Arizona republican., 1905-02-19

But he yearns for a closer approach to nature and thinks of joining the mi grafton to Arizona. He wrote a letter to Gustaf H. Anders of New York, one of the most enthusiastic followers of Rev. Mir. Melspeth and secured an out line of the plans for the colony of the altogether. He writes:
 Dear Friend: These are only a few words as a preliminary answer to your inquiry More will come later, either through the Boston Press writer or by personal letter. I am awaiting certain important facts from Rev. Melspeth regarding time for starting. etc, etc.
 "The place for the colony in Arizona is where the so-called cliff dwellers existed, perhaps 100000 years ago. The caves and clinhouses will be ab- solutely free. The colonists will live so close to nature, in such favorable climate that only a few hours daily toll, tending their focks and herds and raising fruit and vegetables will supply them with everything needed for human comfort. There will be no money. so that persons even possessing a Mrs. Chadwick financial capacity could not make a so-called success. There will be no chances for saloonkeepers or to- bacco dealers. They would be fearfully disappointed, because the vices on which they fatten and on which they and their loved ones live, nor any other vices will be found in Paradise.
 "The dominant religious principles will be purely orthodox, the worship ping to be conducted in the open air at dawn and at sunset, so there will be no church to build or keep in repair; no loud cOlored windows and no e2z- pensive angels painted in the ceilings or on the walls. If the roof is leaking raining) some times. there will be no damages to expensive dresses or hats. because the colonists' clothes will con sist of next to nothing.
 q am going there myself as soon as possible, and if that life is not sim pie enough for me, I will start a colony of my own, hoping not to be alone, judging from all the letters, which are pouring in to me from people all over. who seem to be ready for a truer life. For my own part my food shall be only fruit and nuts and up to the time when my own plantings bring enough, I will feed on vegetables or perhaps only on grass, if need should be. You laugh. perhaps, but remember. that what is sufficient for that giant, the elephant, ought to be all right for mere man,
 
 the same elements. If the elephant was living on the fare from a firstclass hotel, perhaps his mental and physical strength soon would be gone. There are some other reasons why I have abandoned eating of meat. I am just thinking that in me dwelleth an ever lasting. although invisible part, (call it soul, ghost. spirit or anything you like) Some people. do not believe in a soul; which also might be right in their case. CYou know there are or anges with and without seed, for in stance) Presuming that I have a soul -(perhaps two as a New York doctor lately said in a lecture that human be- ings possessed) which for developing is depending upon my body as a dwell ing. place or temple, I have concluded that my soul-temple shall not be kept in repair by the material from OK tails, pigs feet. frogs legs, calves liver and brains, lambs hearts, etc, etc. I also got into my head that my happiness surely will be intensified by knowing that not one life of any self-moving being on land or in water, for me has to give up it's life, which for it's owner is just as dear as my own to myself, and most assuredly was given by the combined forces of the universe (call it God, if you please)-to last a certain natural length of time. Neither am I going, occa siOnally or frequently, to have a house cleaning with alcoholic drinks, nor a fumigating with tobacco. As to my clothing it will be regulated only by the climatic circum- stances; sometimes not even the smallest miniature of a fig leaf nec- essary and therefore not worn.
 IL with such a holy bashfulness that if they happened to meet a personal God (the image of man,) weather permit ting him to appear in only that habit which every human being has on, when coming into this beautiful world, a cos tune, by far more fitting than all the scarecrow fashions, dressmakers and taiIors are able to conceive, they would say to him: Good Lordi be d little bit decent and put on at least a pair of knickerbocl1ers and a swallow tail coat! There are also some persons who say they believe in an all-wise Creator and that they are images of God, but how little they mean by it is shown when they, not satisfied with the cross wise placed ribs of their own bones, are trying to improve the images of God by the means of steel ribs or whalebones, running lengthwise. q mean cOrsets.)
 gro those self-made saints, I wish to say Without ye become innocent and pure minded as babies, ye shall not enter into the true joy of life
 "The many letters from earnest in quirers shows that truth has dawned and begun to set many, besides myself free and is making them think that it is possible to live happily and without thoughts of tomorrow or any other fu- ture days.