Brute should be as surprised by his long silence as he is at Brute's. . . Pressed by work he delayed writing until he received copies of his pamphlet on the rule of faith which was put off from day to day for two months. It has finally come. He sends a copy for him and for Father Dubois. He conseccated? all his free time to answering the reply of Hall which was he understand the product of 4 or 5 ministers, but it was wild with misrepresentations, lies and contraditions. It was not difficult to refute it. His time was interrupted so that he is not as concise as he desired. The repetitions of errors have led to repetitions in his own defense. He hopes he has omitted nothing important. He writes under obedience and the obedient man will speak of victory. Brute will see that the passages he sent him were not useless. He promises a second address on infallibility. He has material almost ready and if Brute has anything to help or knows of a book on the subject, he should let him know. He used Brute's letter IV and letter V will be an aid in the next address. His plan is first to prove the infallibility independently of scripture by the nature and constitution of the Church of Christ, then by the scripture. As things go they have had 4 or 5 of the best subjects ill. The doctor has given him mercury to one of them who is a deacon. Their college is growing; they have sixteen boarders. The Sisters of Charity are in difficulty in paying for the plantation that they bought the Sister O'Connor property at the point has lost its value because of the yellow fever. Otherwise they do well with 25 boarders and 30 externs in the good season. There are 4 sisters in Union County 150 miles away, 5 at St. Thomas, 4 who care for the laundry there and do housekeeping, 3 at Bardstown, and they are ready to send 4 to Scott County 60 miles away. They are desired for a hospital in Louisville where one of the priests is to be placed. A priest by name of Carroll applied to the Bishop to work in Louisville. The Bishop insisted first that he make a retreat and live among them. He did not like this and went up the river. What they heard of his letter caused them no regrets. They are having trouble with their domestic help. The Negros are nearly all rascals who would devour them. They need white men for butcher, baker, refrectory men and gardner. They have tried to form a group of brothers for this work without success. If Brute finds any laymen who desire this kind if work he should write to them. :: II-3-o - A.L.S. - French - 2pp. 4to. 3