DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 35, 1 September 1904, Page 6

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

(From our own correspondent.)

„ , , August 29. now on « r i? u «* ? fB S ttI ' <?f? f * he British football team, is now on a visit to his relatives in this city, and prior to his return to England is to be entertained on Tuesday evening at the Catholic Club-cooms by the mem-

The Rev. Father O'Conhell is about to institute a house-to-house visitation of the city and suburbs in the interests pf the Cathedral 'building fund, so as to givl many,, who up to the present have not subscribed, an opportunity of so doing. ' Canterbury Hall has been engaged for a concert on a grand scale to be given on Thursday, September 22, in aid ot tne funds for the renovating and painting of the boys school and Marist Brothers' residence. The musical arrangements are in the capable hands of the Rev. Father Mahony and Mr. H. Rossiter, a sufficient guarantee tihafi nothing will be left undone to ensure success. The Cathedral Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, in this city, have been asked anfd are complying with the request of the Superior Council of Sydney to prepare papers to be read at the Catholic Congress to open shortly at Melbourne. These papers are to be on ' The Work of the Society in New Zealand and ' The Stoke Industrial School and Orphanage.'

Captain Boukssons, of the disabled French barque, Boieldieu,' recently called on and paid his respects to his Lordsjhip JBi shorn Grimes. On being shown over the new Cathedral Captain Botiissons expressed warm admiration of the great building and surprise ait seeing such a magnificent structure in the Colony. 'It reminded him,' he saM, ' of some of the best ecclesiastical edifices in Continental countries.'

Mr. P. Nelson, son of Mr. J. Nelslon, of this city, and Ipresulent of the local branch of the H.A.C.B. Society, ia leaving this week to enter, it is understood, into the religious life in one of the novitiates' of Australia, From his earliest boyhood he has been attached to the sanctuary in the capacity of acolyte anjd latiterly, has been an earnest member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Cathedral Conference). In this connection he has been one of the most devoted teachers of the Woolston Sunday Softool. As it was the last occasion he (Mr. Nelson) was likely ,to be prepent, Mr. J2. O'Connor (president) took the opportunity an Sunday of expressing on behalf of the childsen and fellowteachers their high sense of appreciation of his zeal and painstaking efforts in the good work, wishing him every sucicess jn Jiis future life, and presenting him, with a little souvenir of their esteem and regard.

Twenty-five members of the Canterbury College Engineering Society, together with two of their principals, Messrs. J. L. Scott and Berks, were lasti week,, at the invitation of the contractors, Messrs. J. and W. Jameson, taken on a visit of inspection over the new Cathedral, the idea being to give the students' a practical illustration of the modern form of building. The party were conducted over the works by his Lordship Bishlop Grimes, Messrs. Jameson, anid Mr. J. A. Hick-, m'ott (clerk of works). Af(ter going up all the available staircases and getting into varidus places accessible and otherwise, the special parts of the building were inspected, particular stress being laitt upon the combination of the wire in the concrete pavement as to gilve elasticity and binding force. The members of the party saw all the different pjortions of the building, ascending to tihe dome,, and having the experience of descendilng by the jib from the highest point. After the inspection was over, Mr. J. L. Scott, on behalf of the party of students', thanked his Lordship the Bishop for his courtesy, and expressed the pleasure they had experienced in visiting the beautiful building. *