THE UNKNOWN.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 33, 9 February 1892, Page 2

THE UNKNOWN.

~- »■ ;,; . j In ia.-f inoiifch'ri number of tho ' 'lUilf.iiiy ' Hsuid." ilit-it'o U mi into , e»l,iiitf story told j by Mj* Win. t/nfci)H, o! (vi old orgun, which | slits ha* jii-a pi'fj-cntol to the Helping JrJunci Jli-fUi:). It) formerly buloiifjoU It) litjr fotliui , , t!»u lain Uuv. John liubbn, tho Mtiori tiiWi'ionury, uai.l was purchased for | liim by a brother of l.ho Into iJr, Duy, ' formerly a re.iii.lout of tho oily oi Cork, and who will no doubt -bo re-! tnenibertiU by many old residents in i Auckland. Tim oryao, which po. s se3Fe.- i a ri-'uinrliably evveut tone, hue a etratiuo i liinkovy, in the taut thab it led the tluvo- i t.inri- lor nnii.y your.- 1 i<i 'he clinpel of which ! tiie celebrated 'Ji'tiih'-i 'iM-.ovv, i.ho lri;h ■ apostle of temfiertiUui., ■ is for some time i priest, and by him in \u..< .sold through an to tho übove-naniod j;entletnuu. Tito case ii two liundred years old, at Ibuh!', unci \ vvaf.i at one time (ur;cnrdi!)<r to Mr Day's! letter with i.ho orjran) a bishop's throne in CbrUtehmch, Cork, and wus t adfipcoi! to an oritan by Bucltley, n famous | orirun-builder, L , .ii.no. !in archiceoc, having presented is to l»an for t.haf. parpofp. Previous ?.o its beiny: in F.ither AFa.thow'* cliufiel, it Wfta for point! timo in tne service of" tlie nuns of Blackrock Couvenf, to whom Buckley M)ld it for a Ivitrh price. Its first co-oriinl iiomo was hi tlii-i Nftiivo Inetitmion nt Graftuti Jioa-I, ! whi'.'h ionnorly occupied the sito of l!ie present .Woeleyau Churoh. It is singular that hnvinj; losiy oinhellisliod n. llotiiaii ('aliioiie Cihitnol, and led the praises of the Sinters of Mercy, besides bcinjr in past i years the seat of honour of successive bis- j hops, it should at last find It<s way into! tho simple service and lead the hearty j

i _ t j sinning , of llio people of Fi'wuiinn 8 j Buy Mission iria.il. For .some time I past- the orfjan lias been in Lbo hands i of Mr Culpan nnd Mr Wilinot. local experts Jin orjiiin biuklintc, who huve mwle an ex- ■ collent job of it. in r.ho ru-bniidinpc ami ! (■nriin<.r, etc. The ouUido impnivenientf, ! which havci dono much to bouufcity it, havfi ; bci'ii pntisfnctorily performuii by G. U. Hiii ;incl 1.:..-. The pii'oiic of Auckland are r,o ii-.vo tin opport.iinit-y f>l hearings arid seeifff I thitf'uniqiie rulic of byuono rfny% on next. J Thursday week, when Professor Lambert ; will yive an organ recit.nl, iimi tiie choir of j l'ltx-HM-ee!. Weslc-'van Church will give a >' i-iicieci concert.