Middletown transcript., 1897-10-23
LoRp BACON.

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On Sunday evening Rev. r. II. Moore
preached the last Of the series of sermons
on his travels abroad and the historical as
sociation connected with the places which
he visited. The subject on this occasion
was Lord Bacon.
After taking his text, Mat. 1920, he in
troduced his remarks by locating the place
of Bacon's birth which was the old York
house, on the Strand in London, in Jan.
l46l. As a child he possessed wonderful
mind, which at the age of ten showed tn g
spirit Of investigation relative to echoes;
at the age of twelve he entered Trinity col
| lege, and three years later he began the
study of law al Gray's Inn in London.
From this time on, his fame became known
ard noised abroad and his advanced ideas in
philosophy were the wonder of the learned
men of France; then art science, literature,
history were all made subservient to his
mind. The doctor spoke of the great sor-
SOW that came into his life at this time in
the.death of his father, also the fact of his not
being remembered in his will and for this
reason he was compelled to work in order to
accomplish the desire of his heart. Another
sore trial was that Queen Elizabeth failed to
recognize him--This was a period in
the worlds history of so much greatness,
something must be overlooked; twas the
age of the Spanish Armada. SHAKESPEARE,
Burley and other great men-Through the
Earl of Essex he was brought into promi-
nence, and was given Twickenham by him,
but Bacon afterward took sides against his
friend who had formed plot against the
Queen for which the Earl was tried, senten-
ced and executed.
He then related the events which led up
to his being brought into prominence re-
ceiving one degree of honor after another,
until at the age of go he became Lord Gen
eral.' While at this height he was on the
verge of decline, for it was soon after this
that he was imprisoned at the pleasure of
the King, pied his cause and was released.
but never to rise to the place he once held.
By Pope he was said to be the "wisest,
brightest and meanest of mankind" and
by DR.. Lord "extravagant, unfaithful to
Essex, partaker of bribery, witnesser of
the torture to the Puritans and sycophant.n
The most of these changes were true, al
though the man was not 80 mean at heart
as was thought. This showed itself in his
writings in the confessions he made and
the words of practical wisdom which he
wrote. After his down fall politically he
devoted himself to science, giving to man.
kind new system of induction and has
been declared to be the greatest scientists
of his day. By his experiments, he di-
rected thought in new line; by his utili-
tartan ideas he made mankind better and
happier by lifting up humanity. The
doctor spoke of Bacon as the one who
led scientists up to the promised land and
of Newton as the Joshua who took them
into the realms Of the scientific light Of the
present day.
he followed him to his death and his
burial by the side Of his mother, where he
requested to be laid. His life closing at
the age Of 66 and of it Dean Church says it
is one of the saddest either to read or write
He allowed his ambition to become domi-
nent. his opportunities were great but he
did not measure up to them.