[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—May I add one
memory to the many tributes to the great scholar-saint ? I first met him at one of the informal meetings which planned the great enterprise of Copec. He sat smoking in a corner, silent and rather depressed. Someone suggested that if each person present would voluntarily renounce some luxury or comfort, this spiritual effort would ensure Copec's success. The Bishop's approval was awaited. He emerged from meditation and said : " Putting my pipe out won't do much to bring in the Kingdom of God." Yet I think we all felt that the author of this unsuitable utterance had more first-hand experience of renunciation than anyone else in the room. Bishop Gore was in fact essentially, though never assertively, a " religious " ; and here I believe was the source and support of his influence. " Particular vows," said a Father of his community to me, " seem hardly needed when one gives one's whole life." That sentence sums up the founder's real career.—I am, Sir, &c., 50 Campdcor Hill Square, W. 8. EVELYN UNDERHILL.
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