CARDINAL MORAN'S LATE VISIT TO CHRISTCHURCH.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIV, Issue 4, 22 May 1896, Page 13

CARDINAL MORA N'S LATE VISIT TO CHRISTCHURCH.

" Fair p^y is a jewel."

TO THE EDITOR U.Z. TABLET. Sib, — Those of the Cbristchurch Catholics amongst the readers of your paper mutt be sadly disappointed, on turning over the leaves of its last ii&ue, to find not a line therein of tbe addresses presented to his Eminenca Cardinal Moran on bis recent visit, or his reply thereto. These addresses were frcm the clergy — read by the VicarGeneral ; the laity, read by Sir G ?orge Clifford, and the various kindred societies of the parish, read by the secretary of theH.A.O.B.B. Pardon me if I tell you tbat they, the Christchnrch Catholics, consider themselves shabbily treated by the Tablet all along the line ; considering that his Eminence and the other distinguished prelates and clergy who visited the " City of the Plains " were loud in their praise of the right royal manner they ware received and entertained during their short stay here. This is more noticeable when one Nads the elaborate detailed account given of wbat took place at Danedin especially, and Wellington, causing not a few to surmise all sorts of queer things. His Eminence and party visited the two convent schools here, wers presented with addresses and given what they termed '» a musical treat " ; same in the Brothers' school . They were piloted ronnd by Mr W. Hay ward, of Hay ward and Co, of this city, in a turn-out befitting a prince of Holy Church, and drawn by four black steeds ; subsequently taken to Mount Magdala, where they witnessed a sight nowhere else to be seen in New Zealand, and were received in a suitable manner by the good Sisters in charge and Rev Father Ginaty ; afterwards entertained at the presbytery with a few layman, and subsequently driven to tbe railway station in the orthodox style, and accompanied to Lyttelton by his Lordship Dr Grimes, the clergy and representatives of the Catholic laity, who saw bis Eminenca and the other distinguished vistors safe on board the Biararoa, en route for Sydney, yet not a word of this appears in the columns of tbe only Catholic newspaper in New Zealand. There must ba something wrong somewhere. I remain, etc, One of the disappointed. Chriitcburch, M&y 18, 1896.

[We thank our esteemed correspondent for the opportunity, which the letter affords, of stitlog what we did in the matter of the Cardinal's visit to Christchurch, Ojt readers in tba City of the Plains will see that we had the very opposite of desire to give reason to the Ohristchurch Catholics to " coasider themselves shabbily treated by the Tablet." His Eminence and party left Duuedin on Tuesday morning, arrrived in Cmistctaurch on luesday night, and left Bgain on Wednesday evening. We go t > press on Wednesday. A letter posted by Wednesday's express reaches Dunedin after publication. In our anxiety then, to have at once a report of the reception in Cbristchurcb, we wired immediately after tbe distinguished party left Dunedin railway station, asking for a ttlegraphed report bo that we might be able to present it as fresh news to our readers in tbe " consecration " issue We have reason to ba very grateful for tha kindness shown in sending, at much incDnveniencs the report — lengthy for a "wired" eport — which appeared in that isjue. Wd inser ed what we received. Had the report been three times or four times tbe bze arrangements were made for its appearance. We made one mis'ake in this matter. Had we put : By electric telegraph — specially reported and mired, our esteemed correspondent would have clearly seen that we did the best we could under the circumstances Tbe Tablet's specially wired report of the enthusiastic reception and truly magnificent display on the occasion of this visit of a Piir.ce of the Church, showed clearly that the Catholics of Cbristcburch acted "in a right roy»l manner." To quote from the report : " Tbe priests and people of Christchurch made the most of the few days at their disposal, with tbe resnlt tbat they have reason to be pleased and proud of the reception they arranged for the illustrious visitrrs." We say nothing more of our account of the proceedings in Dunedin and Christchurch beyond the mention of tbe fact that we received congratulations from Christchurch itself in connection with this matter. " Fair play is a jewel. — Ed. N.Z. Tablet.]

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