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organ-loft. Dr. Camidge, who was said to consider the Minster 

 a case for his organ, showed off the beautiful combinations and 

 fancy stops in a long voluntary for their edification. Only one- 

 third of this wonderful instrument was visible, the pedal-organ 

 being distributed within the screen and behind the stalls. 



The event of the meeting which caused most talk was a paper 

 by the Dean of York in the Geological Section, which he after- 

 wards published with the title, "The Bible defended against the 

 British Association." This was cut up most unmercifully by 

 the Rev. Professor Sedgwick, who exposed his mistakes amidst 

 roars of laughter. At the concluding meeting, Professor Sedg- 

 wick said, " If a word escaped my lips that gave unnecessary 

 offence, I am sorry for it, but I would not blink the language of 

 truth for fear of giving offence. It has been substantially a 

 good and noble meeting — many young members coming up to fill 

 our places. Subjects which were matters of dispute, five or six 

 years ago, are now settled principles. The disputed points are 

 only the outer waves of the great ocean of science. For high 

 generalizations no meeting has been better than this. ... It is 

 not true that we have sacrificed one jot of severe or stern truth 

 because the ladies have come among us. We show our grati- 

 tude to them by doing our duty just the same ! . . . The 

 highest exaltation of science is compatible with humility and 

 the entire absence of selfishness. The progress of truth is the 

 progress of that which brings man nearer to God." The Dean's 

 attack called forth from others the utterance of many noble 

 sentiments that would else have been dormant. Apart from 

 the benefit of meeting and hearing the illustrious leaders in 

 science, he found it instructive to attend the discussions, and 

 to note the different way in which some, who were not used to 

 contradiction, met the criticisms on their views. 



On Sunday, Philip went to the old chapel, singing by the 

 side of his brother, who presided at the organ, and listening to an 

 appropriate discourse by the Rev. J. J. Tayler. Mr. Wellbeloved 

 asked him to preach in the evening : " When I told him I had 

 brought no sermons, he asked, 1 Why not ?' so I said, 1 1 

 thought my place was in the organ-loft.' So he replied, ' Oh, 



