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728Concerning Mrs. Łopacińska, Grotkowski, Mrs. Thayer; July 26 th , aboutNiezabitowski, Letter to Skrzynecki. Need for visit to the depots - perhaps inEngland. Money for M. Anthony, so that he could have an outright 1065 ...25).Paris, August, 1839A second letter to Rome after reading their letters. A third and furtherletters can be written in sections, as notes written daily or every several days.In the second letter: that they are to perform the religious exercises, fromwhich the boarders are excused, by themselves.The powers of brother superior: the selection of a confessor, thearrangement of time for all occupations, lectures, letters etc. The predominantneed: to provide an occupation for those... What is to be done about those whocannot fit into a regular and more systematic program etc.? They either becomefrustrated, or they attach themselves to the older parties, and infect them with aspirit that destroys all good...I could hot immediately abandon all those projects... I was waiting for amanifestation of' God’s will in their regard. Today it is all over. They aredissolved... I am limiting myself to our original project and its continuation... Iwanted to found institutions in which precisely those who are unable to enter astricter union and block off further hopes can be employed etc.About the books that I am to send to you are they the books that Edwardand Hube left behind? When you write, specify again the ones your want.About centralizing correspondence... i.e., everything is my fault...In a second letter to Peter: Advice about how he is to conduct himself as asuperior; that he avoid showing himself superior in knowledge, and seek only toshow himself superior in love. He should even hide his knowledge, and avoidflaunting it for this can have a bad effect on others. In doing so he already receiveshis reward for work undertaken for the Lord...1065 This Sketch of a letter to Caesar Plater is preserved in CRR: Mss 8568, pp. 59-60.