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very diiferent from those couteraplated by the 

 donors ? 



I may add that a careful study of the terms 

 of a " Declaration of Trust by William Booth in 

 favour of the Christian Mission,"' made in 187b), 

 has not enabled persons of much greater com- 

 petence tlian myself to answer these questions 

 satisfactorily.^ 



I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 



T. H. Huxley. 



On December 24th a letter appeared in the 

 "Times" signed "J. S. Trotter," in which the 

 following passages appear : — 



" It seems a pity to put a darnjoer on the 

 spirits of those who agree witli Professor Huxley 

 in his denunciation of General Booth and all his 

 works. May I give a few particulars as to the 

 ' book ' which was published in Canada ? I had 

 the pleasure of an interview with the author of 

 a book ^vritten in Canada. The book was printed 

 at Toronto, and two copies only struck otf by the 

 printers ; one of these copies was stolen from the 

 printer, and the quotation sent to you by Professor 

 Huxley was inserted in the book, and is con- 

 ^ See Preface to this volume, pp. ix — xiii. 



