This last statement may partly explain the strange fact that although Waring was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1763 and had the great distinction of being awarded its Copley Medal in 1784, he resigned from the Society in 1795 claiming poverty.
Ang huling pahayag ay maaaring bahagyang ipaliwanag ang mga kakaibang katunayan na kahit Waring ay elected isang Fellow ng Royal Society sa 1763 at nagkaroon ng magandang katangian ng pagiging iginawad nito Copley medalya sa 1784, siya ang kalooban mula sa Kapisanan sa 1795 sa pagtubos ng kahirapan.