ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 36, 4 September 1902, Page 20

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent. August 30. Rev. Father Ains worth has been appointed pastoi at Newt own, He will shortly take up his residence at the southern end of the city. The Yen. Arohdeacon Devoy entertained the visiting and looal priests at dinner at the presbytery, Boulcott street, en Tuesday last in honour of his silver jubilee. On Wednesday the visitors war* the guestß of the Very Rev. Father Keogh, Rector of St Patriok's College, and on Wednesday evening Archdeacon Devoy entertained at supper the altar boys of St. Mary of the Angels' and St. Joseph's Churches. The many friends of Mr E. Daly will regret to hear of his death which took place at his residence, Edinburgh Terrace, om Wednesday last. Mr Daly was well known and respected by a very large cirole, and had been a resident of Wellington for SO years. His remains were taken to Blenheim for interment, several members of the Hibernian Society accompanying the cortege to the Queen's Wharf. Much sympathy is expressed for his widow and family.— R J.P. The marriage of Miss J. Monaghan, of the Telephone Exohange, third daughter of Mr C Monaghan, of the Government Printing Office, to Mr J. MoKittrick, of the Permanent Artillery, was celebrated on Tuesday last at the Church of the Sacred Heart. Rev. Father Hclley performed the ceremony. The bride was attended by her cousin, Miss M. Monaghan, of Karori, as bridesmaid, and If rC. Monaghan, the bride's brother, was best man. Many valuable and useful presents were reoeived. A theological conference was held at the residence of his Graoe the Archbishop on Tuesday last under the presidency of Very Rev. Dean McKenna, of Masterton, when the following priests were present .—Rev. Father T. McKenna (Pahiatua), Cahill (Carterton), Melu (Otaki), Maples (Lower Hutt), and also the looal clergy of both parishes. An able paper was lead by Rev. Father Mahony. Rev. Father Holley was elected to act as secretary to the conferences which are to take place four times a year at diffe rent centres in the Deanery. The next meeting will be held at the Lower Hutt. The eighth half-yearly meeting of the Marist Brothers' Old Boys' Association was held at St. Patrick's Hall on Friday last when a large attendance of members was present. Rev. Father O'Shea presided. The report and balance sheet were read, and adopted. The active membership totals 121, and the assets Bhowed a satisfactory balance of £24. The committee think that more suitable and larger rooms are a necessity. It was decided that the rooms be opened from 7.30 to 10.30 p.m. in the evenings. The election of office bearers for the ensuing half year resulted as follows: — Patron, Archbishop Redwood ; president, the Rev. Father O'Shea ; vice-presidents, Messrs 0. P. Skerrett, J. Gamble, J. Devine, M. Kennedy, W. Missen, Dr. Cahill, L. Dwan, W. O'Connor, Drs. Grace, Maokin, P. Garvey, and the Rev. Fathers of Wellington ,* committee, Messrs Twohill, EUer, O'Reilly, Callaghan, O'Leary, Guthrie, Leydon, McDonald and Sievera ; treasurer, Mr P. J. McGovern ; secretary, Mr H. McKeowen ; auditors, Messrs P. J. Kelleher and J. Gamble. At St. Mary of the Angels' on Sunday last Solemn High Mass was celebrated by the Yen. Arohdeacon Devoy on the occasion of his silver jubilee. Rev. Father Galerne was deacon, Rev. Father Mahony sub-deacon, and Rev. Father Herbert master of ceremonies. The Arohdeacon preached, taking for his text, ' The Lord hath sworn and He shall not repent, Thou art a priest aocording to the order of Melchisedech.' Speaking at some length on the dignity of the priesthood the Arohdeacon said he had the happiness of being ordained priest that day 25 years ago at Dundalk on the feast of St. Bartholomew by the late Most Rev. Dr. M'Gettigan, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland. Twenty -two years of his religions profession he had spent in New Zealand, six in the Canterbury diocese, six as Procurator of St. Patrick's College, and the remaining years in charge of Te Aro parish, His promotion to the offices of Vioar-Genbral, Archdeacon, and Provincial of the Marist Order took place during his term of office in Te Aro. Some sixteen months ago he attended the Chapter at Lyons, in France, and also visited his birthplace in Ireland. Of five covfreret ordained on the same day as he, two had long since departed this life — the Rev. Father Didier had been drowned while pursuing his missionary labours in the South Sea Islands, and Rev. Father Muncaster had succumbed to that dreadful disease, the yellow fever, while voluntarily attend* ing stricken patients at Jefferson, New Orleans. The remaining three— the Very Rev. Father Le Rennetel, the Rev. Father Friefse, of New Caledonia, and the third a professor at one of the Marist Colleges at Barcelona, Spain — were Btill carrying on their religious duties. In concluding his discourse the Archdeaoon said that during his time, aided by zealous confrere* and devoted people, he had worked for the advancement of the Church and schools, and hoped that the congregation would pray that Almighty God would give him the grace to still continue his work, so that when the end came he might be able to Bay with St. Paul : ' I have fought the good fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the faith. As to the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice, which the Lord, the just Judge, will render to me in that day.'