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sound views in this matter. In the " Recollections " of one of 

 his pupils we read : — 



" On one occasion some one suggested that meat-pies should 

 be taken, among other things, for the evening meal on the "'Walk- 

 ing day.' This rather shocked Dr. Carpenter, and as the matter 

 was to be decided by the children themselves, he spoke at con- 

 siderable length on the cruelty, to say nothing of the sin to his 

 mind, of killing a beast to eat, and wound up by asking if 

 there was any boy or girl who would kill the sheep to make the 

 mutton pies. Of course he expected none to offer to do so, 

 and waited a little, when Tom Massam stood up and offered to 

 kill and skin the sheep. This created quite a scene, and ended 

 by the majority voting in favour of fruit instead of meat. . . . 

 I know we youngsters enjoyed Tom Massam's offer, because 

 it came within the range of our knowledge, and though de- 

 feated he was quite aware of our sympathy for mutton pies. 

 I never remember, however, such a question again being sub- 

 mitted for the decision of the children.'' 



Soon after the return of his friend Mr. Robson from 

 America, Philip felt that the time had come in which he might 

 carry out his own long-cherished desire : his natural history 

 labours furnished him with the means. After preparing the 

 collection of Mazatlan shells for the British Museum, he 

 arranged other collections from the duplicates in his possession ; 

 and he offered the best of these to the State Society of Natural 

 History at Albany, New York, U.S., on condition of his being 

 employed to take it over and • arrange it. He was ready to 

 resign his pulpit; but the congregational committee assured 

 him that this would not be for the interests of the congregation : 

 they granted him leave of absence, and relieved him from the 

 responsibility of providing supplies. He sailed in December, 

 1858, and did not come back till June, i860. 



Although he resumed his ministry for a year and a half 

 after his return, it may be well, before closing this chapter, to 

 add a few details respecting his work at Warrington. It is said 

 that "he worked as the pastor of the Cairo Street congregation 



