1675.] FENELON EEBUKED. 43 



by the example of M. de Fenelon. By having 

 busied himself too much in worldly matters, and 

 meddled with what did not concern him, he has 

 ruined his own prospects and injured the friends 

 whom he wished to serve. In matters of this sort, 

 it is well always to stand neutral." l 



1 Lettre de Bretonvilliers, 7 Mai, 1675 ; extract in Faillon. Fenelon, 

 though wanting in prudence and dignity, had been an ardent and 

 devoted missionary. In relation to these disputes, I have received much 

 aid from the research of Abbe Faillon, and from the valuable paper of 

 Abbe Verreau, Les deux Abbes de Fenelon, printed in the Canadian 

 Journal de V 'Instruction Publique, Vol. VIII.. 



