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81:. He upset the townspeople while updating the church building. Melville asked his superior, Father Gerbermann, to legitimize his actions. The Father declared Melville psychologically unfit and told Melville to leave the country. Melville was given a second chance by Father Gerbermann when a fellow Maryknoll priest fell ill, and no one else was available to replace him. This time Thomas Melville was given the express instructions to aid the indigenous and allow them to be themselves.
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