DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 39, 26 September 1901, Page 5

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(From our own correspondent.) September 19. The Very Rev. Father Benedict, 0.P., is at present conducting a retreat for the Sisters of M9rcy, Ponsonby. His Lordship Dr. Lenihan proceeded to the Orphanage, Lake Takapuna, last Saturday, where he remained until last Monday. On Sunday he celebrated Mass in the church on the estate. Rev. Father Crotty, who for the last three months officiated at Gisborne during Father Mulvihill's holiday tour, is at present in Auckland and is staying at the Bishop's palace. He is expected to remain in the diocese. The Right Rev. Dr. Murray, Vicar- Apoatolic of Cooktown, passed through Auckland by the last inward San Francisco mail steamer. Tha worthy prelate has been absent from his diocese nearly eight months, during which time he has been incessantly laboring in its interests, and, from what I have heard, with a very large measure of success. Dr. Murray lost no time iv calling upon his old friend, Father Moore, at St. Patrick's, and on the Right Rev. Dr. Lenihan. St. Pamuk'ri parishioners last Sunday afternoon continued their pil^rimaKe to the four churches in an inceeeant downpour of rain, despite which it was calculated that fully 1300 must have taken part in it. Roy. Father Moore conducted the services at the churches viHited, viz : — St. Patriok'p, St. Benedict*, bacred Heart, and St. Mary's Convent Church. The Parnell parishioners, under the charge of Father Kehoe, also performed their duties simultaneously, not in the same church as the Cathedral parishoners. For the aged and infirm vehicles were provided, aa the distance traversed was considerable. These religious spectacles are most edifying, and evoked much interest and comment. The Press Association agent I find has sent throughout the Colony Mr. Petrie's letter addressed to the Auckland Board of Education on the question of the non-instruction of the olaes subjects,

soience and history, in the Catholic schools of Auckland, not forgetting the sting at the tail-end manifested in Mr. Lambe's most unwarrantable remarks. A prominent public sohool teacher has informed me that in no case has weakness in science and history ever jeopardised pupils' chances in the standards in the public schools. Why, then, when our Catholio schools have been so successful in the standards should these subjeots be raised, and their importance magnified, and a suggestion made that in fnture they Bhould, in a qualified manner, be made pass subjects instead of, as hitherto, class subjects I The answer is not far to seek, as he who runs may read. When the whole of the returns showing the successes achieved by our schools have been received, it is the intention of the Bishop to have them published. Will the local Press Association agent wire them through New Zealand 7 We shall see. The re-opening of the Church of the Assumption, Onehunga, which had been closed for some time pending the proseoution of the work of interior decoration, took place last Sunday, the ceremony being performed by the Very Rev. Mgr. Paul, V.G., assisted by Rev. Father Patterson, Adm. of St. Patrick's, who celebrated Mass and preached. In the evening Monsignor Paul gave out the rosary, after which Father Patterson again delivered an eloquent and telling discourse. The sum of £125 was collected during the day. The Auckland Branoh of the H.A.C.B. Society at it* usual meeting last evening in the Hibernian Hall, passed the following resolution and forwarded it to Mr. Dillingham, U.S. Consul, for transmission to his Government : ' The members of the Auckland Branch of the H A C.B. Society tender their sincere condolence to Mrs. McKinley, and the American nation upon the awful and tragic death of President MoKinley. We are bound to the illustrious deceased by ties of a common sireland in whose interebts a relative of the late President offered up his life. We detest the abominable crime which has deprived the world of so good a man, and the American Republic of a wise, generous, and far-seeing statesman.' Signed on behalf of the branch, P. J. Nerheny, president : Y. Williams, vice-president ; Father Patterson, chaplain ; D. Flynn, treasurer ; M. J. Sheahan, past pres dent ; W. Kane, Secretiry. In Auckland the sudden and tragic death of President McKinley caused widespread horror, and accompanying sympathy to the bereaved widow and the American nation. His Lordship the Bishop called promptly upon Mr. Dillingham, U.S. Consul, to express his sympathy and that of his people with Mrs. McKinley and the American people. Rev. Father Patterson, Adm., acted similarly on behalf of St. Patrick's parishioners. Rev. Father Moore was about to enter the pulpit at last Mass at St. Patrick's on Sunday morning when the news of the President's demise was conveyed to him, and he prefaced his sermon by saying :—": — " He regretted, in common with his flock, to hear of the death of President McKinley, and took the opportunity of condoling with the great American nation on the loss of its head. Catholics were bound to that great nation by many ties, and consequently felt very sincerely with them in the frightful calamity that had befallen them. Words were not strong enough to express the horror they felt at such an outrage. Such crimes were the outcome of the irreligious spirit that was so rampant in many places at the present day. and the utter unbelief in a future state, and in tho*e punishments that were created by God to meet materially those who violate His law. It was to be hoped that men would soon turn to God and look to Him in their social difficulties rather than to those evil courses nov so largely prevailing-. These dastardly and recurring crimes were a disgrace to our time, and he hoped that those in authority would, ere it was too late, recognise that a social religious training was the most potent and effectual method to cope successfully with these fiendish crimes, which called aloud to heaven for vengeance. As the people were filing out of the church Mr. H. Hiscocks, organist, played the Dead March in '• Saul." ' The following is the lift of successful candidates from the local convent schools at the Trinity College examinations in the theory of music : — Senior division — pass : Florence May Cogan (St. Leo's Aoademy, Devonport), 70. Intermediate division— honors : Eilten Herlihy (St. Mary's Convent High School, Ponsonby). SO ; Ethel It. Kelly (Si-ters of Mercy, Takapuna), 80 ; Ivy Isabel Munro (St. Leo* Academy, Devonport), 73 ; Nellie Mahoney (St. Mary's Convent High School, Ponsonby), 69 ; Helena Fulljame» (St. Leo's Academy. Devonport), fit; ; Ivy Wynyard (St. Leo's Aoademy, Devonport), 60. Intermediate division — pas>& : Kate Murphy (Convent Ilitrh Sohool, Thames). <M ; Ethel R. Kelly (Sisters of Mercy, Takapuna), 84 ; Elsie Fraeer (St. Leo's Academy. Devonport), 81 ; Mary Hyu< h («t. Patrick's Convent High School), 77 ; Helena Fulljaines (St. Leo's Academy, Devonport), 7.") ; Margaret Mtehan (_St. Mary's Convent High School, Ponsonby), 7.") ; Agnes Smith (St Leo's Academy, Devonport), tit ; Arminc M'Dt.nald Convent High School, Than c-<), til ; Lena Dobbs (Convent High School, Thauic-), <>0 ; Florence Somervell (Convent High School, Thames), fiO Junior division — honors: Mary Kelly (Convent High School, Thames), 80 ; Lilian Ik-ernn (St. Patrick's Convent High School), 78; Miry Donovan (St Mary's Convent High School, Ponsonby), 78 ; Mtry Hynes (St. Patrick's Convent limb. School), 77; Violet Locke (St. Patrick's Convent High School), 76; Katie Rogers (St. Patrick's Convent High Sohool), 74 ; Mary Violet Speight (St. Patiiok's Convent High School), 74, Eileen Cronin (St. Mary's Convnt Hi«h School, Ponsonby), 72 ; Juli.i Corbett (St. Mary's Convent High School), 72 ; Ella Le Huquet (St. Leo's Academy, Devonport), 01) ; Winifred Little (St. Patrick's Convent High hohoil). 69 ; Agnes (Smith (St. Leo's Academy, Devonport), (16 ; Eileen MMahon (St. Patrick's Convent High School), 63; A Ida lulph (St. Mary's Convent High School, Ponsonby), 61 ; Nellie M.-ehan (St. Mary'B Convent High School, Ponsonby), 60 ; } thel Boyd Nairn (St Leo's Academy, Devonport), 60 ; lliti, Sullivan (St. Mary's Convent High School, Ponsonby), 60 ;

Kathleen A. Wynyard (St. Leo's Academy, Devonport), 60. Junior division — pass : Ella Le Huquet (St. Leo's Academy, Deronport) 94 ; Mary Donovan (St. Mary's Convent High School, Ponsonby), 92 ; May Dickey (St. Leo's Academy, Devonport), 91 ; Eileen MoMahon (Bt. Patriok's Convent High School), 91 ; Gertrude White (Convent High School, Thames), 91 ; Katie Holton (St. Patriok's Convent High School), 89 ; Gladys Foley (St. Patriok's Convent High School), 88 ; Theresa Foy (Convent High School, Thames), 82 ; Mildred Munro (St. Leo's Aoademy, Devonport), 82 ; Eva Maodonald (St. Mary's Convent High School, Ponsonby), 80 ; Julia Simpson (Convent High School. Thames), 79 ; Nellie MoDonnell (Convent High School, Thames), 76 ; Ivy O'Brien (St. Patrick's Convent High School), 76 ; Aileen Cronin (St. Mary's Convent High School, Ponsonby), 75 ; Myrtle Beardon (Convent High Sohool, Thames), 75 ; Jeannie Syme (St. Leo* Aoademy, Devonport), 73 ; Theresa Cullen (St. Mary's Convent High Sohool, Ponsonby), 71 ; Alberta Munro (St. Leo's Aoademy, Devonport), 71 ; Winifred, Boylan (St. Leo's Academy, Devonport), 70 ; Gladwin Bailey (St. Leo's Academy, Devonport), 67 ; Janie Amodeo (St. Mary's Convent High School, Ponsonby), 66 ; Ernest Bailey (St. Leo's Aoademy, Devonport), 66 ; Mabel Metoalfe (St. Patriok's Convent High School), 65 ; Millie M. Robertson (Sisters of Mercy, Takapuna), 64 ; Clare Somerville (St. Mary's Convent High Sohool, Ponsonby), 64 ; Atora Adams (Sisters of Mercy, Takapuna), 60 ; Beryl Graham (St. Patrick's Convent High School), 60 ; Richard Johnson (Sisters of Mercy, Takapuna), 60 ; Nairn Le Petit (Sisters of Meroy, Taka. puna), 60 ; Margaret Tobin (St. Patriok's Convent High Sohool), 60