DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 31, 2 August 1900, Page 4

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND.

(From our own correspondent.) week^niTgtr *"** at St< BcncdiCt>S " fiscd «* "Second RTl r,n Hiß L ?r dsh i p the Bish °P "tends, at the first approach of the spring weather, to commence his diocesan visitations ™il Con . frat « mit y of the Guard of Honor at St. Patrick's is fn lido^T pT T Gnt 0 ? evenin * in Catholic Institute o-i? p »tnck's presbytery debt. The new fence around St. Benedict's Church is now in course £» o^^^^^ th* Sil ReV> f ather °' Ca » o11 . «*"> latest addition to the ranks of Bundanvtni°n? &7 TL r T hed "" firßt «"°on at St. Patrick's h£ v?rc,« y . eTe . r " n &' The discourse was on devotion to the Blested the g cMldr n P n rff TT ? Whi « ch *• P reacher P^ a hi * Q tribute the children of the Irish race for their devotion to our Lady. wriJmt. * at £? rMulvxhill of G «borne has communicated the thereTAv ° the ! xe ? utive ° ffi <*rs of the H.A.C.B. Society that Ir^f 8^ Btartin * a Bucoessful branch of the Hiber?he m!Sr y ns\ ere> Tbe D - E " officerß entered beartily into the matter and hope soon to open a branch at Gisborne. A monthly production issued in Auckland by one of the manr IX. 18 an f xloU8 1 to >ow why none of the 'local Romanists ' madJX endeavour to explain the ' convent scandal ' which lately appeared in *J^ } ™\iZ' &D ?A in ? 8 UP , iit*,f -i\-f f fc< If lt 18 80 'everishly anxious for 'truth and ih« sffJ« ° he Inßtltute - lh « hall was beautifully decorated, and danct^frTHf S"?" 011^ laid '* Th€re Wa ° a **&£*• cW -JffV ' *•***»*> P^ident of the branch, occupied the afc amo . n & those present were Messrs. H. T. Garratt (we. sident of the Friendly Societies' Conference), Davenport (A OF) Re C cha D [t e( . 00 H F) ' G °^ Wi e ( Proteßtant Alliance), (1 6. n^wS 0 ' arvey ( Grihamert( ""» H.A.C.8.8.), and others heeve . m^ a i nU8 leall cal P r °fir««nme was provided, to which V 2 V ere co ? tnb . uted fa y Me9B «. AC. Stead. J. B. R. Stead, Brown Lnm en Z'i tmi *r r> f atte " on ' White, Harkins, Donovan, Camp! bell (2), Downey, Treston, Fernandez and Sexton. Mr JJ Calv^TuccSsfuT^ 8 " 687^ BatißfactioD - and the 'unction* proved At the final meeting of the Bishop's Reception Committee held n"iL-S ?»T a K ft f rnoon - and Prided over by the Right Rev. Mgr. 0 Reilly, the balance sheet was presented and adopted. It showed that the total receipts from the collection for the Bishop's testimonial and from theconversazioneainountcdto£27l 4s 6d. and the balance which was presented to the Bishop, amounted to £250 10s 8d A'heartv vote cf thanks was passed to Mr. Patrick Darby, Ponßonby, for his kind generosity in providing the carriage and four greys on the occasion of the Bishop's reception. Votes of thanks were also passed to Captain Burgess, traffic manager for the Harbor Board # {"" Bextreme8 extreme kindness in assisting the committee on the arrival 01 the Bishop at the wharf, to the hon. secretary of the committee and to the Right Rev. Mgr. O'Reilly for his invaluable service as chairman at all the committee meetings. The committee is to be congratulated upon the very successful result of its labors Last evening his Lordship Bishop Lenihan paid his 'first visit to St. Mary s Orphanage, Ponsonby, since his return. It was of an *™ r ??, al ? at " re > and P«vate. He was accompanied by Monsignor 0 Reilly. r ather Kehoe (Parnell), and Father Gillan (St. Benedict'!) Ihe children gave a short entertainment, chiefly vocal and a humorous dramatic piece. There was an address of welcome, and the verandah was prettily illuminated in honor of his Lordship Mr James H. Parish, secretary for the orphanage, presented the Bishop with a purse on behalf of the industrial girls of the institute. His Lordship addressed the children in his usual happy style and expressed himself greatly pleased with their efforts to please' Their singing was, he said, excellent, and he thought this orphanaee compared favorably with those he had seen elsewhere. Monsignor O Reilly also spoke a few words to the children. Miss Kathleen Withers played Thalberg's 'Home sweet home' in finished style and Father Kehoe played ' Brian Boru's march ' for the children's drill ' the only instrumental items. The children's singing was un accompanied. His Lordship Bishop Lenihan paid a visit during the week to the Convent Schools, Parnell. There was a good attendance of children, and a number of parents and friends were also present A song of welcome was Bung by the children. An address was presented by the children to the Bishop, accompanied by a suitable offering, as well as by two beautiful bouquets, adorned with white satin ribbon. The address was presented by Miss Mary O'Sullivan. The following mnsical programme was then gone through with great acceptance .—Chorus, ' Sunny and gay now,' by the ohildren • song, ' The orphan boy.' Master Ambrose Considine ; duet, « Gipsr Jane,' Misses M. O'Sullivan and V. Atkins ; dance, l The butterfly ' Misses McCabe ; duet, ' Gathering flowers,' Misses McCafferty and Eva Hogan ; choruses, ' Queen Anne song ' and • Horns again,' the children. The National Anthem concluded the proceedings. The Bishop, in replying to the address presented by the ohildren, spoke of his early days as a priest in Parnell as days of joy and happiness in working for them, and how glad -he would be to be again

amongst them. This being impossible, he must obtain glimpses of pleasure by visiting them from time to time. He spoke of the excellent music provided, judging from this work of the excellence of the teaching. He paid a tribute to the good work of the Sisters of Mercy, who were ever constant in their labors. On behalf of the children the Bishop congratulated Monsignor O'Reilly on the dignity granted him by the Pope. Moneignor O'Reilly, in replying, spoke of his early associations with Parnell. and how, as a young man, 40 years ago, he was engaged in teaching in the Catholic eohool there. The priests accompanying the Bishop on his visit were Monsignor O'Reilly, Fathers Patterson, Purton, Corcoran, and O'Carroll. The party were hospitably entertained by the Sisters of Mercy and Father Kehoe, the priest in charge of Parnell.