom. He was frank
 to acknowledge defeat and most happy in
 his mode of doing so. His death is great | and almost irreparable loss. The bare facts
 of his life are as follows:
 Leonard Bacon, D. D., an American cler- l gyman, born in Detroit, Mich, February 19, 1 1902 He was educated at Yale College and
 at Andover Theological Seminary, and in
 March, 1925, became pastor of the First Con- l gregational church in New Haven, Conn.
 which position he held till September, 1866, when he withdrew from active pastoral duty.
 From 1866 to 1871 he was acting professor of
 revealed theology in Yale College and since 1871 has been lecturer there on ecclesiastical
 polity and American church history. From
 about 1926 to 1888 he was one of the editors
 of the Chr1stiafs Spectator religious naga- zine published in New Haven. In 1843 he
 aided in establishing the Neto E7sgLGnder, g
 bi-monthly periodical, with which he was
 long associated From 1S4s to 1863 he was
 newspaper of New York. Among his
 works are the following:
 Life of Richard Baxter, prefixed to lect works of
 Baxter, qssl, second edition 1880; Manual for Young Church Members 18S3l Historical Discours-
 es on the Completion of 25O years from the begin
 ming the First church in New Haven usssI Slave
 ry-Discussed in Occasional Essays Q846) Introduc-
 tory Essay to Conybeare and Howsons Life and Epis- ties of st Paul ps6sl Genesis of the New England Churches Qs7A; Historical Discourse at the Old
 1s6s; Additional Hymns designed as supplement to 1 Dwights Palms and Hymns address @ to the New
 Connecticut Against Division s1oS Christian Doc
 Christian Unity Qsih) Christianity in History Is4s
 Semi Centennial Celebration at Andover Seminary
 President Harrison ds41l; Discourse on the Early
 History ef oonnecticgt gsts Dis lege ds48l; On the Traffic in spirituous
 Liquors tisss,; Duties Connected with the Present
 necticut tis4O); Historical Discourse at Worcester
 s. O1 or cs TOT s sas % Sr Character and Functions of the American Citizen
 [1640) Review of Pamphlets on Slavery and Cooniz- ation (1833l; Sketch of Rev. David Bacon 1876l {;
 Life and Public Services of James Hilhouss QSe0) Total Abstinence from Ardent Spirits Q829l; Uni versalism--A Review of Parkerg Lectures {1S3Sl :; | Validity of New England Ordinations QS54,.
 His sister Della, born in 1911, was eminent
 as a teacher, and author of saTales of the
 Puritans'' (1sa0)s .'The Bride of Fort Ed
 ward" (1Ss9); and the Philosophy of Shake
 spsare's Plays" (IS57), in which she attempt- ed to show that Francis Bacon was their
 author. She resided for some time Ut Strat- ford-on-Avon, and died in Hartford in
 August, 1859.
 The deceased in 1876 published sketch of his father, the Rev. David Bacon. This flial
 tribute was long contemplated but his busy, | life long prevented In opening it readss l In the North Cemetery at Hartford, Conn., sim rle headstone bears the inscription
 To the Memory
 The REV. DAVID BACON,
 | A humble missionary of the
 | @ who having passed through many scenes of suffering in his efforts | to extend the Kedeemers
 | Kingdom entered into rest
 Augusg 27th, A D., 1917,