As Baraga has been in his new parish only a short time, he cannot give the Bishop much information. However he can say that the school is in a poor condition, that only 12 or 14 children come to school. This is not the fault of the schoolteacher who does his best in instructing the pupils, but of the parents who do not want their children to be instructed, as they are afraid that a little education will cost them some money. Mr. Cullen teaches 6 hours a day which Baraga finds is enough, but the children are not quick in learning, which is their own fault. Later on, Baraga hopes to give more news about the parish. Baraga asks the Bishop to give the enclosed book to Father Martin Kundig. If the Bishop should happen to receive Baraga's breviary, he wants to have it sent to him as soon as possible. Presently he is using Father Andrew Viszaczky's breviary., P.S. Baraga asks the Bishop to tell Father V.F. Badin to write to New York concerning his Weekly Register.` Written on the back of this letter are notes in German in the hand-writing of Bishop Rese.` Bishop Rese speaks in this extract about his worries concerning his different missions. Ever since he became Bishop he had done his best to speed the Kingdom of God and to disarm the Calvinists. But they have used all possible means not only to persecute him, his priests and his spiritual children, but also to burn his churches, convents, and schools or at least to overthrow or paralyse them. As the first immigrants were Protestants or infidels coming from Europe and as many of them became members of the government, the Bishop felt a strong inimical repugnance against the Catholic Church from these people. Through their inexhaustible means, coming not only from their mission-societies, but also from the wealthy England and through their influence they constantly see to defeat his plans to civilize or convert the Indians. However, the contributions from Austria have helped a great deal towards the conversion of the Indians and also of some of the white people but the Bishop has nevertheless many worries and anxieties because he is afraid. He has to give up the missions as they cost him more than he can expect to receive from his so beloved Leopoldine Association. :: III-2-g A.L.S. French and G4erman 2pp. 8vo.