DIOCESAN SUMMARY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 43, 23 February 1894, Page 18

DIOCESAN SUMMARY.

ABCHDIOCESE OP WELLINGTON.

ON Sunday, the 11th mat, the foundation-stone of St Patrick's Church, Napier, was laid by bis Grace the Archbishop who delivered, on the occasion, an eloquent address. Hig Grace was attended and assisted by the Yerj Rev Fathers KiiL and Testre, D.D., and the Rev Fathers Grogan, Kerrigan, Smythe, HuauU, and O'Bhea. The Rev Father Power, on tne eve of his departure from Wellington for Patea last week, waa presented with testimonials and addresses by the children of the Manst Brothers' anj the convent schools respectively, as well as by the members of hw la<e congregation at St Mary's. While expressing sincere regret at his departure the address of the congregation congratulated the rev gentleman on his well-deserved promotion to the high and responsible office of parish priest. The Bey Father O'Sullivan replaces the Rev Father Lewis as Procurator of St Patrick's College. Father Lewis has been transferred to Blenheim, The Marlboroogh Neivs of a recent date alludes as follows to the local change of clergy :— The Rev Father Aubrey, who bas been stationed in the district for some years, received a Bhort time ago a notice of removal, and left to-day for Mb new scene of labour at St Patrick's College, Wellington. The news of hia departure will be itceived with sincere regret not only by the Catholic congregation, but by every member of the community with whom the reverend gentleman has come in contact. Personally he was kind, cheerfu 1 , gentlemanly, while in his views be was broadminded and liberal, In musical circles he will be greatly misaed, for he was an able performer, an excellent critic, and showed no mean ability as a composer. In the remote parta of the district he is especially beloved, having never spared himself to administer the consolations of religionHis talents will find congenial employment in his new sphere of action. We understand that Father Aubrey will be replaced by an old friend in the person of Father L3wis. The latter gentleman is very popular here, and the loss of the former will be somewhat assuaged by the new acquisition. Three members of the Order of St Vincent de Paul arrived in Wellington from Sydney on Monday, the sth inst. The Fathers will give missions throughout the archdiocese. DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND. The Bey Isaac Moore. S.J., lectured on Socialism at Auckland, on the evening of the 12th inst. M^E. Mahoney presided. Among the clergy present was the Bight Rev Monsignor McDonald of Panmure, who on entering waa greeted by the audience with hearty applause. A vote of thanks to the rev lecturer was carried by acclamation. DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN. The Bishop of Christchurch, who arrived in Dunedin on Tuesday evening, the 13th inst, conducted the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin in St Joseph's Cathedra! on Wednesday evening. On Thursday morning bis Lordship celebrated Mass in the bed-room of the Most Rev Dr Moran, to whom also he administered holy communion. In the forenoon the Bishop left this city by the Christchurch express. It is announced that the Rev Father M'Grath has resigned the pastorate of the Cromwell district. The Very Rev Father Hilary, C.P., brought his mission at St Joseph's Cathedral to a conclusion on Sunday evening. On Tuesday afternoon the missionary left for Auckland by the s.e. Flora. The Very Bey Father Hilary, C.P., gave an instruction on devotion to the Blessed Virgin, on Bunday afternoon in St Joseph's schoolroom, to the sodality of the children of Mary. There were over 100 present — members and aspirants. The special point dwelt on by the very rev missionary was the life of the Child of Mary— in the church, in her home, and at the hour of her death.

John Dillon, speaking at a meeting in Manchester, said that cruel and unjust evictions were still executed in Ireland. However nobody could hold John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, respon-' tible for these abuses. It was impossible to undo in a year the evils of a century. The Irish people were wasting away. They were wckrented and oppressed. Still, there was one bright spot in the situation— peace and order had been maintained in Ireland, and thus the cloaking predictions of her enemies had been falsified. In an article in the Berliner Tageblatt Herr Eugen Wolf, who was recently the special correspondent of that paper in Ugande gives a somewhat black picture of the present state of ihe country drawn from letters which be has received dated July 15. According to his information, the peace between the Protestants and the Catholics was not likely to be of long duration, as the former demanded the exclusive possession of Uganda and had not honestly carried out their part of the agreement arranged by Sir Gerald Portal. Htrr Wolf thinks that tbe situation is srrioup, and repeats bis advice that the Mahomedans fchould be completely excluded, and that then the Protestant and Catholic parlies Bhould be more < factually separated by using the Nile and its tributaries as boundaries. By these means alone, he believes, can peace be secured.