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51 Documents 1 See Document 4, note 4. within my power. As soon as I can, I shall go to Warsaw and I will see Rev. Canon Chelmicki 1 and others whom I regard as influential. A government salary is out of the question. I wish that they would have left the parish with us and would give us back the monastery bequeathed to the parishioners after abolition, since without it, it will be impossible to commence and continue, even more so since the main mission of our Congregation [is to] teach the people while per- forming parish duties, pray for souls in purgatory, maintain parish schools, venerate the Immaculate Conception of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, and strictly abide by the three monastic vows. Please persevere in your holy intentions and in your sacrifice. The Most Holy Mother will not abandon us if this is the will of God. Your most humble servant and brother in Jesus Christ, Rev. W. Sekowski LVA, set 1674, inv. 2, vol. 97, original, in Polish. N O . 8. L ETTER FROM F ATHER W. S EKOWSKI TO R EV . J. M ATULEWICZ CONCERNING THE EFFORTS IN W ARSAW TO RENEW THE M ARIAMPOLE MONASTERY Mariampole, December 11, 1908 Honorable Reverend Professor, I apologize for such a long silence. I was too depressed by my ill- ness. Almost every day things grow worse with me. In spite of that, I went to Warsaw before Advent, but to no avail. I did little or nothing because I could not. I could just visit Canon Chelmicki 1 who told me when he was saying good-bye that he could not guarantee any results, 1 See Document 4, note 4.