THE ARCHBISHOP PORTER MEMORIAL, BOMBAY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVII, Issue 37, 3 January 1890, Page 5

THE ARCHBISHOP PORTER MEMORIAL, BOMBAY.

" The Archbishop Porter, S.J., Memorial Fund " Committee in Bombay are in hopes that the numerous friends of the late Archbishop will help them to make the Fund a success. The best of his devoted life was spent in England, where his immense activity and talent fur guidanca brought him into grateful personal relation with gentle and simple all over the country. His old Stony hurst pupils, those who owe so much to his labours at St. Francis Xavier's, Liverpool, tbe Conveots where be gave retreats, the numberless individuals in every rank of society who derived comfort and light from his great good sense, will doubtless welcome tbe opportunity to rally round hii memory and help us to make the memorial a signal token of affectionate regard. Though he had been only a short time amongst us, his manly character, his total freedom from anything like cant, his geniality and tavair faire won for him many friends among all castes and creeds in this country. In the midst of a society where Catholic principles are not welcome guests he had already acquired an influence which has not ceased to be a topic of wonder. The Catholic community here is sparing no effort to bring the subscription lists np to a substantial sum, and they did not invite the co-operation of England till they had themselves started the fund with handsome contributions. Dr. Porter's death is well known to have been mostly due to the unwholesome house and locality where he was obliged to live, so that all oar efforts are directed to rescue his successors in this see from a similar fate by providing them a suitable residence in a salubrious quarter of the town. It seems to us that no form of memorial would be more in keeping than this with Dr. Porter's practical and unselfish character. We earnestly hope that some of his influential friends in London and Liverpool will form themselves without delay into auxiliary committees co-operating with us for so laudable a purpose, Pending the formation of these committees, it may be well to note that that the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in London and Bombay receives subscriptions, and that the Honorary Treasurers are The Veby Rev. T. Dalhoff, S.J.. Ad., Apostolic of Bombay. T. S. Hamilton, Esq., 0.8., Ahnedoagar, Tha Deccan, India. J. P. Babey, M.B. (Trin. Coll. Dub), 1.M.D., Hon. Sec, The Archbishop Porter, S.J. Memorial Fund. Bombay, All Saints' Day. 1889.