DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 41, 9 October 1902, Page 19

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH.

(From our own correspondent.)

October 6. His Lordship the Bishop went south to Waimate by Friday morning's express.

His Grace Arohbishop Redwood is to lay tho foundation stone of St. Mary's presbytery on the morning of Bunday, October 19th, and in the evening will preach in the Pro-Cathedral. Daring his stay in the city the Arohbishop will be the guest of the Right Rer. Dr. Grimes at the episcopal residence.

The great colonnades of the Cathedral will be in position and capped, including th« pillars which support the gallery, within a month. There will be 150 of these oolumns in the entire build lag. The contractors ezpeot within six months to commenoe the roof of the Cathedral.

The munioipal open air band concerts which were so successfully oarried out last year are to be continued, and the first of the present season was given on Thursday evening by the Garrison Band. Thousands of people avail themselves of these musioal treats.

With the approbation of the Ri»ht Rev. Bichop Grimes the leoture on ' Hell and Eternal Punishment,' by the Very Rev. Father Le Menant des Chesnais, S.M., V.G., recently published in the Prett,

*^IV itm s 1? £* week ' B T^b^bt, has now been issued in pam phlet form by the Press Company, and copies may be obtained from the clergy and principal Catholio booksellers The MhmJß of St. Mary's parish, Ohristohnroli, were examined vF^a * 7 ?". fc'P 60 ' 0 ' "PPointed by the GovernmentfMr Baldwin, headmaster of the Sydenham school— who reports »■ follows : The schools have passed, on the whole, a very satisfactory^ examination in the different subjects of the Government syllabui : In some olasses the work may appear uneven, yet, considering that the syllabus was a heavy one, some good sound work has been done. The number on the roll 235, of this number 222 pasasd. The general behaviour of the pupils during the examination was very Sod, On Sunday last (Rosary Sunday) the annual collection for the.-' diocesan chanties was made and the proceeds will be devoted ai customary, towards the support of Mount Magdala Asvlnm At the Pro-Cathedral the Very Rev. Vicar-Geueral made in SSuetf; appeal on behalf of this noble institution, whioh has at the Dreeent time 133 inmates. Extra aooommodation has from time to time been added, new industries are introduced, and, on the whole ' great and glorious work is being accomplished with very slender as«istanoe from outside sources. * ■""""* \ The growls surrounding the episcopal residence and adjoining the new Cathedral are being remodelled and planted with orna* ? mental trees and flowering shrubs. A magnificent avenue of limes ■ « being planted with a walk 10ft wide, iutereeftt'ng the whole area. This will be used for outdoor processions. The soheuurwill embody approaches to the Cathedral and the various institutions within th« enolosure. The work is being oarried out under the supervision of Mr J. Joyoe, the well-known landscape gardener, who has laid out the grounds of most of the prinoipal residences in the oity and suburbs. Those u»der notice, when the work is completed will provide one of the beauty spots of the oity.