AN APPEAL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVII, Issue 17, 16 August 1889, Page 13

AN APPEAL.

We recommend the following circular ta the particular attention of our readers : —

The Presbytery, Nelson, July, 1889. Deab Sib,— With the approval of His Grace the Archbishop, I am making an effoit to raiae a suitable memori.il to the late Yen. Arch priest Garin. It waß his wish to be buried in the Nelson church, but the temporary nature of the building and the condition of the law prevented this— to my great regret. Therefore, to conform as nearly as possible to his wish, I desire to erect in tne cemetery a small Mortuary Chapel, in which his remains may rest, and where Holy Mass may be said for the repose of hia soul ; and also, at stated times, for all benefactor to this pious work, and their deceased friends, and for all the faithful departed. It is not necessary to remind you in detail of all the late Venerable Priest did for religion in New Zaaland. His exemplary piety and many virtues will cause his name to be handed down to a distant posterity as one of the noblest of the noble band of pioneer missionaries. The orphanages and industrial schools at Nelson could not have been established but for his self-denying economies, and these will be a grand monument to his memory. But it is also a sacred duty to carry out as nearly as possible his own express wish, and in order to do so, I ask your generous help towards the erection of the Memorial Chapel, and I am sure I shall not ask in vain. I am, dear sir, yours faithfully, M. J. MAHONKT, B.M.