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their Nathan to see her lay her hand in mine. She shall tell you when she has proved me, that she has no feelings that are not respected with a woman's tenderness by me. Judge me by your own heart. You cannot love with more constancy than, nor cherish for Sarah's worth a higher estimate than I. Would then, Sarah not be safe in the hands of one who loved her & esteemed her as you do? But about your school. I cannot but believe that it will improve & be a good school. I know you are giving most perfect satisfaction & that you know is what Raymond never did. But if it should not go; never mind. That is only a little part of the world. Come out west here & start on your own hook, or anybody's hook you please, or go to preaching, or get you a little prairie farm, or do anything else you please. You need not fear, But your school will go. I feel it in my bones. When did you ever fail to make a school go? If you could get the Trustees to bestir themselves enough to get you a snug little aparatus, philosophical, chemical & mathematical it would add much to your means of success. Runup them a little. Br Bartlett don't preach to suit you! Well, from all accounts it would suit me as little as you. I abominate the idea that a murderer may swing from the gallows into an equal heaven with the highest saint. It is stark old orthodoxy! Only orthodoxy would a tear or two unclear by the fear of hell. That was a sufficient bridge from the gallows to heaven. The principle is essentially the same as relates to the future whither held by orthodox or Universalist, and equally objectionable in either case to my Mind. I have this week been writing a sermon on that very point, to preach next Sabbath morning. In ten years I think the whole body of the Christian world will be much more nearly right on that point. I know Universalists are progressing rapidly. Five years ago we had not a paper contrasting for the right on that point. Now we have 5 or 6, and only three maintaining the old view. The truth must come out. I have no fears for her. Every week my prospects look better here. I believe I shall establish myself firmly here by and by; by myself I mean my cause. Last Sunday was a rainy day but very unclear. The Golden Era which was started here 20 months ago, will number 9000 subscribers in 4 months longer. My people here are greatly evangelized. Your brother Geo.