New-York tribune., 1896-05-10

c,un sickness Interrupted Mr. Bacons work at
this point and he came back to this city. TWO
wears later he accepted call 10 be superintendent
of the Detroit city Union Missions. which position
no flied for eighteen months when he was again
Obliged TO retire by reason OF poor health lie hVeu
tho ,olIoying winter in Vermont. and In March was
called 20 the Baptist church or FAR haven w.
As Mr. Bacon had previously agreed TO take up
mission work New-Yor< under the Rev MI.
vlnrin his stay In Fair Haven was Snort for ne
received the notice TO come TO New-fork IN May
lie WAS put in charge OF the mission In Leonard
u, near Centre-st. 1t was in that year that law
was passed that the missions OF the Clty bou'u
should be made into churches or the board ihis
threw out the Baptist missionaries, put MI pa
con- with John Love. OF Greenwich, W. was al
lowed TO remain. Mr.. Bacon was also connected
with the Baptist City Mission. In Th'rd-ave with
,viliam PHELPS he opened a mission In Jackson-st
once IN speaking OF the mission work. he told the
following little anecdote:
II received from little English girl IN Leoharu-
g, one OF my mission scholars, nine boiied chest-
nuts for a Christmas present In tehhg the s'o''
In the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. | sold one Tor
81 90 TO Mr. Bostwick. the dear brother VINO WAS
k,red a few weeks ago by the burning OF his house.
with that $leo we engaged the Rev Samuel Al
man Mr. Bostwck thus became Interested III
that mission. endowed It literally year by year. anu
finally gave the city Mission the new church ana
ground they now occupy. and lately endowed 1t
Wit
tor Truly what hath God wrought by the gitt OF
a little maid who gave more than they az -
Mir Bacon also started the Harlem herman
Church which has been "A landmark since
MIR Bacon had been great traveller, ana ne hau
vorked I'm the cause OF Christianity at points an
tbc wnv from New York to California, ana as IaI
south as Florida. His work In California Kept MN
Ievi X Fuller OF the Estey Organ Works. OF
prattieboro VT called him at one time 10 go 10
:, Johnsbury and gather together the rev sap
tIsts and organize a church there. In regard 20
his tourney Mr.. Bacon said: Il went IN Marcn,
found six Baptisis. two men, four women. Ctnels
came in and with Brother Russell who was pas
Tor OF Passumpsie we organized a Baptist church
OF twelve members in the Eouse or SISTER SnS SiarH
where some thirty years before Baptist church
~ns or%anized we hired n hall. fitted 1t up ana
soon had a congregation: A lot was donnted py
on infdel and in the following June called me
Rev Mr. Marsh, an Engllshman, and gave .ne
cburch m TO him as my work was done; Brotner
Sanford one of the missionaries took the churcn
The wear following and continued pastor until d
few years since. the church numbering I'D meih-
bers." -, - ho ,,,ar, hin, 40
Mr Bacon Is spoken of by all who knew MIN as -. d
most oyabe character His heart was young 10
The day of his death. He was great lover OF chii
dren and he never more happy than WIN VIII
working among them. His success IN HIsslon
work Is TO be attributed TO this trait MI Bacon
had been married but his wife died many years
ago one child survives him. daughter. nvlne IN IN
tho West The funeral services will take place az
the Baptist Church. West Farms. today, az
D. m His body will be taken TO Ludlow w. for
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