White, O.S.B., Father Xavier, Collegeville, Minnesota, to James Alphonsus McMaster, New York, New York, 1882 January 16
Scope and Contents
White sends McMaster a copy of a letter sent to him by his Abbot, Father Alexius Edelbrock, O.S.B. enclosure not present. McMaster may have permission to print this letter under Edelbrock's signature. The mission about which Edelbrock writes is the one which was given over to the Protestants by a compromise of the Indian Bureau about which white has previously written McMaster. If this letter is publicized, those in the East will learn that the Benedictine order does not recognize the compromise nor the authority of the Bureau to make such a compromise. This mission will soon be as fine a Catholic Indian Mission as any in the U.S., and the Freeman's Journal has already greatly aided in its growth. One article which the Journal Published brought in a donation of $300. to aid the missionary at White Earth, Minnesota, and White will show his gratitude by keeping them informed of conditions in the mission. He is also sending an acknowledgement to the North Western Chronicle so that western readers may see article. The Benedictines are determined to convert all of the Chippewas to Catholicity, and even though this is a great job, it will not take too long if the readers of the Journal and the Chronicle continue their aid. White asks McMaster to publish Abbot Edelbrock's letter on white Earth Mission and to give it whatever heading he wishes. :: I-2-d A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.
Dates
- Creation: 1882 January 16
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English.
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