The main part of this Volume 6 (Chs. l-5) continue the survey of the Society’s Institutional Expansion begun in the preceding chapter in its twofold aspect, external and internal. The external expansion is set in a different scenario and context- no longer in Europe but in South America. Chapters 1-4 describe the implantation of the Salesian work in South America, and specifically (after a brief: anthropological and historical introduction by way of establishing a context) they tell the story of the Argentine offer and of Don Bo co’ acceptance, out of several option available to him (Ch. I). It is noted that the original offer was for implanting the Salesian work of behalf on poor children and immigrants in Buenos Aires and La Plata area. Don Bo co, however, out of a new missionary awareness at the same time aimed at committing the society to missionary apostolate properly o called, among the aboriginal native population, and he eventually obtained Apostolic recognition (Chs. 2-3). Chapter 4 is a collection of append ice relating to the above.
Chapter 5 describes a further internal institutional expansion, the “founding” (organization) of the Salesian Cooperators and connected structure, namely, the Work of Mary Help of Christian and the Salesian Bulletin.
The last two chapters continue the discussion of further stages in the conflict between Don Bo co and Archbishop Gastaldi that had begun in connection with the approval of the Constitutions (1872-1874). The conflict, for a variety of causes, increase in bitterness through 1874-1877 (Ch. 6), and become more acrimonious with the appearance of defamatory pamphlet again t the Archbishop (Ch. 7, 1877-1882). It is brought to an end only by Pope Leo XIII’ intervention, imposing a document of reconciliation (Concordia).