HIBERNIAN AUSTRALASIAN CATHOLIC BENEFIT SOCIETY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume II, Issue 62, 4 July 1874, Page 8

HIBERNIAN AUSTRALASIAN CATHOLIC BENEFIT SOCIETY.

o.x extraordinary meeting of St. Joseph's Branch, No. 73, H.A.C.B.S Was held last Monday evening. The President presided. The Rev. J Crowley attended, and announced to the members that the Most Rev Dr Moran had been pleased to appoint him chaplain to the Branch He expressed the great pleasure he felt in beings so closely connected with the Society. He had always taken a great interest in it, had watched with gratification its rapid growth, and his earnest wishes were for its future. The announcement, as also the rev. gentleman himself, was received most enthusiastically. The President coDgratulated the members upon the appointment. It was one they had always been anxiously looking forward to ; if one thing more than another was calculated to promote the welfare of the Society, it was the appointment of a chaplain. A heartfe't vote of thanks to his Lordship for his sraciousness in making the appointment, was proposed and carried by acclamation. A discussion arose as to the desirability of altering the plac fl «** meeting; but after a somewhat warm debate, it was decided to continue to meet in the schoolroom. Messrs Golden and Power were initiated benefit members ; and Mr M. O'Donnell was nominated a fit person to become a member.

NASEBY. The half-yearly meeting of the St. Patriot's Branoh H. A.. 0. B. Society, Nttseby, was held on the 26th inst. Mr Joseph Kealy, President, in the chair. After transacting the ordinary business of th« meeting, receiving contributions, entrance money, and so forth, the election of officers for the ensuing six months took place. Mr Michael Brooks was unanimously elected President ; Mr Gordon, Secretary j Mr O'Oonnell, Treasurer j and Mr Michael O'Brien, Warden. The election of Vice-President and Guardian, were postponed to the next ordinary meeting. Tbe newly elected officers were installed in their respective places by Past-President Brother Kealy, and their several duties pointed out to them. The accounts for the past quarter were audited by Messrs Brooks and Eealy, and found correct. Messrs H. J. Sproule, John Collins, Michael Mannix, and Ned Lane were pro* posed as benefit members. Proceeds of the evening, £i Us 6d. The new Catholic Church is now finished, but is still over £120 in debt. Tne Committee intend holding a Bazaar about the middle of November, the proceeds of whicn will be devoted towards the clearing off of the Church liabilities, and the residue to the erection of a parochial residence for our worthy pnstor. Contributions to the Bazaar will be received by the Church Committee, viz , the Rev. E. Boyer, Messrs Brookes, Brown, Healy, Sproule, O'Connell, Black, and Gordon. We trust our Dunedin and country friends will assist our efforts to free the house of God from debt, and enable us to erect a suitable i evidence for his minister. Our worthy pastor is indefatigable ia hit exertions, ana has just returned from Qamaru, where he has been moat successful in raising contributions; and we sincerely trust that wherever he may call he will be received with a cead mille fealthe by all our countrymen, and that they will show by their zeal and generosity in giving the means to erect a temple to the living God, and residence for his shepherd, that they are worthy descendants of their sires, and that they have nofc degenerated ia this new Ireland of the South. M 111 fares the land to hastening ills a prey, ! When wealth accumulates, and men decay." • • I visited the Catholio school a few days ago, and wag highly delighted with the appearance of the children, and the management of the teacher ; and I have no doubt that with a little assistance from the parents in the way of managing the children at home, he will in a short time make the school second to none in the country districts. ; Naseby, June 29.