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From J. P. Thompson   20 December 1875

Berlin | Schönebergen Ufer 28.

Dec 20th. 1875

Dear Sir.

May I ask the favor of your acceptance of the accompanying address on Lucretius and Paul?1 Without assuming to be either a scientific or a theological treatise, it is put forth in the hope that the comparison of two such Leaders of Thought may have points of interest both for men of Science and men of Religion.

Very respectfully Yours | Jos. P. Thompson

1
Thompson refers to Lucretius and St Paul; his address ‘Lucretius or Paul, materialism and theism tested by the nature and needs of man’ had been delivered at the American Chapel in Berlin on 25 November 1875 (Thompson 1875). CD’s copy has not been found.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10312,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10312