SISTERS OF MERCY CONVENT.

Evening Star, Issue 11684, 17 February 1902, Page 3

SISTERS OF MERCY CONVENT.

'l'hi; opening ceremony of which has been erected for the Sisters of at South Dunedin was performed yostcrdiiv. The ceremonies wore conducted by II is Grace tlm Archbishop ot AVellinMon (Bishop Redwood). Bishop Lenilian (of Auckland), Bishop Crimes (of Christchurch), and Bishop Verdon (of Dunedin), in the presence of a. largo congregation, I’ontfiiea.l High Mass was celebrated at cloven o’clock, Birilivip Leniimn being w:\t~ brant. Mousignor Muckay assisua.nl; pried, the Rev. Father Murphy deacon, the Rev. Father O'Reilly sub-deacon, and the. Rev. Father Cleary master of ceremonies. Bbhops Grimes and \ erdou veru present in the sanctuary. 'Jim music of the mass was rendered by a full chon 1 . Archbishop Redwood, in the couise of an eloquent discourse, fle.senhed (he (haler ot tile Bister of Men-v. and referred particularly to the three’vows of poverty.'chastity, and obedience by which u nun hound herseii to God. At Hie leitninalion of the, mass tho ceremony of Ihe blessing of the convent was performed hv the Archbishop, dim visitors then proceeded io inspect the interior. The building consists of (wo wings connected In- tho" maun body, the whole forming a substantial erection of brickwork, with cement facings. The building has a total length of 120 ft by 51ft, and rises to a height of 41ft. It" stands bade 90ft from the street line. Tho building is designed for a large, community, and has all the necessary room and conveniences for their accommodation. On the ground Door Is a chapel 20ft by 48ft, with apse and sacristy. The infirmary, 12ft 6in by 16ft, is immediately nest to the chapci, with a door of communication between. There are also on Hie ground floor the dining room, 3?fv by 16ft; the kitchen, 20ft by 14ft; commuuily room, 20ft by 35ft; library, 12ft by 16fl ; «ml two parlors, 17ft by 16ft. Access to the.se rooms is obtained by means of a vestibule, 10ft by 16ft, communicating with a porch 10ft by Bft, and a. corridor 75ft 6iu long. A wide siaireuse in the centre of the building communicates with the first floor, on which are situated twenty-one bedrooms, of the average size ,d 10ft by 16ft, and threo bathrooms, each completely fitted up with Baths having hid and cold water complete. The chapel and community room are both well fitted up with ATuuderiieh and Go.’s zinc embossed ceilings. The kitchen lues one of Burningbum and Co.’s sft 6in high-pressure ranges, which distributes hot water all over the building. The contractors for the building were Messrs Crawford and Watson, of Dunedin ; and Mr Frank AV, Ret re was the architect.

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