When famous people died and those in public life were expected to attend their funerals, Faraday was a notable absentee, his conscience not allowing him to attend and become involved in a Church of England service.
Kad nomira kāda slavenība un tika gaidīta pazīstamu cilvēku klātbūtne bērēs, bija pamanāms, ka Faradeja tur nav, jo sirdsapziņa viņam liedza ierasties un piedalīties anglikāņu baznīcas ceremonijā.