New Catholic Church at Te Tua

Western Star, 8 May 1908, Page 3

New Catholic Church at Te Tua

Tho lirst/ chaßter in the history of tho church at Te Tua will toe writfttji on Sunday next, when the pretty

. litftle church of St Joseph's will be \ solemnly dedicated !by the Right Rev """""JMensignor Mackay, of Oamaru, representing! the Most -Rev. M. Vendon, ■DvB. Bishop of Dunedin and the occasional scrmion preached 'by the Rev. •Hi !W. Cleary, editor of the N.Z. Tablet, iiie Catholics of the surwill', we fuel sure, emphasise by 1-hoU* presence, in large the importance of the event •which ibnogs those digaaitaries amongst them. Toty: come to dedicate « church—a church built by the devoted Catholics ot the Waiau, not only as an expression of the reverence which; nature's law commands the creature to pay the Creator, but also as an expression and symbol of that Holy Catholic Faith -which Christ casino on earth to establish. It is the general duty of Christians to be witnesses of their faith and .to confess Christ before men. This testimony and this confession anus't be made not only for those of our time, but we must confess and be witnesses to

■llti/m. before <tM ogea to coano •;. wo must not be satisfied with keeping tho deposit of faith, wo must, as the exhorts, communicate it to o< hers. Wo must pass on thr) Jifcgiving Word to those who will lhc. ■after us, that fflfc may resound through out the world till the Son of Man shall come. Thus "doth the day utter the 9 Word to the day, and the night, point eth out knowledge to the night." (Pa. 18.8). By therefore "taking part in this and solemn net of religion, as will be witnessed at the Waiau at. 1(1 a.m. on next Sunday, we will be passing on the lifegiving Word to those who will Jive aftejf'iis. And f ,s you may see_ in our tid vcrfcishxg columns, our Waiau fri<»nds affcrded eMery opporturiity*i» hft■-feiwaen'fa'-at thtir ' m-an,!