CARDINAL MORAN IN WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1263, 14 May 1896, Page 41

CARDINAL MORAN IN WELLINGTON.

RECEPTIONS AT THE PRESBYTERY AND AT ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE.

His Eminence Cardinal Moran, accompanied by Archbishop Carr, of Melbourne, Archbishop Redwood (Wellington), Dr O'Haran (the Cardinal's private secretary) and Fathers Walsh and Robinson, arrived in Wellington by the Mararca last week. After celebrating mass in St. Mary's Cathedral, the Cardinal held a reception at the Presbytery, Hill street, when there attended Archbishop Redwood, Very Rev Father Devoy (Vicar-General), Very RevFather Dawson (Administrator), liev Fathers Costello, Goggan, O'Meara, O'Shea and Ainsworth, Dr Cahill, Inspector Pender, Messrs It. O'Connor, R. J. Collins, P. S. Cassidy, 0. MeArdle, W. C. 3asquoine, J. P. O'Meara, J. O'Dea, W. M. Maskell, McGrath, J. J. Devine, R. Collins, J. Maginnity, Lawlor, P. Carmody (president of the Hibernian Society), A. A. Corrigan, D. J. Kenny, R. Duignau and IJ. Sullivan.

The Very liev Father Dawson, on behalf of the clergy, extended a hearty welcome to His Eminence, and Mr W. M. Haskell welcomed the Cardinal on behalf of the laity. They were unable on this occasion, Mr Maskell said, to give His Eminence such a reception as was accorded him on his previous visit 10 years ago, but he was sure they would have been glad to do so had it been possible; and perhaps^they would be able to give him a more fitting reception on the next occasion. Cardinal Moran expressed his thanks for tho reception accorded him, and said he remembered with the greatest pleasure the grand reception they wero pleased to tender him on his last visit, and he was sure he could never forget the wonderful cordiality which was shown, nt>t only by the Catholic citizens, but by non-Catholic citizens also. He expressed his gratitude to Archbishop Redwood for the many kindnesses ho had received during his stay, and ho hoped at some future time to make a more lengthened stay in this beautiful Colony. Everywhere they had been received with that real cordiality which could only be found in a united Catholic Church, and, although in reality strangers, they were greeted as fellow-citizens. After some remarks of a conversational nature the reception terminated. At 11.30 His Eminence proceeded to St. Patrick's College, where he was received by the College Brass Hand, and presented with a handsome bouquet, He made a tour of inspection of the institution, and the boys wero assembled in the study hall, where, besides several who been at the reception earlier in the morning, thero were present:—Archbishop Carr, Archbishop Redwood, Very Rev Dr Witters (Rector of tho College), Dr O'Haran, Rev Fathers Walsh and Robinson (.Melbourne), Very Rev Father Lane (Lower Hutt), tho College faculty, Dr Martin, Dr Cahill, Mr P. S. Garvey, and others.

The College brass band and orchestra having played a short programme of music, tho Rector heartily welcomed His Eminence, and presented him with the following address : May it please Your Eminence, —We, tho stafT and the students of St. Patrick's College, under a deep souse of tho honour done us this day, beg to offer Your Eminence a hundred' thousand welcomes. Just ten years ago your Eminence, at considerable expenditure of valuable time, at tho request of our beloved Archbishop, presided at the public opening of this College, and floated us into existence with your high and kindly patronage. Wo have not been unmindful during the past decade—the formative period of this inatitu. tion —of your words of weighty counsel and hopeful foreeast. Those years have been for us years of anxiety and trial, but they have, with the blessing of God, produced results fully commensurate with and even in exeess of the most sanguine expectations. Already your early pupils, trained in these benches, equipped for the battle of life, have gone to fill with credit various posts of trust and honour and usefulness : of them tho sanctuary has claimed a goodly number, of whom wo are justly proud : and tho present is big witli promise of youths, resolute to devote their fives to the elevation and betterment of their fellows. Wo likewise beg to extend a most hearty welcome to His Grace tho illustrious Archbishop of Melbourne, and we wish him length of years to prosecute his glorious mission. One favour we beg, that Your Eminence will still extend to our efforts your distinguished patronage, and help us in our lofty aims with your pi-avers and blessing.—Signed on behalf of the stall'and the students by Felix Joseph Watters, S.M., D.D., Rector. Cardinal Moran, who, on rising, was received with three hearty cheers by the boys, said, in the course of his reply, that it was it cheering thing to see that science and learning went hand in hand with piety and with religion. Especially al the present time, when agnosticism and infidelity in so many countries usurped tho fields oc literature, it was tho duty of all wdio had at heart the interests of religion to see that nothing was wanting to their students in the fields of science, whilst, at the same time, their hearts and their minds were enlightened with the truths and piety of religion. He congratulated the students on tho distinctions which the College had achieved in the fields of literature and science, and also on their victories in the athletic fields (applause)—and he hoped those victories would be perpetuated in tho future. He counselled them to bo faithful to tho flag which was unfurled over the College ; it was a flag that had been honoured in the past, that brought with it hope and cheering prospects of true Christian civilisation for the future He spoke in terms of high praise of the grand pioneer work done in these colonies by the Marist Fathers, and in conclusion he said it would be his prayer that the College would prosper more and more in tho future, and win now laurels in tho cause of religion and science. (Loud applause.) Archbishop Carr addressed a few words i to tho students, urging them to keep pre-

sent in their minds the thought that they were here preparing for the future, and that the character of tho College rested in their hands.

At the request of tho Cardinal, the Rector promised to give the boys a holiday on tho first fine day, and Archbishop Redwood having again thanked His Eminence for having attended at the College, the proceedings terminated with three hearty cheers for Cardinal Moran and Archbishops Carr and Redwood.

On Friday morning Cardinal Moran,accompanied by Archbishop Carr, of Melbourne, Archbishop Redwood, Rev Dr O'Haran and the Very Rev Father Devoy visited the Marist Brothers School. An address of welcome was presented to His Eminence, and a short concert programme was gone through. Before leaving Cardinal Moran asked that a holiday be given tho boys. Later on tho party visited the Dixon street School, where a short concert was gone through in honour of the visit. The Cardinal arid Archbishop of Melbourne expressed great pleasure at what they had seen, and addressed the children, expressing great satisfaction at the excellent concert prepared for them by the children. Before the party left a holiday was granted the children. Tin,' Cardinal and party left by the Mararoa for Sydney later in the day.