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specially of those that knew him. For him, a quiet child-like 

 learner from his two Books of Revelation, I cannot help feeling 

 that he has even now perhaps opened a third, and a far wider and 

 deeper volume than those that he had here. . . . 



Extract of Sermon preached in St. John's College Chapel, 

 Cambridge, by the Rev. C. Taylor, D.D., Master, on 

 Sunday, Oct 13, 1895. 



Charles Cardale Babington, Professorial Fellow of the College ; 

 since June 12, 1861, Professor of Botany in the University; died 

 full of years on the 22nd of July last; born in Nov. 1808. At the 

 time of his death he was the oldest resident member of the Univer- 

 sity. He had joined heartily in wise endeavours to widen the 

 studies of the place, and make Cambridge what it is to-day. In 

 his prime he was (as it has been said) "the central figure among 

 those in Cambridge who took delight in Natural History." 



Rooted and grounded in faith as he was devoted to Science, at 

 the end of many years of patient continuance in well-doing, he 

 passed to his rest at length, known and honoured as Botanist, 

 Archaeologist, Christian, and Philanthropist, in Europe, America, 

 India, China, and Japan : his whole life one bright manifestation 

 of a three-fold ardent love, "the love of Man, of Nature, and of 

 God." "Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last 

 end be like his." 



IN MEMORIAM. 

 By Professor Mayor. 



{From the '^Cambridge Chronicle" August 30th 1895, revised.) 



His careless scorn of gold his deeds bewray' d : 

 And this he crav'd, — no longer for to live 

 Than he had power and mind and will to give. 



Thomas Greene. 

 Still unbroken 

 Age to age lasts on that goodly line. 

 Whose pure lives are, more than all words spoken, 

 Earth's best witness to the life divine. 



J. C. Shairp. 



One, who wore 'the white flower of a blameless life' in the 

 face of Cambridge for three score years and nine, must not pass 

 from sight ' unwept, unhonoured,' even if Cam's reeds are vocal no 

 more, and he must perforce abide ' unsung.' 



From 1853 to 1866 I met Babington well-nigh daily during 

 term. In Hall, at the 'Bursar's (W. H. Bateson's) table,' sat, 

 among others of the reforming 'Caucus,' the two Babingtons, 

 Overton, Adams, Todhunter, Bashforth, Liveing ; many have gone, 

 but all saw plans, there first broached, take shape and ripen into 



