The newspaper., 1907-02-22
the tower, but regained his liberty in
two days, his fine and imprisonment

| TWO days, MS f1ne ana imprisonment
being remitted by King James.
Bacon was not the only great man
who was guilty Of bribery. Dem
osthenes was banished for bribery OF
the most corrupt nature. Marcus
Lucius was condemned for eXactions.
yet afterwards made Consul and
Censor. Seneca was banished for
divers corruptions, yet was recalled
with honor. Bacon's clear concep-
ton of what in respect of purity and
freedom from suspicion high court
should be, impelled him to acknow-
ledge his guilt at once, whereas a man
ofless clearness of vision but of great
er self respect or "more backbone"
would have fought for his character
and would easily have shown that
what wrong he had done was
nothing more than others, OF his
predecessors had done, and what
other Judges in high courts were
doing at the time.
The remainder of his life was spent
in retirement and diligent study OF
science and literature. In the uni
versal opinion of scholars and
critics, Bacon possessed one OF the of
the greatest intellects the world has
ever produced. By every one he is
reckoned to have been, next to
Shakespeare, the greatest literary
parsonage in the whole history of
English thought. He was the first
great writer of English prose and
from his own day to the present, he
has always been judged to be one
greatest masters OF prose In the
English language. He has been
called the father of modern science"
The inventor and first user OF the
modern system of inductiye reason
ing or logic. The first great apostle
of the study OF nature and the first
great prophet and exponent OF the
principles OF modern civilization, the
civilization which results from
application OF the arts derived from
the study of the laws OF nature, to
the comfort and well being of the
masses of mankind. He was equally
great and masterful In whatever he
undertook, whether in literature In
philosophy or in practical affairs. 1t
IL by the Essays that Bacon Is the
best known, the "Novum Organum'
and the de Augmentis" are much
talked of but little read, except 10y
students of philosophy. They have
t,,t IA Ian. .l
the world" But 1t II in the Essays
alone that the mind OF Bacon is
brought into immediate contact with
the minds OF ordinary readers. His
Essays are as interesting reading
today as when they We're first writ
ten. The Essay OF of"Studies' IL one of
the most famous. The Essay on
Truth" is perhaps equally famous.
Others that are helpful are Friend
ship" "Traver' Death" Gardens"
and many others. His History of
Henry VII" n short and quite read
able work, IL said to be probably the
very best history of it's kind. Ma
caulay says: what he was az a
natural philosopher and moral
philosopher. that he also was as n
Theologian." He was we are convinc-
ed, n sincere believer In the divine
authority of the Christian revelation.
He loved to dwell on the power OF
the Christian religion to effect much
that the ancient philosophers could
only promise. He considered that
religion was n bond OF charity, OF
consolation and hope.
Bacon, from his first entrance upon
public affairs, had lived dual life;
to the public eye he was the brilliant
lawyer, the able shrewd crown
officer or Judge, always the self seek
ing courtier; but Bacon lived another
life, n nobler and more beautiful one.
In the privacy OF his study he was IA
superior man. He was filled with n
great and noble purpose. And any
labor or pains he took as lawyer,
or Judge, was as nothing compared
with the patient industry which he
gave his philosophic and scientific
pursuits.
His servants simply idolized him