JOHN 2.17 (BEEBE)

BROTHER BEEBE: –As I have never troubled you with any request before if it is not asking too much of you, I would be pleased to have the benefit of you, I would be pleased to have the benefit of your understanding of John ii. 17, especially of the words, “The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.” What kind of zeal was that, and whose house?
As ever, your sister in hope of immortality beyond this vale of tears,

MARY PARKER.
Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 21, 1879.