To the same:—
‘October 1888.
‘“Be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” I should not answer people who lay snares, we have a good example of this to guide us.
‘It is so absurd of people to expect one to make up one’s mind on all subjects. We can no more judge of many questions of foreign or domestic policy than we can about the steering of a ship. But we can of questions of morality and cruelty.
‘Mrs. Grey’s new book, Last Words to Girls, is so grand. I hope it will be useful.’
To the same:—
‘October 1888.
‘We must put things in the ideal way. Religiosity is the death of religion, the grave-clothes which keep the living soul bound in the sepulchre; which you have to help to loosen that it may come forth at Christ’s word.
‘No, I don’t know the Bishop at all personally. I think if he will let you consult him, you will find his judgment a great help, but after all the responsibility rests on you, you can’t put it on any one.’
To the same:—