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Hon. Secretary, Dr. F. W. Gamble, F.R.S., who presented the 

 following address which had been approved by the members : — 



"The Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society 

 "sends cordial greetings to the University of Cambridge on 

 "the occasion of the commemoration of Charles Darwin. 



"We honour Darwin as an investigator whose boldness 

 "and insight won from Nature answers to all his questions; 

 " whose achievements range so widely and on such diverse 

 " fields of knowledge, that each aspect of them increases 

 " wonder and lessens astonishment. We acknowledge him 

 "as the thinker whose modest appeal to the judgment of 

 " the laity has transformed that judgment and now governs 

 "the mode in which we conceive the problems and effect 

 "the conduct of life. And we look upon Darwin as upon 

 "one who, by his lovableness, endurance, and courage, has 

 " endeared himself to succeeding generations. Of Darwin 

 "it may be said, not only that all he touched he illuminated, 

 "but that his reflections have enlightened all other fields of 

 " knowledge. 



"The bequest of Darwin to learning is assurance of faith 

 "in scientific method; his message to investigators, hope in 

 "the solution of vital problems; and his gift to his fellows, 

 " the long-suffering charity that triumphs over opposition. 



" ' Qui autem docti fuerint fulgebunt quasi 

 splendor firmauienti.'" 



Signed on behalf of the IManchester Literary and 

 Philosophical Society ; 



FRANCIS JONES, President. 

 R. L. TAYLOR, 



C. G.HEWITT, ' ^'^'■^'''- 



Dr. Anton Dohrn who was elected an honorary member of 

 the Society in April, 1892, died in Munich on September 27th, 

 1909, at the age of 68 years. It is no exaggeration to say that 

 Dr. Dohrn raised for himself during his lifetime an endurinc 



