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COLLEGE LIFE. 



[Chap. II. 



English degree. He was working hard for his examinations, 

 and was "drenching" himself "with Platonism" for about a 

 fortnight, for his oration " On the influence of Platonism on 

 Christianity." His studies this year had much interested him. 

 He had purchased Scholz's Greek Testament, having already 

 Griesbach, Lachmann, etc. ; he could not think of any book he 

 more desired, for Scripture criticism was a great deal to his 

 taste. As the last examination at York drew near, he was very 

 urgent that I should attend it, and meet other old students 

 who would be there to show their respect for Mr. Wellbeloved, 

 to whom a handsome testimonial was to be presented. When 

 I consented, he wrote, " Your letter fills me with the utmost 

 joy." What he felt, as well as what he did, was with all his 

 heart. It was his turn to take the afternoon service on the 

 previous Sunday : at his request I took it for him, and had 

 the melancholy honour of being the last to preach before the 

 students of York College. 



Mr. W. H. Herford says, " Philip's strong regret at leaving 

 York was not shared by myself, and the wider and deeper 

 interests provided by Manchester soon cured his regrets." 

 The change was a complete one. The students no longer 

 lived together, and the lectures were delivered in a house in 

 Grosvenor Square. In place of Mr. Wellbeloved, there were 

 three theological professors — the Revs. R. Wallace, J. G. 

 Robberds, and J. J. Tayler ; there were five professors in the 

 Literary and Scientific Department, including Revs. J. Kenrick 

 and J. Martineau, and F. W. Newman, Esq, The number of 

 divinity students was only eleven ; but seventeen lay students 

 were attracted by these distinguished men. 



Philip wrote to his friend Mr. G. Buckton (November 22, 

 1840) : "I don't at all like being here, in comparison with York, 

 and regret the old place very much. . . . About our present 

 college : I am sorry to say we live in lodgings, which takes 

 away all the fun we used to have. We are now a disconnected 

 body, only meeting at lectures, and obliged to turn our 

 thoughts to the melancholy task of thinking how to provide 

 eating and drinking in the cheapest way possible. I guess 



