Christmas is past and although Orestes is unable to show his love and remembrance of Henry and his family, he is not to doubt them. One of the great wonders of the past and present Orestes finds in the views of Archbishop John Ireland upon the non-sectarian education of children, in which he takes almost exactly the same stand as Orestes took in his controversy with Bishop John Hennessy here 20 or more years ago. The Faribault school arrangements are exactly what Orestes made at Iowa City, Iowa under Bishop Clement Smyth, but condemned and opposed by Bishop Hennessy, his successor. And in consequence, in temporal matters, Orestes' hard earned position as head of the Dubuque school was taken from him, for years he has with utmost difficulty been able to make a living, his children and granchildren suffer in poverty, he could not educate them and put them in their due social position, $25,000 is a low estimate of the absolute pecuniary loss. All this because he lead a movement 30 years ago in Iowa City such is now in successful operation in Faribault and approved and endorsed by the Minnesota Archbishop and clergy. Even Father Thomas Bouquillon of the Catholic University proclaims the underlying principles of this action. It is no wonder that Orestes doubts the infallibility of the temporal power of the Church. It has ground him to the dust, for what is now about to be proclaimed infallible truth. He asks Henry's pardon for exposing to him his bleeding heart. There is no help; the years gone can never return and soon all will be for Orestes no more. There is nothing new here, all well as usual. :: III-3-d A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.