OPENING- OF THE CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL AT DUNEDIN.
(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Dunedin, Feb. 14. Notwithstanding the misty weather a tremendous crowd assembled outside the Roman Catholic Cathedral to view the procession at the opaning. The procession started from the bishop's resis dence in the following order : — Altjar boys, carrying incense; priest, with cross ,* 21 altar boys ; five bishops ; archdeacon and Cardinal Moran ; chaplain and secretary. As his Eminence passed, the girls, who were dressed in white, with cardiual sashes, strewed the ground on which he walked with flowers. On his reaching tbe gate the choir, consisting of sixty voices and a number of instrumentalists, sang the church song of welcome, " Behold the high priest." Dr Reynolds celebrated Pontifical High Mass, and hia Eminence then preached a dedication sermon, tracing the history of the Catholic Ohurch, and concluding with a reference to the labours of Bishop Moran. Tbe congregation must have numbered over 2000. The cathedral has cost about £20,000.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 11129, 15 February 1886, Page 2
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159OPENING- OF THE CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL AT DUNEDIN. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 11129, 15 February 1886, Page 2
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