In the second letter what were the expectations that lee had been unable to meet

the protestant reformation's started in 1517, disturbing the religious and political order in europe´s catholic countries. the outcome was the european wars of religion prosecuted in europe in the 16th, 17th and part of the 18th century. nonetheless, uprisings, territorial disputes, and great power conflicts were also causes of the wars.  

it was on the rise and doing very well and would continue to do well until the great depression from 1929-1939