George B. Bacon Explained

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George Blagden Bacon (May 22, 1836 in New Haven, Connecticut[1]  - September 15, 1876[2]) was a United States clergyman and author of texts on religious issues. Bacon was a congregational pastor in Orange, New Jersey.[3] The ministry ran in the Bacons' blood: George B. Bacon was the son of Leonard Bacon[4] and the brother of Leonard Woolsey Bacon,[5] both Congregationalist pastors; two other brothers were also preachers, Thomas Rutherford Bacon of New Haven,[6] [7] and Edward Woolsey Bacon of New London, Connecticut.[8] [9]

Career and work

Bacon graduated from Yale University in 1856.[10] He became minister of the Congregational Church in Orange, New Jersey, in 1861,[11] and became a trustee of the American Congregational Union in 1866.[12] In 1875, he was again nominated as trustee of the board of regents of the Congregational Union, but publicly stated that he declined to serve on the board with Henry C. Bowen;[13] Bacon's father, Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon, felt misrepresented enough by remarks made by Bowen that he wrote a letter to the Chicago Tribune publicly disavowing any friendship with Bowen.[14] In the same year, George Bacon delivered the commencement address at the New York Medical College and Hospital for Women.[15]

Bacon, whom The Nation called a "lively" writer,[16] was a regular contributor to Scribner’s Monthly, writing on religious as well as social topics (such as Chinese immigration to the United States[17]). He also wrote on the Sabbath question, an important subject in late-nineteenth century America when a debate was waged between those who saw the day of rest as a legal obligation and those, including Bacon, who considered it a Christian privilege.[18] He died at age 40, on 15 September 1876, after a "lingering illness". In a eulogy, Scribner’s Monthly called him a "model literary clergyman": "His contributions to the body of the magazine were always marked by broad views, intense dislike of sham and cant, by high moral purpose, and by a style as simple and direct as it was elegant and attractive."[19]

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  1. Web site: Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906. FamilySearch. 22 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Find A Grave Index. FamilySearch. 22 April 2016.
  3. Rev. of Leonard Woolsey Bacon, Church Papers . . 37 . 142 . 133–35 . January 1878 . 2009-12-04.
  4. American Congregational Union . . 10 . 299–309 . July 1868 . 2009-12-05. Clark . Joseph Sylvester . Dexter . Henry Martyn . Quint . Alonzo Hall . Langworthy . Isaac Pendleton . Cushing . Christopher . Burnham . Samuel .
  5. Book: General Council of the Congregational and Christian Churches of the United States, Executive Committee. The Year book of the Congregational Christian churches of the United States of America. 1908. 12. 2 March 2010.
  6. News: Bacon's Unexpected Resignation.a New-haven Congregational Church Losing its Pastor on Account of the Dissatisfaction of a Few Members. 24 March 1884. The New York Times. 1. 2 March 2010.
  7. News: Some Hit and Miss Chat; Stray Bits of Gossip from an Observer's Note Book. A Dream's Strange Sequel--one of Leonard Bacon's Sons--Clevelands of the Last Century. 7 September 1885. The New York Times. 2. 2 March 2010.
  8. Book: National Council of the Congregational Churches of the United States. Publishing Committee. The Congregational year-book. Congregational Pub. Society. 1880. 2. 62. 2 March 2010.
  9. Book: Memorial biographies of New England historic genealogical society, 1853–1855, Volume 8 . . 1907 . 83 .
  10. News: Closing Days at College: The Presentation Exercises at Yale. 28 June 1881. The New York Times. 2 March 2010 .
  11. Book: The Congregational Quarterly. 1866. 8. 82. 1 March 2010. Clark. Joseph Sylvester. Dexter. Henry Martyn. Quint. Alonzo Hall. Langworthy. Isaac Pendleton. Cushing. Christopher. Burnham. Samuel.
  12. Book: The Congregational Quarterly. 1866. 8. 315. 1 March 2010. Clark. Joseph Sylvester. Dexter. Henry Martyn. Quint. Alonzo Hall. Langworthy. Isaac Pendleton. Cushing. Christopher. Burnham. Samuel.
  13. News: A Sequel to the Trial: Annual Business Meeting of the Congregational Union . . 7 . 1875-05-14 . 2009-12-04.
  14. News: Bowen and the Scandal Suite: A Letter from the Rev. Dr. Leonard Bacon. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604150308/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/687106102.html?dids=687106102:687106102&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=May+22,+1875&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=BOWEN+AND+THE+SCANDAL+SUIT.&pqatl=google. dead. June 4, 2011. Bacon. Leonard Woolsey. 22 May 1875. Chicago Tribune. 12. 2 March 2010.
  15. News: A Women's Medical College Commencement; Nine Ladies Graduated, Address by Rev. George B. Bacon, of New Jersey. The Work of the College. 1 April 1875. The New York Times. 2. 2 March 2010.
  16. News: The Magazines for February. 1872. The Nation. 2 March 2010.
  17. December 1876. The Old Cabinet. Scribner's Monthly. 13. 2. 272. 1 March 2010.
  18. Rev. of George B. Bacon, The Sabbath Question . . 27 . 804–805 . October 1868 . 2009-12-04. Tyler . Edward Royall . Kingsley . William Lathrop . Fisher . George Park . Dwight . Timothy .
  19. December 1876. Topics of the Time: A Word for the Departed. Scribner's Monthly. 13. 2. 267–68. 1 March 2010.
  20. Books of the Month: Religious . . 3 . 44 . June 1882 . 2009-12-04. Browne . Francis Fisher .

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