DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 9, 2 March 1899, Page 18

DUNEDIN.

I m. erection of -mow (Catholic Church at Waihola^ava the Urn,, llouhl). is makinjf - O0(i pro-res,. The .site is excellently chosen an.l connniui. U, n yry evtensive view. It i, expected that the lmil.U'rh will have h rushed their work shortly after Easter, when the church will be opened with the Übiial ceremonies,. We are inioruuHl that Dr Verdon, lU.-hop of Dunedin, has presented the church with an altar, and the Rev. F.ither O'Donnell of Oneenstown formerly of Milton, has presented three beautiful stained irla«s windows for the chancel. Some oi the member? of the • Siyn of the Cros^ ' Company and a full orchestra assisted the choir of St. Joseph^ Gathedr»l on Mmday. lhe music at High Mass was Gounod's M, w .Solenml/r which war ndered m a %cry creditable manner. The soloists wore the Missis Norah and I lose lUaney (soprano), Messrs. Powell and Middletnn (tenor), and Messrs. M'Kenna and Jefifries (bass) Mr. Ceorjrc Hall conducted, anil Mr. Fred Stokes presided at the oiyan. At \ espeis Miss Rose Hlancy san- Gounod h ' Aye Maria ' with violin obli-ato by Mr. Hall. Mr. T. Middleton sang with much taste the solo • Total Eclipse. fro>n • Samson,' and Mr Wentworth the • Pro Poecatih ' from Ho^ini's ' Stabat Mater.' A Jln.Tov correspondent writes —The Rev. Father Vincent's Kstreat at Milton clo-^ei on Sunday evening with a renewal of baptismal vows. The church was crowded with a fervent congregation. The Rosary in Irish wa.s a f. ature of which the venerable missionary expressed hi-> highest approval. Durin<>- the week the anniversary of the late Father Vereker's death wa/cum memo rated by a Solemn Requiem Mass, of which Dean O'Leary, of Lawrence was celebrant, assisted by a number of the neighbouring clergy. '