WHAT THE CHURCHES ARE DOING

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13342, 6 February 1909, Page 12

WHAT THE CHURCHES ARE DOING

DEFABTUBE OF ARCHDEACON SCOTT.

Deep and widespread regret is felt at the approaching departure of the Archdeacon and Mrs Soott from Christchurch. It was in 1876 that Mr Soott came from England, and was ordained deacon to work_ as curate in St. Luke's pariah. In. 1878 ho was sent by the Bishop to Kumara, and won the affections of tho -miners in. a remarkable degree. In ISB'2 ho was appointed to the parish of Ash burton, whore he worked Bard to pay off the debt upon tho church, and to erect a schoolroom. [During the period of his incumbency at .Ashburton, he paid a visit to England, end brought back a wife, who ijuickly became known throughout the parish and diocoso as a devoted and able worker araoTig women and giriw. In ■2893 a moTo was made to St. .Saviour's, Sydenham, where for fourteen years they both laboured unsparingly anions the crowded euburban population. A vicarage was built within tiie tirst two years, and latex on a magnificent sohoo!----j-oom was added at a considerable In 1902 iho Bishop conferred upon tlie vicar of Sydenham the Archdeaconry of Ohristohurc'h and North Canterbury, and his work was ateo increased by tho -task of managing the Church Mission fFund. Ilathcr more tiuui a year "the Archdeacon found these variixl duties too arduous to cope with singlehanded, especially as Mrs Scott had ifor some timo sufferod much from an affection in the limbs, and was unable to keep up her for.mer wonderful activity. Ho therefore resigned his parish, and has einco done valuable work of a daoccean character, aJ■ways rc-ady to heJp hi.s brotl:cr clergy in any emergency. In all these ways and in many others his work and presence will be greatly missed (says the "New Zealand Church News"). Mrs Scott's work as Lady Superintendent of tho Refuge, and in connection with the Mothers' Union and. Girls' FriendJy So-" ciety, has beon so valuable that it w.iJ.l indeed bo hard to carry on without her. Even work is mot everything, and in ithe_ way of personal friendship, also, their absence will be deplored by very many. They leave by tho Kaikoura on tho 12tih instant.

JUBILEE GIFT TO THE POPE

The Rome correspondent of tlio "Catholic Weekly," writing in the early part of Decembor, says:—"His Holiness received in. private audience • few days ago the Duchess or Norfolk, the Hon. Margaret Fnaser, and Lady Esmonde, wlio presented tJio Jubilee gift of 362 chalioes from. English, •Scotch, and Irish women, -with throe albums containing the names of tho donors. Tho Duohess read the following address on the occasion:—'May it please your Holiness. Wo come before you to«day as representatives of those Catholic women of England, of Walee, of Scotland, and of Ireland, who have •übseribod to these chalioes. In their names, and in our orra, we beg to offer to your_ Holiness our heart-felt oonSratalations on. the attainment of tho fiftieth anniversary of your priesthood. «UKt_ we further desire to offer your ■Holiness these chalices for tho use, according to your expressed wish, of poor missions throughout tho world. The names of the 43,000 women who have contributed, to this gift are written in these books. Besides many individual gifts of chalioes, the pennies subscribed fly the very poor have gone far to enable us to present these JJG2 chalicce. iWe aek your Holiness for your Apostolio Blessing upon us ell and upon our families, and we inscribe ourselves your devoted children.—(Signed) English Committee—G. Norfolk and Herries, H. Newcastle, Mary Howard, j\l. Talbot, Cecilia Denbigh, Mary G«insixTOUgh, Dorothy Southwell, M. Mowfcray and Stourton, Mabel Clifford, Elisabeth Herbert, Mary Enebmbe, Henrietta C. Maxwell; Scotch Committee—A. Bute, A. Loudoun, A. Herrics, A. M. Lovat, Anno Korr, M. M. Maxwell Scott, Edith M. Edmonstoune Cranstotra; Irisli Committee—E. Fineall. EKzaboii Kenmape, Ix>J{rardo Gellingham, E. Louth, Alice B. Grattan Esmonde.' The Holy Father was much affected, and expressed his warm thanks for the gift, remarking that ne ■was much touched by the loyalty to the Holy See so often and so warmly manifested by the Catholics of the British Isles."

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