DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIV, Issue 17, 26 April 1906, Page 5

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

(From our own correspondent.)

April 23. The following pupils of the Sisters of Our Lady of Missions of Ulia Sacred Heart High School were successful -, at the recent examinations in music m connection wdth the Koyal Academy .—Higher division, A. Kiordan ; higher division (singing), M. O'Connor. Lower division, M. Coakley (distinction), Rubj Buchanan and L. Murphy. Elementary, M. Ryan. There was- a meeting of the committee in connection with the proposed carnival td aid the Cathedral fund held on last Wednesday evening. His Lordship the Bishop presided, and among those present were the Very Rev. Vicar-General the Rev. Fathers Hickson and O'Connell. T>he time hxad for l.iie caraiva! is August of next year. An executive committee will be formed at an early date, and the lady s-takl-holders appointed. A bazaar, sale of work, and the Madden Art Union in aid of the parochial funds of St. Mary's, Manchester street, were onened on Easter Monday in the Alexandra Hall, and continued until the following Thursday evenins, when the art union was drawn. The Madden paintings were on view, and made ouite an effective disnlay Messrs. W. Hayward, jun., and W. Raymond shared the duties of secretary, and the following ladies were in charge of stalls .-—Fancy, Mrs. W.. Hayward. fan., Mrs. bhanaghan, Misses Dennehy, Shanaghan, Smith Dpnag-

hue, and Gough ; Produce, Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Bradlord, and the Misses Sullivan ; refreshments Mrs Brick, the Misses Knight and JtJnck. A musical programme was given each evening. The attendance was good, and the business resulting satisfactory. The Rev t athersi Hick son and others oi the clergy took a keen interest in the proceedings. The principal prize winer VIV I^ t G art Union were Mr - A - c - Nottingham, Mrs. G. McGowan, Mr. j . Ormandy, and Miss Barnett the remaining prizes 'being fairly widely distributed ei(ip S I , as L M< 2? day evening Mr. E. J. Fitzgibbon, president of the Federated Catholic Young Men's Societies, pve an interesting address to members of the thp£f^ Cat nn Cll J b - Amon S those P resent were 2L? L' father O'Uonnell and the Marist Brothers' teaching) staff. The president, Mr. J. R. Hayward ocreTerrid^n ? alr ' ? nd duri *S the introductor^er^ wl £. Co^Sratulatory terms to the success of Mr. iutzgijbbon ; those successes, he trusted, were but the beginning of a progressive movement among Catholic young men and in connection with Catholic matters which would JZtn° ra !, Se standard ° f Catholicism to the planecZcl^kti^T! l 7' and S enera "y-which it should occupy in this Colony, in short, ' a power in the Possessed 7 hu^ ° f V* Rterling abim r undoubtedly possessed by many of our young men, and displayed Ser| nn M ce r mi F nt p deS KeV 7 * itz &™°* and ** «*- Mr. Fitagibta expressed sincere thanks for the ntnl !fS^ tlon g ' ven him - and al *° intended for bis friWud and comrajde Mr. Kelly, whose absence he vSwSSJ H^fH b ? f l in the unad?«+ !^r w Particularly grateful to the presihad ex?endS a7 7nt rd) /° r + the Splendid hospitality he h? c r!n + ? Ot , only to wards himself, but to all church Hi, St ah nIS d f ing their visit to Christproved t?? Inl^tif I '^ S) cx P eriencc « had always a Dleasur? fn Zt J existing among Catholics. It was »Z 2m2 m lo meet the Catholic young men of ?oun<rM c ' "q* 8 - p + resident oi the Federated Catholto Young Men's Societies, he deemed it a duty and a n Ue? 6 HP^li ° f thG VarioUS clubs 7 anf so? £ Dale he said they had met foenien worthy of their eSds S ° MrXnv"? WOOBW 008 unbroken records > and a « After llftin- 7l i lad neVef Spokeri so well bef ore. After relating some interesting particulars concerning the univer SSlyt y life of Victoria College and giving some riluv Si C&ho ,i!? cora^ n ation and co-operation, espetn <S ?«,° U f rel t^ on to the clcr P7. who had too mioh stirriAJ »M ?m? m We dld t0 ° httle - He concluded a to ,innt b I s<Xon^y vr S in X as many as possible to adopt a university career, and to see to it that Oath olics enjoyed a fair share of university lite These instt tutions should not be run by any one spec alcSssecvenrthf.fll^^ andoneof the best" means to ' prer»+hnf- fJ 7 . the mclusion oi a fair percentage of kin?ft? students The introduction of anything of the *15 ah f Ct + °J la College would be strenuously oppoSf«M J? T* S re , aS ° n among others he trusted we would be always well represented. tinJ^M; O'Connell, in expressing pleasure in meedi« Q.fi l^ 11 * 011 - a P d Listenin X to his excellent address, said their visitor was evidently one who fully realised the importance of his. religion. The remark 7 they had listened to on university life were to them welcome, and proved the necessity of study which SS °v Cat^i«. young men was too much Tverw££?'«, >™ afrald t^y did not realise the power £r ? ,1 aS 7 reaoh - AH should make an endeavor to raise themselves in the estimation of their fellowcitizens, and to do this a college career was not an absolute essential. He felt that the club would benefit by the visit of Mr. Fitzgibbon that "evening and that one result would be the acquisition of some of the eS ton S in S ?h of -\ heir + ViSi 5 0r , and his coad J«tors in WellingHtii,? m er^i S ° f Club matt ers. Whilst congratulating Mr Fitzgibbon on the success attained, he said although it was the privilege of the few to rise to distinction and eminence, still it was in the power of everyone to advance if only earnestness, zeal and energy were exercised. ' Brother Basil said he had listened to the late debate wilh pleasure and profit. He likened Mr. FitzgibtXL I J,¥?°5 d> the crreat Irish parliamentarian, when he had first heard the latter. With reeard to their guest, he predicted a brilliant • uture for him Mr. Heenan followed with a few pithy remarks, aftpr which a cordiisl vote) of thanks was accorded Mr Fitzgibbon, who -suitably replied. ' '

The block plan of the main Exhibition Buildings has now ueen deigned, and tne total extent of trontages proviued exceeds lour miles, 'ihis is exclusive of Ue frontages provided by tae machinery hall and of the gallery of the matim buildings. The machinery hajl measures 300 fi.et square, and the gallery referred to measures 1600 feet in length. The public will, therefore, have some idea of the exttnt of ground and the time it will take .to visit and inspect the exhibits. At the Cathedral on Sunday evening his Lprdship the Bishop prejaabed ffor the last time prior to his departure for Rome. During his remarks he gave a retrospective review of the diocese, the subject of his discourse generally being a farewell to his people, and ha again referred to the said oalamity which had befallen San Francisoo. Solemn Bontihcial Benedictio/n of the Blessed Sacrament followed, Uihe Bistiop tying attended by the Very Rev. Vicar-General and Rev. Father O'Oonnell. At St. Mary's, Manchester street, feeling referenoe to the San 'Francisco disaster was also made by the Rev. Father Hiclison, and the organist played the Dead March from ' Saul in memory of the faithful departed. Before commencing his address at the opening of the new church at Woolston on Sunday, his Lordship the Bishop stai-d they had received during' the week the very sad newsi ol an appallip^ disaster to a fair city of the United States. Thousands upon thousands had been plunged into an untimely grave. Their hearts felt sorrow, and sympathy (had gone out to the victims of this frightful calamity, and our prayers for the dear dead, many of our 'own kith and kin, who without the slightest warning had, whilst in the enjoyment of health •and strength, foedn hurLed into eternity. At 9 o'clock on Tueteday next in the Cathedral there Would be a solemn Mass of Requim for the victims of the awful catastrophe. It wap somewhat /providential, continued his Lordship, that I was not present in the doomed city at the very moment of its destruction. I had communicated with the ecclesiastical heads of the Church as is -the custom, a'pprisong them of my intention of travelling, via San Francisco, and being there at the time since proved so fateful, from this course, however I was persuaded by my friends to delay another month' Ihe Bishop also referred to the Jesuit Church of St' Ignatius which is reported to be amongst the buildings destroyed. ° There was a meeting in the presbytery, Barbadoes street, on last Friday evening of the St. Patrick's Day celebration committee. His Lordship the Bishop presided, and the Very Rev. Vicar-General was present together with a faJir \attondamce The secretary (Mr E O'Connor) presented the balance sheet of the national concert given on March 16, which showed total receipts to be £126, and after deducting expenses, a net credit balance of £101 lOs. which amount the executive committee were ps^ed to at once hand over to the Rev. Mother of Nazareth House for the benefit of that institution. The ladies' committee, the H.A.C.B Society, and ihe Catholic Club were e^neriallvthanked for the interest displayed in the disposal of tickets His LordsMn the Bi-hon said he was deeply gratified at the result of the committee's efforts, and none would reioire more at the success achieved than the Sisters th«msel"es. Whi^t evuMnine that his absence from the concert was un-d"r the circumstances unavoidable hp was nresent in sentiment, he*rt, ?nd desire Mr W Hoban (chairman of executive 1 ! expressed Pleasure' at .be snnce«s shown, and pnlorispd the excellent commit tee he had at Ms bac*. and especially thanked I thMaX* for their solemn efforts. On the motion of Mr o R. Hart a cordial vote of thanks was passed to' the performers for their 'gratuitous services.