“ Paul, his name has a large place in the book catalogue of the British Museum, but what brought him into touch with younger men were his letters to The Times and the Guardian on the prominent matters of the day—and the always sensible, always clear, and always warning his readers against "the falsehood of extremes." ”

“ John Llewelyn Davies was the son of the Rev. J. Davies, D.D., one of the leading Evangelical clergyman of his day, and was born at Chichester on February 26, 1826. He was educated at Repton, and went up, as a scholar, to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he found himself one of a very brilliant company. Davies was not a man to make friends quickly, but his chief associates, Westcott and D. J. Vaughan, could hardly have been matched for the variety of their influence. Davies became president of the Union ”

“ Davies had been associated with him in the foundation of the Working Men's College in 1854, and from his pulpit at Christ Church, while varying the letter, he upheld the spirit of Maurice's teaching with all the force of his original mind. He was elected one of the members of the first London School Board, in place of Professor Huxley, and worked with others of like mind for the friendly settlement of religious difficulties. ”