WAIKABAPA RELIEF FUND.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10239, 22 December 1894, Page 7

WAIKABAPA RELIEF FUND.

The treasurer of the Wairarapa Belief Fund nckaovvledgeo the following subscriptions :- Captaiu Suud«taoro, £2 2. ; Keith R^aay, £2 2s D. BiDJamin and Co., £2 2s ;D. W., 4s. Messrs Brough «id Boneicatilt have made a donation of £50 towards the Wairarnpa reliei fund in Wellington.

we have but the senior classes here to-day, the juniors having been dismissed yesterday, having received their prizes from Father Lynch. We have now 310 on the roll. Of these 44 made their first confession during the year, 76 made their first communion, »ud 70 were confirmed ; besides 80 of the senior boys want monthly to the sacraments and prayed fervently for your Lordship's recovery. Turning now to the secular work of oar school, I have only to repeat what your Lordship is well aware of, that the same attention is paid to secular instruction in our school us to religious. Besides the ordinary subjects taught, there are 48 learning French and 30 learning Latin. I &m glad to be able to state that our boys did well last year, both in tbo civil service and university examinations. Arthur Hall and Gabriel Bast were the successful candidates for medical preliminary ; and for the. civil service, James Feeney, Joseph Rodgers, John Drumm, and Arthur Hall. Arthur Hall, who took second place, is continuing his university course, and James Feeney end Joseph Badgers are enjoying good positions in the civil service. Charles Morkane is dux of the school this year, a distinction which ho baa well merited. We tender our be3t thanks to the three gentlemen who acted as judges, and to all our friends, for sacrificing their precious time to be present here to-day at this rather inconvenient hour. I now thank the following ladies and gentlemen for their gouerous contributions to the prize fund :—Very R-3V. Father Lynch, liov. Father Murphy, Dr Stauhouse, Mr Fish (Mayor of Dunedin), Mr Gourlay (Mayor of St. Kiida), Mrs O'Noill, two lady friends, Sir C. R. Chapman, Mr Litton, Mr Smith, Mr Kelligher, Mr Tynan Mr Cotter, the Catfcolio Literary EocUty. the Hibasnia-J Society, Mr Oallan, Mr Lawrence, Mr Crowe, Mr Molouey, Mr Connor (New Zealand Tablet). Mr V/oods, Mr Canewell, Mr A. Hall, ami Mrs Jackson, who s.-nt a large quantity of sweets. Bishop Mohan said : I have to ask your permission to speak from the chair. 1 ahull not be abla to speak much, more particularly as one of my physicians is hare and migfct snnt mo up. I wish only to bay a few words: I hsve to thank you hf.artily uot only ior your kind words and kind expressions of sympathy, but for the many favours I have received during the last two years at least—and now 1 find the effort to speak too great for me, and as I anticipated this t wrote a summary of a speech I desire to daliver, and I desire Father Lynch to be so kind aa to «cad it to you. The Rev. Father Lynch then read the followiug address for the Bishop :—

My dear Mends,—l have had so many opportunities lately of giving thanks for great favours received that 1 lind it diflieult to vary my discourse on this point. 1 Know that reiteration is tiresome, but what is one to do who is under such de»p obligations to so many earnest friends. I shall not delay you except by baying that 1 have not words to convey to you my deep sense of yuut multiplied kiudnsssea symp«hy, and charity. 1 thank you one and all, and shall never cease to (to so. "l'ia hardly necessary to say that

and gratitude at seeing the bishop presiding, and the hope for his complete restoration to health. He also referred in highly complimentary terms to the Christian Brothers School,'and said tfcat as one wico appreciated the advantages of education he was more than satisuV. with the school, and that he did not know of any religious order that deserved so well of the Catholic community as the Christiau Brothers. If the brothers were men of only ordinary intellect since they devoted their lives to their -work, it must follow that they were well littod for it; and it must be remembered they brought to their work a zeal and devotion which money could not purchase.—

(Applause.) , . ' Dr Stbnkouse (iv presenting the medal given by him) said : After the excellent addreas you have made and the address of my friend Mr Callan there is no need for woras on my part. There is, however, one reference in your speech upon which I should like to say a few words, and it is to the boys I mean to direct them. You know there is one ohjeco very dear to his Lordship's heart; au ob]»ct for the accomplishment of which he has directed for years his best energies', aud you have heard him say that he has been disappointed and that he does not hope to succeed in the attainment of that object. I reter of course to obtaining a Government grant tor Catholic schools, and as I have said on several occasions, I think you are truly entitled to that. For my part I like to ees two systems : one carried on parallel with the other. Ido not thick there should be any monopoly in education any mora than in any other branch of commerce or bu?mo3S. Therefore, on that ground alone, I thins the country would be noiw fcha worse for supporting th« Catholic schools. But the word I a*vf to nay to you boys is thin : that his Lordship will not succeed, nor will his Lordship's colleagues or successors ever gain that object. lam cl ul!* euro that if the objtcli is ever to be gained it will bs won only by the Catholic boys and girls of New Zealand. Show the uountry by your attainments in literature aod science ; by entering th« umvi-r.siiy and carrying off the. uriaea tUure, and by carrying oil trio prizes of lite; and, above all, show by your moral and religious! conduct that it is a, benefit tv the community to have children ec'uc*ted as you are; and depend upon it paopie will recognise those things, and .thouifh it may take somh little time, your cond'lct'will be "recognised, and you will compel this act of justice to h« done'to the Catholia community.—(Apphuso.) I desire to add my congratulations, my lord, on your recovery ; I am delighted to sea you here, and hope you may !o»g be spared to the flock that love you well.—(Applause.)

VKIZK LIST. The prizes were distributed as follows : — Secondary School.

(The prizes are awarded ou the aggregate marks scored in the examinations huM during the ye jr. The subiects appended to each name are those in which distinction was gained.)