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Letter to Father Charmetant (27th January 1883)
My dear Son,
Farewell, my poor Son. This letter is perhaps the last one you will receive from me. I thank you for the services you have rendered to our work and to me. I have, and I shall always keep, a warm affection for you, in spite of all you have just done; I forgive you and I remain yours in Christ Our Lord.

New Instructions for the Fathers of the second caravan to Equatorial Africa (January 1879)
‘I am giving a copy of Instructions to the Fathers who are about to leave this year 1879, which I gave to the Missionaries last year. These are Rules, which they will strive to understand and follow. I regret that the last caravan did not faithfully observe them: it would have prevented a lot of worry and real drawbacks to themselves, to the Mission and to Us.

Lavigerie receives the pallium of Archbishop of Carthage in the cathedral of Algiers.

Letter to Father Deguerry, Superior at Saint-Cyprien des Attafs (24th January 1874)
My dear Son,
Moreover, be convinced that prayer, dedication, and faith will be your best weapons.