PRESENTATION TO THE KEY. W. BURKE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8756, 19 March 1890, Page 6

PRESENTATION TO THE KEY. W. BURKE.

•.:.: \:-.. i.. .•■ ••■ : » ■ —' '' • ■ '. Ori' hearing: of the ririibVal of their pariah priest from port Chalmers to- Queenjtown, Lho Koram Caoholics at tha fort: resulvea to give him »■ public .faroyvHil, and tt>. present hiHi with some substantial reooijaition of.tiiijir'attuchmept.tohira. Knowing Unit, tio' n ould not iit a,!l permit' any giic.li derapustra • tiori'Ccould'lia prevent'lt); they availed themselves of liis •absetfen 'at^VTaikouMlti for Oho put-few'days ami preparcd'a-Eurpriee^in the form of: two addresses, -ii purse o£ sovereigns, from the .people, :?ud a. beautiful watch chain from the children attending tins 'school-to give him oii his return on ' the Mi-a irlst. After 'the coucinsion of the usual-devotion?, jj r fir? King read thufollowing'RuVireesi-^- '■■ • -I'Ueverend'aud Dear Father,—We,<yo\ir ooiigiegaljonKSPort Chalmers, haro come, here, this evening to. bid. you a regretful.iamyell, and to tell you of 'the dcop Borrow.we fe«l at your loavlDj? .is.. We will iKjt.;n6« go Over your relations with this congregation (Hiring tiio iiliili HVu years'.'' Wo know you dis-i:lik'e!prai£e,'»ndc3re-littlo for many wotda; hut..wo wish to siiy tljat ivo ffolth;it \vq are enduring a HCcat 'liiss.|).v your..dc.rar;ure. Our loss will bo a hhlu to anol.iierconjiregatiou, VVo iiowbegyouracceptaneo 'of this' Burto of'BovcrfclKiiß nsatolicn of'our estoem ,5,1 !<,vVfor VouViiiid \jf the Wmll>-fetliiiKTor the moif.ljers oftthe other ileuominntions who join us in • the offurinfi.; ,Wb «inh you all tucnesu in your future worl;i Ki.il wo.ass^reyoii woshnil luogriiincniberyou in 'iit'c prnj-ers and fjood wishes." [■■■•■'jliiiniirsis'waS'lJimdecl'to'tho Key. I'allipr RnVko by Misses' 'Julia- Burke and Katio Smith. Two liWo mafiiciißof cix .venra -Ki6Si.-o ifor.i Heller and Bessiu |.Uroii.l (on b?haifot the scholars of St. Mary's School). msxtreiul.il ffjdluc nrtdtets from the children, and i 'nrcsuiilcil tha rev! father with a. go.a chain and croba liiWiiW a suitable inscription. ■■"''■ - • TliriW'. Pathor Dulmit, wlw was visibly nfaded. lexniTOSi'dhis astoiilshniant at t-he r.ipi.iif.y aii.t eiliiice with .which the HaLheriuK had lite uiTOiniaed. r lli'had,','lie said, "come tp.tho churcli to cuylliu 'tosarv with thosU wlw' canio to' their .evwiin-j; devotions',' and to his surprioe' ho found: tini church liijhted up and full of people,' with two addrcsso', ii purao of fioveroigns,Tiiid a valuable ;pJiain' and cross all waitingJ " Ilnviug briefly reviewed what had ueeu done during the live ye^rs he had beeir pnri6h prissf. a.t. £ort. Chalmero—the .'increased' Bttcudaiice at1"' Mass aiid' a' 6 the fcacraments; :tlio imp'roveraents tb: the church, lessening the prcs- ■ bytcry debt; audTibove ali the school work, —ho contidcrHlthat quietly, -.without pretension, .and with an ab3enceof Jhat great soutid which usually conwa trom an enipty' veasei, they uiid ha- had done a fiiir ■share of-'tolid work. ' As'far 36' their relatious with tlie prliist ia'oUnrgi went, htrDad'found tiie CaMioSica : hercmodela-naudeisof obodlence, union, Rixi Reuer■osityi.. Ho-had :alßo fpund .the menibwe - of other religious denominations^ in Iho Fort very kind to him personally, =nd re<dy-. to liclj. liis congregation, even bejoiid" anticipation, wlienwcr 7 ' !!sk.kl 'to do so. All thess tlniifii consi.iered, ho could look.bnolt wiUi plojsuio o!i-.t ,o past live years, and his future life woull indeed bo iii'acofill and hippy if only it, were a contjmmtloii ol hotc Durin" the reoiiitider of "is rermirlcs tho Kov. VAlJier liVirTeinlinlate.l U.al »^1.1.0, |S :onuT(..|;-i----ffhimThVb'Ht'thiiiy lio ciMii.J! uV(m ho had iiii,)n K li mon 'V for 111* Wiinla whils in roil.> with l.ho mbwy te-linioni'il wastoliiu'd iL.ovnr to lesson the debt rLMn'uluiiiK "ii tiic place. (to lliis loiid ivnil ciiiphatio protests were mail.o): Well, slJu-tt Uii-y.would ,v,,1, !.i>ar «f that, he woiild r'cciinsider this matter. " Mi- KISO »noloKia«l f.>r tho absanca of hie Worship tho Mayor and Mr.C. de li. Graham, and every ntrwa present' e.tepped up to the altiii- und shook Lands, with,l>ther Burke. • • , . , Tha annual -ccickcf; contest botweeu Curiter•bnty anil Ot»ao was coniniQiicj.l on Lhu' 7'h inst.'ahd c:ii!cluilei.l wi.llie.Sth, Olago wibiiiiik by eight wickets. . '■ 'l'ba b:Uanre i>!n;«l of Uio. Kuw Zualunil Rillo Afisociatiou for.MiQ last mwiinghns hecupaparnl, «m\ sUows ncreilitof £418 ; imV mi(.fVsi.''ii)A lir.liili'ii'H vif-£17O: lviluco it to- £2-lS;-Tlio ■ pib'.'.-niuiiuy at lust meHunj was £1819; iuihluJh, Bhi'eld, and braculet, £140 10?; ruakiug a total of £1950 10s; which is £950 ids above the arnouut voted by Parliament. . '. • • •• - ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ -. ■-i ... ..^i