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

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1858

pg 323       brought charges which the sentiment of justice calls upon us to 
             set down here, together with some facts in reply.
F. Sorin          1.  The only thing for which he had come, and the only 
accused of   important thing, the Brothers and their schools, had been 
neglecting   neglected; 2.  Immense sums had been collected on the railroad and 
the Bros.    had been sunk in establishing ourselves at Notre Dame, whilst 
             nothing had been done for the missions; 3.  All our resources and 
             attention had been turned to the building of a college whose 
             utility was questionable, and to the multiplication of Sisters who 
             could be got elsewhere, while nothing was done for the Brothers; 
             4.  F. Sorin had commanded all his priests to take up collections 
             for the orphans of Vincennes at Christmas, and had kept the money.
                  It was only natural that a Bishop should be believed by his 
             conferes, especially in matters which he ought to know well.  The 
             letter added that Mrg. Luers, personally had admitted these facts, 
             and that after the Council the unfortunate priest who has already 
             been referred to, did not fail to make things appear even worse.