During the Victorian Period, long held and comfortable religious beliefs fell under great scrutiny. An early blow to these beliefs came from the Utilitarian, followers of Jeremy Bantam, in the form of a test by reason of many of the long-standing institutions of England, including the church. When seen through the eyes of reason, religion became "merely an outmoded superstition" (Ford & Christ 896). If this were not enough for the faithful to contend with, the …showed first 75 words of 4841 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4841 total…someday meet again, is thus the tie which holds Tennyson to his faith. Through Hallam, whom Tennyson says, "O'erlook'st the tumult for afar" (127.19), he knows "all is well" (127.20).         With the epilogue, the private, intellectual wars of In Memoriam conclude peacefully. Tennyson describes the wedding day of his sister and suggests that the child resulting from the union will be yet "a closer link / Betwixt us and the crowning race...No longer half-akin to brute" (127-28, 133).