THE CATHOLIC CONGRESS

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 41, 13 October 1904, Page 2

THE CATHOLIC CONGRESS

A representative and enthusiastic meeting of Ihe clergy and laity of Melbourne, suburbs, and country, assembled in the Cathedral Hall, Fitzroy, on September 2G (says the ' Advocate ') for the purpose of hearing a progress report of the work in connection! with the great Congress from the initial stage, -wheta the business was commented, last December, up to the present time, lhs Cirace the Archbishop of Melbourne presided, and was support**! on tSie platform by the lion, secretaries Heiv. J. McCarthy aWd Dr. A. 1,. Kenny, K.S.,G. ' After an introductory speech by the Archbishop, Dr. Kenny, General Secretary, reviewed the work done by nhc committee sinco the inaugural meeting, which was held, on December 22, 1903. Of special interest to many of olir readers will be his statements regarding! the volume containing the transactions of the Congress, which will be forwarded to every person who has paid the membership fee of 10s 6d. j The Congress Volume j (said Dr. Kenny) would absorb the whole of the membership fee. The booik would bo produced in a superior style to that published in Sydney in 1900. Some difficulty was experienced by the committee in securing a [ fne-iheh line, there being few linotypes in Melbourne capable, of doing a line of such length. A special class of ,paper was also made a condition of the tenders which were inviied from the leading publishers of Melbourne. It wasi also stipulated in the contract that the papers be printed before the Congress, which wdula prove a great convenience tp the reader during the sessions. At the first Congress the papers were read in manuscript, and presented much difficulty to those entrusted with their reading The present arrangement would also afford facilities to the newspapers, the reporters of which would be supplied with copies of tihe papers to be read \n idea of the outlay incurred in the publication of the volume could be gained from ttfie fact that between two arid three tons of metal wo\uld*be required for the linotypes. The book would be published not later than the 15th December next. It was important that the volume should be given to the public as early as possible after the conclusion of the Congress, as it would then be read with great interest. The committee were delighted to find that Mr. Winter, of the ' Advo. eatc,' was prepared to undertake the contract for publi.^jKvng the volume in accordance with tlie conditions laid down A specimen copy, showing the style and toi/ndijng, would be shown to tihe meeting They would observe Ihat the color of the Sydney volume was red, but. the Melbourne edition would he green, in consonance with the genius of the Cathedral dedicated to St. Patrick Mr Winter had also introduced an improvement in the fc/rm of the Papal arms of the reigning Sovereign Pontiff, Pius X , w'hkh would appea v on the back, of the volume. At this stage the specimen copy was handed around the meeting, and much pleasure aiM satisfaction were expressed on all sides witih the general style and get-up of the volume. All members actually attending tjie Congress would, on presentation of their i,occi)pts at the Cathedral Hall, be supplied witti membership "badges entitling tJhem to be present at all sessions and 1 social functions of the Coingress. No one would he admitted to any sewsiom or social in connection with the Congress who had not previously obtai.'neid a badge of membership. All would see that that was only right and proper. The hea'vv outlay incurTgd rendered it absolutely necessary that the arrangement regarding admission be strictly adhered to, and nlo departure wtfuki he made from that r*ule. The Abbotsfoi'd turns and the Jesuit Fathers had fallen in with that arrangement in regard to their entertainments. The Programme. On Sunday, 23rd October, L9OJL, the.re widl be a general Communion Of the menYbers of the C.V M. Societies' Federation of Victoria, in St. Patrick's Cathedral,, at the 8 o'clock Mass, after which the annual C Y.M.S breakfast will be held in the Cathedral Hall. There will bo a Pontifical Hagh Mass at 11 o'cloctk, in the presence of his Eminence the Card nil ?nd tihe visiting prelates and clergy. The choir will be specially augmented, and a full professional onhestra has been qngafcled. for the occasion. At 7 o'clock p.m. ttfiere will be Pontifical Vespers in the Cathedral, with sipecial sermon by one of the visiting prelates. The Congress j will do opened formally on Monday, 24tih October, 1904, at 10 o'clock am., in the Cathedral Hall, 20 Brunswick street, Fitzroy, close to St. Patrick's Cathedral, when the inaupjural address will be delivered by his Gracs the Archbishop of Melbourne, ana the fl-st paper will be reaid by his Eminence the Cardinal Arohbifiho'p of Sydk ney. The sectional meetings will be held in the men's,

girl-s^j ajnd, "boys' club rooms. On Monday, 241fti October, sectional meetings' will be held from 3to 5. The Congress will re-assemble at 8 p.m. On Tuesday sectional meetings will be held at 10 a.m At 3 p.m. the Whole' Congress 'will meet at Xavie.r College, Kew, when several papers relating to education will be road and discussed. The large college hall is specially suitea for such a gathering, being spacious, well-lighted and ventilated. This session should prove one of the most interesting and instructive of the week's fixt'nrps At the conclusion of the session the members will be entertained by the Jesuit Fatheis. At 8 p,.m. the Ccngress will assemble in the Cathedral Hall, where some aeejply interest ins; papers will be read, and, if feasible, tho subject matter will be illustrated by limelight views. On Wednesday, 26th October, at 10 a.m., sectional meetings will be held- From 3t 0 5 p.m. the committee hope to be able to provide s-ocial entertainment of a superior order. At 8 p.m. a general meeting of the Cong/ress will be held in the CutJhedral Hall. The pri/e, essay of the C.V M S. will be read, and re-so-lutions (if any) bearing on the gene-'al working of tlie society will be discussed. On Thursday sectional meetings will assemble at 10 am. At 2.45 p.m the members; will meet at the Convent of the Good Shepherd, Abbotsford, when several papers on charitable subjects will be read, including some from* St. Vincent de Paul Society,, and resolutions in re the advancement of the society, will be discussed. At the close, the members will be entertained by Uie Sisteis of the Good Shepherd. At 8 p.m. all will re-assemble at the Cathedral Hall, when' several papers "will be read and general business transacted. On Friday, at I<J a.m., sectional meetings? will be held, and, in the evening, the Hibernian Society will entertain the gentlemen of the Congress at a smoke concert, and the society's pri'/e essays will be read At 10 a m. on Saturday a general meeting of the Congress will be held, and tlie place of meeting for the next Congress will be fixcti On Slindav, 3'Gtm October, Pontifical High Ma.su> will be celebrated in the Cathedral, and in the eveniaig, in hew of the ordinary Vespers, >a gralid oratorio, ' The Transfiguration,' by Perosi, will be rendered with full onhestra. On iuoniday, 3 1st October, a \isit will bo paid to St J'o soph's Foundling Ifospital, Broadmeadows, and to the Home for Destitute Children, Surrey lliljs. In the evening the Celtic Club will entertain the memljers of the Congress at their rooms (ITockin's), Eh/abeth street, opposite St Francis' Chunh. Dr. Kcnnv mentioned that 500 of Sands and M'Dougall's penny diaries, containing Time-tables and Map of the heart of the city., would be given gratis to members. The locale of the Cathedral, I>he Cathedral Hall, and the GP O. would be prominently outlined on tho packet maps, wjnch would prove of much convenience to visitors-. Arrangements were being made with photographers for taking groups of the Congresis- These wojuid do executed on the 21th or 25th October, after noorn. The Rev. P. O''Doherty, formerly of Melbourne, was interesting himself in the wort of the Congress, and hafl sent from Ireland a number of Bibles for exhibition at the Congress. Altogether &00 members had paid ttieir subscriptions, and it was estimated tlrat the total membership would roach 1500. A fund to guarantee the expenses of the Congress was then started, the Aichbishop contributing £100.

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