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Indifference to dogma. 1. " Not in the 

 slightest degree ; but the method of science has 

 taught me not to put any confidence in creeds 

 or dogmatic statements of any kind." [This corre- 

 spondent is the tract distributor, &c., of (11) of 

 those having "religious bias" in p. 133.] 



Liberality of early religious teaching. 1. 

 " None. The teaching was not severe or ex- 

 clusive in any degree ; it was the ordinary 

 teaching of the Church of England." 2. " My 

 religious creed from infancy was that of freedom. 

 I was not taught creed or dogma, and had there- 

 fore the great advantage of not having to fight 

 my way out of darkness into light." 3. " I learnt 

 no creed in my youth." 4. "I had no religious 

 instruction at school." 5. "No; freedom of 

 thought was always made a part of the creed 

 practically taught me." 6. " No religious creed 

 was ever taught to me." 7. " None whatever. 

 In fact, no creed was taught me." 8. " My 

 religious freedom has enabled me to look every 

 scientific question fairly in the face." 9. " There 

 was no religious coercive education at home, 



