Purcell tells Lefevere to make a good act of contrition before he says Mass Easter Day for saying that General William Starke Rosecrans "pretends to be a dutiful son of the Church." Purcell assures Lefevere there is no pretending. Did Lefevere know the reasons of Rosecrans' order in Missouri he would have judged him more justly and charitably. Purcell was never overly fond of assisting or presiding at Councils, and although Major General William T. Sherman solemnly protests against the bishops being compelled to take any oath, Purcell yields to Lefevere's and other bishops' objections to the holding of a Provuncial Synod this spring or summer and hopes Rome will find him excusable. :: III-2-k A.L.S. 3pp. 16mo.