David with Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget is giving the retreat to their youngsters. He does not dare offer an apology for his long silence after received two such informing letters from Brute. He has had to prepare his "address" for the printer, a Catholic in Louisville. He has not received it yet but instead he has received the answers of the minister full of wrongs and boastings. He misrepresents David's statements to make his victories. He tries to make David conterdict himself and suceeds in one case in a statement from Tertullian on the question of images. He mentions another point that required explanation. David thanks Brute for the picture of his predecessor. There is a notice of him among the other marytrs of China in Butler's lives of the saints for the month of February. As to their prospectus. He finds Brute at one end and Bishop John England at the other and himself in the middle, since England promises not to speak of religion. They do not promise this but insist that Catholics receive instruction twice in the week, and let the others assist at them. All the students attend the high Mass and hear his sermons there. They are following the directions of Father Emery to the seminary at Baltimore. The observations that Brute has made about false prophets would make the subject a good book. He would point out first all the positive dogmas they reject, and the little of the positive that they retain. They have received through Father Guy Ingatius Chabrat 19 bound volumes of the L'ami du Roy and three unbound. The Bishop will write for the rest. He reads this book at his leisure. David has learned by a letter from Father Jean Tessier that Father E. Damphoux no longer president and would leave Baltimore. David has written to Father Duclaux asking for his service. Flaget has written to Tessier. David would have him teach thelogy and scripture and eventually become director so that David would retire to his Nazareens or go to Baltimore when the Bishop chose a younger and more vigourous coadjutor. He trembles at the burden of the episcopate. David has not heard of the miracle of which Brute speaks. There a cure by the application of the relic of St. Francis of Jerome. :: II-3-o - A.L.S. - French - 4pp. 4to. 7