Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-20
REV. LEONARD w. BACON.
He viii Occupy the Independent
Presbyterian Pulpit in November.

He Will Occupy the Independent
Presbyterian Pulpit in November.
The committee OF the Independent Pres
byterian church appointed some months
ago to take active steps in aiding the
church to select minister to assist Or.
Arson in discnarging his duties, have in
yited Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon, of
Norwich, Conn, to spend the month OF No.
yember in Savannah and fill the pulpit of
the church during that period. This invita-
ton may or may not resultin DR.. Bacon's
making his permanent residence here. 1t
is necessary that the church shall be sat
! isfed and that he shall be satisfied.
DR.. Bacon is a gentleman about 90
years of age, and rather fine looking
Two OF the members of the committee
heard him preach this summer, and were
very much pleased, not only with his ora
torical gifts, but also with the manner
and ability with which he handled his
subject.
DR.. Bacon is expected here in a few
days, and his family Will accompany him.
He will preach his first sermon here on
the first Sunday in November. or course
it is understood thai there is no purpose
Of putting any one in DR.. AXson's place.
He will remain in his present
position as long as he lives.
he holds in the hearts OF his congrega-
ton and in the regard of the people of
Savannah.
DR.. Bacon lately filled the pulpit of the
Woodland church, Philadelphia, and
while there preached a series of sermons
which attracted wide attention. They
have been published, and make hand
some volume of 339 pages. The volume
can be obtained at Davis Bros Those
h,I 1r.,< - l,ar
acter of the Rev. Mr.. Bacon's thought
and his method of dealing with a subject
would doubtless find this book instruct
i've and interesting.
Prof. George p. Fisher, OF the Yale
Theological Seminary, says with regard
to it, Whoever is accustomed TO assO-
ciate the epithets 'dulP and dry with
sermon may approach this volume with
out the least apprehension. Its contents
are full OF life and vigOr. There is not
commonplace sentence in its pages. The
style is an example OF pure, idiOmatic,
racy English. II is correct and cult
waited style, but style in which energy
and naturalness have not been cultivated
away"
The Boston Literary World says: "The
sermons are far above the level Of pulpit
discourse in this country, For originality
and independence of view, for strenuous
flSOi VI buOuSuI anu uOH pldlDHtSS
Of terms, for manly honesty and fidelity
/ to conviction, and for seminal sugges-
tiveness these discOurses have great
value"
The New York Independent mas this to
say about Dr.. Bacon and his sermons: "a
volume OF brilliant, acute and striking
sermons. Arrange them as you will, ac-
cording to theology, literary power or
pulpit gifts, according to ministerial
oh .a1 nAF,
Bacon is always left over to form a class
by himself and TO stand in relations gen.
orally friendly, but not exactly acquies-
cent, with the rest. His pen is the keen
est of them all.''
1t would be easy to give other extracts
from reviews of DR.. Bacon's sermons,
showing the high estimation in which he
is held as a scholar and a preacher. The
above, however, are sufficient to show
that he is man of learning, OF keen in.
telect, and of much more than ordinary
power in the pulpit.