, 1879-07-19
CALIFORNIA; LETTER.
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ro tn Elfta, nj The Tribune
NEW YoRx, JULY 14.-Not BY any tneans do l
Wish 10 enter Into i controversy. nor will 10
drawn into ono, whutller political Or religious;
neither 10 suppose such thing at ail Desirable
in The Home: but must say few words to
John Knox Scott In nuswer to Ills remark to mo.
l an. somewhat SURPRISED tlsat he should eon-
slider the word paraufsu (tIo Original of purndso)
US meaning Heaven, it, truo meaning being
park or garden. unlr BY assumption IL It oycr
considered TO mean Heaven, mi In thlB instance
certainly cannot mean It. Surely ho haa nut
forgotten that On tho third day after the crtic-
lxlou Jcsus distinctly sayy to Mary tint I1o had
not yet asccndea (Jol,n, xx17)t 80 that liz could
not ssava n,eant Heaven waem llo sud paradise
to tho thief OH the esoas: It must 10 TINT Hc
tncunt nh intermediate or snirit world. lu whit
suld l,ave 10 desire to saeak unklndlY OF any
perso,,'a rollgious bolief,-oycry one lus right
10 his own opinion, you TO yours, TO mtne. ]
pray YOU, John Knox seost, to believe tint
was simply thinking OF tue, to me, dreadful
Ideas 1,Il heard expressed by prealt ter!a,ls.
Thanks, Aunt lrltn. spoke VI lhoso WHO
twist, to hud" their eliiit!run. did not lneu1l
wou.un who bears d child Is not a nolssrr; there
aro some who seAreels know tho truu meaning Ut
thu word; llnppi'y they are fowi but suntose
oven ttoso few lave, by sonlo mysterious law Of
uAtuSt, UtGH " UlI+ VI lEtlF HuHaHH9ptk
ur muthrrlIooa, stuny persons ,sI!cak NJ i m
turc's laws Turc Ml kiiowH to tlIctr t1na limit;
but think very little Is really kuo"l, ot thc'n.
We liavt barely begun to lea,n shcil,-stlll In
our frat prlNurH, us one nl9ilt s1y.
IstiuulA ltKu to toll Tho llol,o Of a llome
hare In my remembrance. Ii tho contluctur
ttlnks 1t conEnius ttsi mitch Ut my own person-
nIty, lle nny .lr1n It Into tho w4st1-baHkut but
aro Just hegnnns to tratu their c'l'llresl, md
may l1clp tleln to nako hotu Us imppy Us tni.ls
was III thd old days beforo u4c i!u1E wus ssnt-
toirl.
WI were tutight tp discuss every subject iroH
the sbuliDg. pronunciation, or uet[nititn Ut II
wurd to thu highest subject refatil!E 70 ale
common wcfara Ut ts,c family Or thc world NJ
largc Tlltru WIS iurEo 1hMllY, M1ll i(t yutlnG-
est who could understand tilc suocc. under dis.
cusston wns allowed 1,ls turn equally With tho
oldost. Ny. fuller WIS tho Judge. tl'u 1nst
judge, anl There was but ono unpcal trulu llis
Judgment, tl!4t MAS to tho lc4r Inoillcr, thu
tuerrIlul judge. i oto of us nladu HI srrur
lle0us ssatcMent It VIA s,lro to he sllNnatlzeu
VI untrllu, ltltl tic one who uatlu It WA obHctl
u prove It; II e cou not t'u Judge er!.ie. tat
la must rrlract. ur u luft out uf tlI rblte. IT
tho inIsc statement wuA AulsolntentlonaIly, jury
| was fOraed, md lIs punishment metol CUT to
| him ul.a e:1rriud into clEcet,-llsuatly nn ex-
c!nston froul all liscuss oas ior ccrtn.n iength
0f tl,le, unless 10 could Gct thu I,,urrifu tiltl4u
| to pleul for hM; tAen lila stIltetco might
be reulIttctl npan prnIni4u OF .cu.tiMlng
| h,tilsuJf to thu strict truth. III This way wu
learned to love Justicc al,l ncsry, tu abAur. all
departure lTuEn t4v strtekest yegAelty. aia to
llaYe wholesome regard for t'u rtghLs III 9th.
nrs. W. learned also to control uur Jumpers;
eyen Ii the must stnr.uy dlkcussEons Tho leAst
sign Vi tetllprr bul.g uote4i with instant dsaij.
pruya Ug either tul.c. We titus buela,u fear:
ess IN argunent.-otlr only four tluuurlueu trot,l
| thu right. i.uya used, u Is customary. liiv
pronoIu "lc," thuuuA WI wcrr nrarIy rquMilY
divided w tu 4ax. tho fetnI.linu suIlowllat uEo-
| Inn tl1f Hlk fFt4tfLt uftkA
houls; filere WAS 10 ul,just ls4rrtm!HAllnn.
All, 1t WIS huppy ll0rc! Nuw, wilun fatllrr.
uut!lcr, All asa gone, SAVE twO ur three srattrrr
fetnnanis, t!liuk very uiten OF lts tappucss,