DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIV, Issue 25, 21 June 1906, Page 19

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

The devotion of the Forty Hours' Adoration commences to-morrow (Friday) morn ng in the Sacred Heart Church, North-East Valley. The new convent at Port Chalmers is rapidly approaching completion. It is a substantial two-storey brick building, and in every way suitable for its purpose. At the meeting of St. Joseph's Men's Club on Friday evening it was decided, on the motion of the Rev father Cotfey, Adm., to ad.ourn out of respect to the memory of the late Air. Stddon. Cromwell (Central Otago) preserves in its name the memory of the fierce old Puritan Protector during whose sanguinary regime Ireland ga\ c so many martyrs and confessors to the Ancient Faith. Father Hunt the pastor of Cromwell, has the happy idea of erecting' there a church to the memory of the Irish Martyrs, and an appeal from him appears on page 17 of this issue. On Wednesday evening of last week the Ladies' Club entertained the Boys' Club in St. Joseph's Hall The entertainment took the form of a euchre party Between 50 and 60 boys were present on the occasion and a most enjoyable evening was spent. During the progress of the euchre parly, Miss Brady and Master W ° n 7 nor , con^ibtited vocal items. Masters R. Burke and W. O Connor won the euchre prizes, kindly donated by Miss Maura on, president of the Ladies' Club <U the conclusion of the euchre party, an adjournment was made to Hie tea room, vh>re the boys did ample justice to the goj<l thngs set before them. The vice-presi-dent, in the unavoidable absence of Rev. Father Corcoran, proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Miss Staunton and the ladies of the club for the practical help given to make the Boys' Club a success. At the cloven o'clock Mass at St. Patrick's Basilica, South Dunedin, on Sunday, the Rev. Father Howard referred a s follows to the late Mr. Seddcn :— The whole country— it would not be too much to say the whole Empire—has been thrown into mourning during the past week by the great blow that has fallen upon us in the •death of Mr. Seddon. On the mere grounds of benefits received the people of New Zealand ha\ c every reason to revere his memory and deplore his loss. Durinc his term of government business has (been made stable trough legislation pnniding for the maintenance of industrial peace , land has been made available for settlement under reasonable and easy conditions ; and faricachinK experiments in social reform have been made— and safely made-winch could never ha\c been possible but for Ins mastciful personality and iron will Mr Seddon was essentially a humanitarian statesman, and he great object of his life was to ease the burdens and isht'en the lot of his fellows in every possible way In this connection the great tody cf workers and waseearners W especial reason to be grateful to him. The hn?,r ni^ lS^ Rlslal ' lcn h?s ' bccn *° S^e them shorler ours and better and healthier conditions of work than III V iK, had bC f T ?- " has * iven them a chan ce to see a little more of God's su-nsh'ne than was possible to them under th, o ld state of things. It has given them a cnancc to ha\e more recreation, more family life more leisure for self-improvement-in a word it has made hfo worth In ing for the working man, and they will be heartless and ungrateful indeed if they ever fail to regard his name and memory with revere'nee and affection Nor is this all. Of Mr. Seddon, more than of w\!? Cn ! T + may iruly said ' that his works do fol™,T lJ •i +■ 1S S crownin S tfory that he has given pur legislation, so to speak, a strong and definite 'set ' dniiHw S** direction ' ond " ma T safely anticipated that the movement onward and upward which Shu If S ° !? lthf , ull y and successfully led in the past «m« C ° n ™ ed , lri the sa ™ 'direction and towards the same goal under his successor. Either as man or as statesman Mr. Seddon knew no distinction of class or Z7t * J°fo,-r US a T S a b ° d7 v Was alwa y s scrupulously just and fair In our schools- and educational establishWe thf? °? all> in ° Ur charita^ institutions he took the keenest and kindliest interest. In all our efforts as a Church to redeem the fallen, to assist the helpless or to soothe the wops and sorrows of suffering: fClt had his ■*"**«* and support and