Chronicles of Notre Dame du Lac
Edward Sorin, CSC -- Translated by John M. Toohey, CSC, 1895

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1847

pg 113       the priests whom he had employed at Bardstown.  Without waiting to 
             see whether or not the Lake would fulfil its promise. Dr. Spalding 
             announced to F. Sorin that, not being able to leave St. Mary's any 
             longer in the uncertainty in which our Society had kept if for two 
             years, he considered it his duty to provide for it independently 
             of all previous arrangements with him,, since as had been already 
             done in the case of F. Saunier, F. Moreau might once more annul 
             this last agreement, and thus place the Bishop in new 
             difficulties; moreover, he did not see that the diocese had been 
             treated fairly by our Society; finally, that the Lake might call 
             on Mr. Delaune for whatever was due for the Brothers and Sisters.  
             His letter was that of one who had no longer any use for men whom 
             he was lately begging to remain.
                  F. Sorin once more proceeds to Kentucky and meets Dr. 
             Spalding at Bardstown.  He insists on the executing of the last 
             agreement and shows that he is duly authorized, as he had been in 
             fact a few days previously by F. Moreau.  The Doctor replies that 
             he fears a reputation of what had been done in regard to Mr. 
             Saunier, and declares that he can now no longer change any of the 
             appointments that he has made and published for St. Mary's.