Foy received Brownson's letter of the 13th but he has been too busy with an article for the July Quarterly that he has had no time to answer. This will be little more than an acknowledgement. He has not seen Henry J. Spaunhorst since Detroit nor heard from William J. Onahan and is ignorant of whether the call has been issued. As to the papers, he has concluded that he will not press his own views, even when he has clear views, which he has not at present. The movement originated with Brownson and the chief labor will fall on him; He is prepared to accept Brownson's program without dissent. It was not to save himself labor and trouble that he suggested that Brownson ask some one else to prepare a paper on Catholic Charities, but that it would be politic to enlist as much outside ability as possible. But the committee may have to trust to itself and in any case only a few papers will be required. At subsequent meetings more ground can be covered and more contributors can be had. Since Foy's declining to write on charities would cause Brownson to decline writing on lay activities in the Church, a subject which he is so capable of handling and which demands bold treatment, he retracts the condition refusal in his last letter. He hopes Brownson will get a history paper from John Gilmary Shea. When Foy gets the Quarterly article off his hands he will be able to give more time to Congress matters. P.S.: He read the article on Sullivan with deep interest. He did not think his antecedents were of such a character. :: III-3-c A.L.S. 4pp. 8vo.