Lefevere will probably be astonished to receive another letter, dated at Louvain at the moment when Lefevere would probably be hoping for his return to America. Since Father John De Neve 's arrival at the American College at Louvain Kindekens has been in torment. From one side there are harassing difficulties. Kindekens twice has been about to mail a letter to the Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith that he would accept the mission. Fortunately on the solicitation of the good Father De Neve, each time he has thrown the letter in the fire. On the other side, he fears to take the step from which he cannot retire honorably. First, because he fears his wounded self-love is the basic motive of such a resolution. Secondly he has a sick mother, 85 years old, which makes him fear her death to be near at hand. She has already endured his departure three times, and twice that of his brother for America. Thirdly, his stay at Louvain, whatever the dislike that he met up with there, is still necessary for the continuation and progress of that establishment which has already cost him so much trouble. Fourthly, he fears that his departure from the American Missions will be prejudicial to the missions of the United States in general and in particular for Lefevere's diocese. Lefevere cannot ignore the dissatisfaction of a group of his clergy on certain points that have been unhappily circulated even across the ocean, and Kindekens will much regret, however involuntarily, to be the occasion of giving an appearance of truth and confirmation to such unjust allegations. P.S. Father De Neve asks to have his enclosed letter forwarded to Bishop Martin J. Spalding :: III-2-j A.L.S. French 4pp. 12mo.