The Bishop wrote to Brownson last week and just now found the letter in his desk, but in answer to Brownson's letter of the 25th, he wishes to say that he fully agrees with him as to the desirability of a Catholic Congress. Let it be a thorough Catholic move, enlisting the good will and cooperation of all, representative of every nationality and thoroughly American. He calls Brownson's attention to nationality because of the ill advised movement of a very few German priests to keep German Catholics separate. No attention should be called to the matter either in the preliminary meeting or in the papers, but there should be some representatives of the German element, so that the movement not be considered distinct from and antagonistic to the German Catholics, but be looked upon in its true light, the combining of all Catholic elements for the common good of the one Catholic Church of America. In the interest of unity, he would make Henry J. Spaunhorst of St. Louis a member of the Central Committee; he is a through Catholic, and as president of the meritorious Central Verein shown the greatest love for the Church and devotion to the country, and has at heart the common good of both. There will be time later to decide what subjects to treat, and the only difficulty will be to make a wise selection among the most urgent topics. However, literature of rather "plain good reading and the means of avoiding bad reading" is a very important one. :: III-3-c A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.