Guide to Documents Relating to French and British North America in ...

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Note 92
"Now at last, after a rather long and exceedingly disgusting delay, Father Archangel de Fosse
has arrived here with new arrangements issued by the Sacred Congregation for continuing the missions.
I am delighted to see that I have obtained what I have asked for constantly -- I mean absolution from
every kind of missionary prefecture, which has passed to the Fathers Provincial -- and for this I
consider it my duty [...] to express my thanks.
As regards other matters, and especially as regards the fact that Father Archangel was assigned
to the Father Provincial, more occurs to me that should be said, but I shall spare this; mindful of the
case, and mindful of the times, I shall say only that this happened beyond our intention and expectation
[...] and I know not how the Sacred Congregation hit upon the idea of this decision, or how it occurred
to Father Archangel to accept it. I beseech the most high that everything may be directed as hoped,
not as expected."
What follows is the same text in its original form:
"Now at last, after a rather long and exceedingly disgusting delay, Father Archangel de Fosse
has arrived here with new arrangements issued by the Sacred Congregation for continuing the missions.
I am delighted to see that (among other items) through these arrangements, and as the letter that you
addressed to me stated, I have obtained what I have asked for constantly -- I mean absolution of every
kind from the missionary prefecture, which has passed to the Fathers Provincial of the provinces -- and
for this I considered it my duty (otherwise one would deservedly charge me with ingratitude) to express
my thanks, as I am doing with the present letter, both to the Sacred Congregation and to you."
As regards the other matters disposed and decreed by the Sacred Congregation, and especially
as regards the fact that Father Archangel was assigned to the Father Provincial of the Parisian Province
in the administration of the missionary prefecture and not to other provinces, more occurs to me that
should be said, but I shall spare this; mindful of the case, and mindful of the times, I shall say only
that this happened beyond our intention and expectation, and I know not how the Sacred Congregation
hit upon the idea of this decision, or how it occured to Father Archangel to accept just however much
was offered. As regards myself, I beseech the Most High that everything may be directed to His own
greater glory, as hoped, not as expected."
p. 59
Note 98. "... where there is more persecution and difficulty in bearing fruit than here; it cannot work,
except in Geneva, and that is where I will go, if they provide me with the necessary means to be
successful. "
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