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AT a meeting convened by the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, held a few days ago, a resolution was unanimously adopted appointing a Committee, consisting of the Mayor, the members of the Council of the Philosophical and Literary Society, and all others who volunteered to join, for the purpose of raising subscriptions in aid of the Huxley Memorial Fund. We rejoice at the formation of the Leeds Committee, but another cause of gladness is the address delivered by the Bishop of Ripon in support of the object for which the meeting was held. In no uncertain voice, Dr. Boyd Carpenter declared himself a supporter of the principles which guided Huxley's noble life, and proclaimed the righteousness of scientific truth. It is not often that dignitaries of the Church speak so boldly for science as Dr. Carpenter did at the Leeds meeting; and on this account, and also because many of our readers will be glad to see this public recognition of Huxley's integrity of thought and purpose, we gladly print a report, though an abridged one, of the address.
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The Bishop of Ripon on Huxley and Science. Nature 54, 31–32 (1896). https://doi.org/10.1038/054031b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/054031b0