DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 28, 13 July 1905, Page 5

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

(From our own correspondent.)

July 10. r !he Yen. Aicbdeacon Devoy, 5.M,., (Provincial) is nou on a pcuo-.i'ical wml to Canterbury. The war against consumption was advanced another stage locally on last Thursday evening by a public meeting, i.ndcr the auspices of the Canterbury section of the British Medical Association, to establish "a sa'utonum in the wcinityof the city. A considerable amount of interest was displayed in the proposal. Among the speakers on the platform wias the Rev. Father O 'Council, who, as representing his Lordship Dr. Cranes, said the Bishop had asked him to assure the meeting of his Lordsnip's sympathy with the movement. Tt v, as time, he continued, that the people of the Colony set to work to lessen the e\il, or end it, if posml le. iHe people of Canterbury, when there was a '•!■>' Toi help, had always done their part loyally, ci/nl vo'ild (to so again in the present case, ife v, as gl.id to lie able to enter into the crusade, and heaitilr ■■ iiiipur icil the motion. Amone, I. c mjny sided incidents of human nature witne-sc\l i, the -ouits daily, the following is q»uotod fr.im t lie Piess ' — 1 he usual court audience was enteitaine 1 \e-.ttriiay by the ' turn ' of a pig-tailed Celestial, who l.eiiiii, called as a witness, elected to bo .sworn i!i the pictuiosquc fashion of his country., A wax ma eh was lighted by the Court oiderly, and l/'.ic-dl in Taj ( hmainai) s right hand. The charge had i< > he li.lci'i-K. tod, and as this took some little time, the (.eic-'ioin icsohcd itself into a race, and "all heads craned eageily forward to see whether the flame wo'ild rca"!i tne witness s lingers before the blowing-out moment a-rivcd It looked as though the match would v. in, loi the thin red flame flared up merrily. Seeing the ihn^er, the Coint ordeily put on pace, and won b> a traction ot a second, the Chinaman extinguishing the llame with much haste as it w r as hungrily me! oi ing The ordinal y inoii'thly meeting of the Particular CoiiP'il oi We :-'oc;>ty ul m. \ incent de Paul was held on l-.->t \1( nday c\ening at the presbytery, Barbadoes sire t. Re io-tntati' cs of the Cathedral, St. Mary's ( \'a:iun -t"i siieel). and St. Joseph's (Lyttelton), Confiience- \ oi!' pi attendance. Owing to the inchsposit.on oi tl'c spint'ial duector, the Very Rev. Vicar-Gen-eial. lie \c;y Ke\. Dean Binsfeld, S.M., kindly acted as thj'iiin tn" tlu o. casion, the Rev. Father Melu, :. \L, oi Oiahi. Ucns; also piesont. A considerable aiM> nt oi ( (v i tsponilonce was dealt with, especially in c< line' [,nnv> >th the lecently founded Sacred llcart ConI\moi,C' at 'lii'i.ir'i. Regarding the work of extension of ih> Sn<..e > a \e v ta*o'iiable report was recencd from a Brother, who ro< ently \isilcd the southern districts, of r-eiscnal inter lows with the resident clergy, the outcome of wlmli ]m onuses well for 'the founding ,of additunal con'oieiico-, in the immediate future. Reports log'ardiiic; th. 1 \anous conferences attached to the Par' iiMlcir CoMifil were presented, that in reference to Iho mi --,!i i n i o '\.thohc seamen being especially interest mo; and in true tne Intcr-eommunication and coo; rial ion l)t i t'\oen the society at Lyttelton and the hew cno at Timaru m the interests of Catholic seanen h nlu\w'v established, The next ordinary meetings vci" fi\ed to he held in St. Mary's, Manchester siieet. on .\wx\> t 7, ard nn September 3, at Lyttelton. \ftev a few interesting remarks by the Very Re r>ein Pm^fold, tl c meeting adjourned. The hali-\ early meeting of the St. Patrick's branch of tho 11. \ (' B. So- K'ty was held on Monday, July 4, Bro Poaieo (\ i< e-picsido'nt) in the chair. A loUcr was mei\ed from the trrstees suggesting tha/t steps be la' on to dispose of the hall, and it was decided to condone ns>e(ial mooting on July 17 to discuss the question, toiu'tlu r with se\eral other important matters. The Valoi'C-o sleet and auditors' icporo 1 for quarter endin" .I'mo T) wcic load and adopted. The report showed a sub- taut LI '.n. roaso for That pe_iiod, financially ami rumioi icmllv The glinted report of the annual meeting of ti.e dish if t was laid on the t&ble, and eonsider-;itW-)i\ hold o\or till the special meeting. The resigjnatfion of P,ro. P Bi'rl oas piesideni-, through ill health, was accepted with rog'iet, and a hearty \ote of thanks accorded for pa^t ices— services recognised by all to

have been of lasting benent_.*to the Society. A letter sympathising with the brother .n> his illness was ordered to be forwarded. The election of officers for the ensuing term resulted as follows :— President, Bro. P. Pearce; uce-p resident, Bro. J. J. Hendron ; secretary, Bro. G-. J. Sellars (re-elected) ; assistant secretary, Bro. M. Mannix ; treasurer, Bro. L. Haughr/y (re-elected) ;i warden, Bro. M. Dineen ; guardian, Bro. G. Nee ; sick visitors', Bros. J. McOormick and Pender ; medical attendants, Drs. Brownlee, Devonport, and Moorhouse ; auditors, Bros. Doolan and Mannix ; benevolent committee, Bros. Tj. J. Sellars, Doolan, and Evans. The installation of officers (Bro. Doolan, assisted by Bros. Evans: and McCormick, officiating) took place on July 6. Mrs. and Ritas Doolan presided over the refreshments. The receipts for the quarter amounted to £117 17s 2d.