A short time later in 1735, Auxiliary Bishop Buenaventura quickly resolved the problem by instituting a course in Latin for the boys of the pious families of Saint Augustine and later installed them in the sacristan’s choir. Ostensibly the controversy over the acolytes was inconsequential, yet it was indicative of several trends in the colony. It showed the extreme sensitivity of the seculars to clerical protocol, even in remote Florida. The incident demonstrated also that the secular clergy, like the regular clergy, could engage in petty quarrels. Moreover, the dispute indicated the governor’s unwillingness to mix in clerical quarrels, even in such a minor matter as the use of two choir boys. They thus became problems for the king and the Council of the Indies, who were already overburdened by other more important colonial questions. (Tepaske GSF)