AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume X, Issue 498, 27 October 1882, Page 19

AUCKLAND.

(Prom our own correspondent.) The newa oJ a dangerous accident having occurred to the Very Her. Father Adalbert Sullivan, 0.5.8., was received by the Roman Catholic community here with much sorrow. It will be remembered that Father bullivan laft Auckland for Bydney a little while ago to assist in the consecration of Bt. Mary's Cathedral, the newly-erected cathedral there. Whilst slaying at St. John's College, Camperdown, he was going out of his room oue evening — and having to pas 3 downstairs through the dark, the way not being lighted for the night— he turned in the wrong direction and fell, and after having dropped over the bannisters, struck the ground some eight or nine feet distance below. This tremendous shock naturally bad great effect, and the consequence is tLat his right hip and thigh are perfectly powerless, beiug as it were paralys<-vi. He suffers much pain, and fears that three months' time will elapse before he can again get aoout. Archbishop Vaughan. at whose invitation Father Sullivan left for Sydney, aud other kiud friendi, have paid every hesd to the good Father's wants. The Rev. bather Walter If acdonald received fuitber intelligence by yesterday's mail that, the patient was progressing favourably, but that ne was still weak and suffering pain. This accident will iv a measure interfere with the carrying out of our soiree. The tickets have been printed and are rapidly going off, but we fear that the purpose for which the gathering was started will not be able to be proceeded with in iis entirety. Gud is merciful, and we may have Father Sullivan here in time after all. Let us hope bo. — We had quite a treat in the shape of a sermon from a visitor, in the Rev. Father Cesaiy. Father Cesary belongs to Hindostau, and is high in the Church in that country. He is also a native of the soil, and has the complexion of the Hindostanees. It was quite a novelty to hear Mass from one such as he, but truly a treat to listen to his aermon. His style is vivacious, his utterance clear and decided, and his arguments lucid and convincmg. — In one of my former letters I stated that the Key. Father Luck, 0.5.8., the brother of our already appointed Bishop, had now taken the place of the Very Rev. Father Bullivan, U. 8.&., during the absence of the latter. I should have mentioued that Father Luck was performing the duties of the absent one for the time being. You must know that the Rev. Father Cuthbert Downey. 0.5.8., is the head of St. Bendictine Order stationed here, and that he is beloved by all. It is astonishing to notice the difference iv, of late years, and the strides our Catholic community has taken. This is no doubt owing to the presence of the Bendictine Order in our midsi. Now we have three parishes. The parish of St. Mary's is presided over by the Very Rev. Father Fynes, Vicar Capitular, aud next the parish of St. Patrick, by the Rev. Father Walter MacJonald aud assistants, and then the Benedictine Order, wider the Rev. Father Uuthbert Downey, 0.5.8., control the St. Benedict's parish aud all the parishes around about the suburbs. — A copy of the pastoral letter which I referred to in my last I now forward. I would have given the gist of it earlier only that I could not clearly distinguish the words as read from the altar. You will •cc that good reports as to the faithful of our city have reached Bishop Luck.

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