CENTENARY OF MELBOURNE

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21121, 23 March 1934, Page 15

CENTENARY OF MELBOURNE

ANGLICAN ASSEMBLY demonstrations and othee IT NCTKJNS ;*»'■« ecm on* coiiiirujiDi*T-i SYDNEY, March 1."). The extensive programme being arranged for the celebration this year of the centenary of Melbourne is gradually taking definite form. There are so many interests to be i considered, however, that the task 'of framing numerous functions is not an easy one, and the main com- : mittce has had to overcome many ; difficulties, some of which have i arisen from petty jealousy. How- ! ever. Melbourne seems to be entcr- ! ing into the spirit of the celebrations, and will enjoy many crowded j months. A great influx of visitors 1 is expected, and the accommodation j of these will not be a minor prob- ! kin. A preliminary census has j shown that the city can absorb many thousands, and with proper organisation ample room should be found. One cannot heip being struck with the important part to be played in ! the celebrations by the various re- ! ligious authorities. The churches 1 arc seizing the opportunity which has been given for emphasising the i spiritual life of the Commonwealth. I The Roman Catholic Church is ar- ! ranging a great Eucharistic Con- ' gross which dignatarics from ovcr- ; seas will attend. Methodism will •celebrate its own centenary, and the j celebrations will be on an ambitious ! scale, surpassing anything of a similar nature ever attempted by this church in Australia. And now comes the announcement of the Anglican programme. Eight Days' Celebration An all-Australian Anglican assembly will be held in Melbourne from Thursday, November 8, to Friday, November IG. A monster religious demonstration will take place at the Melbourne cricket ! ground on October 14, and an open- . air Anglican service of witness will ' be held in the grounds of the Melbourne Grammar School on the afternoon of Armistice Day, Sunday. November 11. These are to be the main features of the Church of Eng- ' land centenary celebrations. There .will be a series of public addresses : by experts on subjects of interest, a conference of clergy on lines , similar to the Lambeth Conference, an open forum for clergy for the discussion of problems not provided for in the set programme, and the delivery of the Moorhouse lectures by the Rev. Canon Barry, of Westminster, London. I Canon Barry is hastening his de- , parture from London, and will prob- : ably arrive in Melbourne on Novi ember 5. He is bringing with him a piece of masonry from Westminster Abbey to be incorporated in St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne. It is also anticipated that prominc-nt diocesan bishops from England will also visit Melbourne during the celebrations. The Anglican Church in New Zealand is expected to send ! delegates. During Easter next year ' a great church pageant may be held : in the exhibition building in Melbourne. Mrs Susannah Hall, a widow of 83. of Coombe. Wootton-under-Edgr, Gloucester, "rnrt her death through accidentally falling out of her window ' while under tlie influence of a dream." : Thi.; was the verdict on her at ih* inquest a few weeks aqo. At 12.30 a.m. she was heard caUms. "Raise m<--up," and neighbours found her lyinr the backyard. She had >.ll en 2! feet iro:n iter 'bedroom window. Mrs Hall's son. who had been absent in London. Mnled that all her life 1v ■ mother had been subject to very viv'd dreams dur.og which she u'l )iv:ng v. iih ere at intensity. Th" i-yroner remarked that the \v;.» — I