A. E. Verrilli— Cephalopods of the North Atlantic. 117 
before he judged them to be essentially philosophical and 
healthful, ‘in accordance with the order of Nature, as com- 
monly manifested in her works,” and that they need not disturb 
the foundations of natural theology. 
Perhaps none of us can be trusted to judge of such a ques- 
tion impartially, upon the bare merits of the case; but Wyman’s 
judgment was as free from bias as that of any one I ever knew. 
Not at all, however, in this case from indifference or uncon- 
cern. He was not on y, philosophically, a convinced theist, in 
all hours, and under all “variations of mood and tense,” but 
ie a devout man, an habitual and reverent attendant 
on Christian worship and ministrations. 
Those of us who attended his funeral must have felt the ap- 
propriateness for the occasion of the words which were there 
read from the Psalmist :— 
he Heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament 
ties his handy-work. .... O Lord, how manifold are th 
works! In wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is fall 
of thy riches; so is this great and wide sea, wherein are things 
creeping innumerable, both great and small beasts. Thou 
sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the 
face of the earth.” 
These are the works which our associate loved to investigate, 
and this the spirit in which he contemplated them. Not less 
pe were the Beatitudes that followed :— 
ssed are the meek; blessed are the a -makers ; blessed are 
the merciful ; blessed are the pure in heart. 
ose who knew him best, best knew how well he exem- 
plified them. 
XX.— Brief Contributions to Zoology Ka the Museum of 
va College. No. XXXI.—The Gigantic Cephalopods of the 
North Atlantic; by A. E. VERRILL. 
(Continued from page 130.) 
gigantic cephalopod, in Conception Bay, Oct. 27, 1873, have 
been i in this Journal, 
as well as in the newspapers. In mi encounter the monster 
preserved by Rev. M. Barret s and Mr. Pilexandee Murray for 
the museum at St. John’s, Newfoundland. It has been photo- 
graphed, and cuts copied from the photograph have been pub- 
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