41. Corrigan to Scalabrini⁹⁸

         New York, March 17, 1892

Dearest Friend:

I thank you for the copy of your Pastoral Lenten Letter.⁹⁹ Congratulations on the ideas which you developed there in reference to the concept and the necessity of the priesthood. Such a subject is well chosen, I think, at this time when little sympathy is shown to the priest and when many join in this antipathy more because of ignorance than of other reasons.

            May Heaven grant that the work of my very dear friend bear good fruits especially for those who were led to do evil because of ignorance.

            Please accept my cordial greetings and remember during the Holy Sacrifice

your friend always,

Michael Augustine, Archbishop of New York

Best regards and greetings from Don Carlo, Bishop-elect of Brooklyn, which is almost one city with New York, divided by only a river.