Audran states that he had no idea his letter would be singled out for publication before the the American Catholics. He is not used to publicity. He was not a friend of Bishop Simon Brute in the manner McMaster indicated, but only knew him through relatives, and as a boy, on the occasion of the Bishop's visit to France. When Audran came to Vincennes Indiana it was not in company with the Bishop, but with his Coadjutor and successor, Bishop Celestine de la Hailandiere, the Bishop having been dead three months. He also states that he is not a Very Rev. Audran feels that the doctrine of the Infallibility of the Pope will soon be authoritatively defined by the Council. He feels that the two Archbishops who wrote a letter which McMaster had termed "scandalous", are not man who would not submit, but he feels that they are merely suffering from wounded pride. He feels that McMaster has done his duty in pointing out the letter, but wishes that he would now drop the matter, for fear of further and more grievous scandal. The opening of McMaster's subscription at this late time will be felt by the Bishops as a severe rebuke, and Audran feels that McMaster should remove too much significance from the incident. He thanks McMaster for the honor of being the first to assert his faith by heading the subscription list in the Journal. P.S. Audran suggests that if McMaster continue his subscription that he insert a remark concerning the fact that a lack of definition of infallibility has been a serious drawback since the Council of Trent. The clergy of Indiana plan to meet tomorrow 15th and send a cable to the Pope advocating the necessity at this time of a definition of the Infallibility. :: I-1-n A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.