Father Saenderl received a letter from Bishop Rese which informed him that Rese had come to Norwalk to invite Saenderl back to Green Bay and that the Leopoldine Association had designated 4,000 florins for the establishment of the Redemptorist Congregation in Michigan. At the same time Saenderl received letters from Norwalk and New York, telling him that two priests from his congregation of Vienna have arrived, Fathers Prost and Czakert. One of them Father Peter Czakert came to Norwalk, but the second one Father Joseph Prost remained in New York to wait if he could be used in Ohio. The fact of his remaining in New York, when he had special instruction from Father Joseph Passerat make it at present impossible for Saenderl to give to rese a final explanation. He wrote to New York to urge that priest to come immediately to Norwalk whereto Saenderl intends to return in a few weeks in order to settle further details with him. Then they will immediately go to Detroit, to converse with the Bishop personally. Concerning the exeat, Saenderl wants to vote that if the Redemptorists had been dispensed by their Superior from their vows in order to enter America as simple secular priests and to come to a certain diocese, then they would be thoroughly subjected to the Bishop as derici seculars and an exeat would be necessary to leave the diocese and to enter another one. But in Saenderl's case it was not so. The Redemptorists are still subjected to their superior in Vienna and will remain so until the Rector major will decide differently. Their task is to establish a congregation in America and from there to direct all missions. For that purpose, Saenderl must insist on being allowed to choose a center for assembling, with the approval of the diocesan bishop. Michigan not only gives them no hope, but Saenderl knows that Rese was directly opposed to such an undertaking. However Bishop John Baptist Purcell is favorably inclined to it, and therefore with the consent of Father Passerat it was decided to establish a house in Ohio. If there would be a house in Ohio and another one in Michigan, then the Redemptorists would demand the right to send back and forth from Michigan and Ohio any members of the congregation and the Bishop would have no other right than to examine new members as to their knowledge in order to confer upon or deny them the spiritual jurisdiction. There can be no question of an exeat from the Bishop or a special admission of a new member. If Rese thinks that such privileges infringe upon his episcopal rights, then he would do better to refuse admission to all congregations, because these privileges are vital to them and they cannot exist without them. Rese accused Saenderl of speaking an untruth when he stated that necessary things were lacking. But the account of John A. Drew proves that. However it was not the Bishop's fault, but the great distance from Detroit which made prompt correspondence and a prompt shipment impossible. Besides it is impossible to communicate with Mackinac and much less with Detroit during most of the winter season. It is also impossible to foresee the necessities for a whole or half a year and to order them. Meanwhile everything had to be ordered from somewhere else on credit or put on Saenderl's account. The newly arrived priest has instructions from Father Passerat to pay off all of Saenderl's debts. Rese knows well what miserable buildings were left behind after Father Frederick Baraga's departure. Saenderl wrote and spoke personally to Mr. Samuel Abbott, who not only not helped him but would have nothing to do with him. He had to ask Mr. Drew for the necessary subsidies. He should have done on the second day after his arrival what he had done this spring, for the buildings were uninhabitable. The iron which Mr. Abbott sent was just enough to buy wood for the altar and a few tables and besides it came much too late. Saenderl did not accuse Rese of depriving him of necessities, but he will say that better arrangements could have facilitated the task of the missionary at Arbre Croche, without any extra burden to Rese. If Rese has sent a statement of the facts to Vienna, then Saenderl will do the same intending to be just and fair. However he assures Rese that all these controversies and disagreements will not destroy the respect he has for him and would not hinder him to return to his diocese if he and his brethren can be of use there. :: III-2-g A.L.S. German 2pp. 4to.