Lefevere, Peter Paul Bishop of Zela, Detroit, Michigan, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860 April 2

Lefevere acknowledges Purcell's letter of the 16th. FatherA.Damen, S.J. was giving a Mission at the Cathedral for three weeks. Ten to fourteen confessors labored all day. Holy Communion was given to 7500 persons and also 67 converts were received. Peoples in Michigan who know Quigley are as disgusted with his conduct as he is. Purcell's inquiry about apostacy in the Congregation of St. Joseph in Detroit surprised Lefevere as he knew nothing of it. Six servant girls have left the Church. The German congregations of Detroit and Monroe are doing very well. There is, however, a difficulty in finding clergymen who speak the various languages. Monroe Mich. is taken care of sufficiently until a clergyman can be obtained. for there. It is well that Father M. P. Wehrle did leave Monroe for he would soon have ruined the congregation and himself. Lefevere asks Purcell to please visit Detroit. :: II-5-a A.L.S. 3pp. 8vo.