Creator

John Muir

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stand in the right hearty [relativist] to the world one lover of his [race] [ ] humanly could help bidding them God speed. I don’t like [their] name It is suggestive of [ ] [bond] exclusions. Latter day S. True saints are [comical] not Latter or [former] or day saint at all. The fullness of time God[s] times are not measurable by clocks or almanacs. Every book & [ ] in right [worship] to God is in general [ ] a saint. The sun is a saint so is [a gl &] the snow & the gls [glaciers] & every virgin river. 42 36 36 33 - 150 Mormons are [beleaguered] fond of time clocks in every room. All their sermons are full of almanacs dates [God] is about to do this & that. As if the winds & rivers & ocean tides stood still now & this as if sun stood still & gave his shining only on saint days nothing late or early in real God [saint].

Date Original

1877

Source

Original journal dimensions: 8.5 x 14 cm.

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MuirReel25Journal02P031-032.tif

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Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

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Keywords

John Muir, journals, drawings, writings, travel, journaling, naturalist

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