DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH
(From our own correspondent.)
July 30. Sunday last being the patronal feast day of St. Anne's Church, V, oolston, Mass was celebrated by the Rpv\ Father (Jalcrne, and a sermon preached by the Very Re\ . Yicar-Cieneral. There was a large congregation All who have seen the splendid new edition of the Very Rev. Father Le Menant des Uhesnais" book, ' The Church and the World,' spea'c in high terms of the way it has k°en printed and bound at the ' Tablet ' office. Astonishment is expressed at how really well the work has been done, comparing more than favorably with that done in older countries. The Rev. Father O'Connell returned last week from a tour of the South Canterbury portion of the diocese. i-'i caking in the Cathedral on Sunday, he said he was pleased to lie able to relate that during the past three months he had met with \ery great encouragement in his mission, in pursuit of which he had not spaied himself Mu-h practical sympathy had been shown him, and generous contributions made, especially 'by those in no way too nchlv endowed with this world's goods. He intended to devote wholly t-he moneys he collected 10 a rc-duction of the principal in connectMon with the debt on the Cathedral, and trusted that the peoj le of Chnstchurch would persevere in the sixpence-a-week mode of donation to pay the interest. r l Ivs also was the unanimous "desire of all those who had subscribed outside the city. The Rev. Father O Council almost immediately resumes his mission on behalf of the Cathedral debt extinction fund in the North Canterbury portion oE the diocese, and solicited llv> prayers of the congregation on Sunday for health r.nd strength in his obviously arduous undertaking. He enumerated the local wants of the various centres he had lately -visited, important parochial works being projected or in progress at Wainiate, Titnaui, Temu«a, (.^eraldine, ;>.nd at Ashburton, notwithstanding which 'he had experienced much kindly and generous treatment. Preaching at the 11 o'clock Mass in the Cathedral on Sunday from the text, ' Let us make man to our image and likeness,' the Rev. Father O'Connell spoke in forceful terms on the subject of Catholic Education. In past ages the glories o f Catholic schools and talented masters were paramount in overy land. Unlimited sacrifices were made despite obstacles raised in every age, accompanied by persecution even to tho present day. France is an example in the present day where the hands of an infidel government are raised against Catholic education. In England too unfortunately, the devoted people of our faith are jmin^ through a tenible enss, the prelude to a storm o°f persecution against Catholic education. He referred t o the late Pope L-eo XIII., in writing to the Bishops of England urging that whilst acquiring the refinements of science and human arts, the one thing necessary was the training of the minds and hearts Over six millions sterling have, he continued, been expended in JMigland in the erection and support of schools All this was in danger of being lost at one fell swoop and our great duty was to pray that they may not be deprived of their just rieht. We are proud of our schools and the results attained throughout tho Cblony, where the best secular education, in accordance with the Government syllabus, is imparted. Whilst visiting the diocese he was at several examinations conducted by impartial judges of the work, a nd the results in every instance were shown to be most successful. He warned the people that the attempts at introducing Bible-reading in schools was the thin end
o ™~™ S ° c f Persecution. It was the business «L ov + c . r y° ne ' / ucl the wopk of each individual to strengthen and gu*rd our schools from one danger or another which was lor ever confronting them
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New Zealand Tablet, 2 August 1906, Page 14
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646DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH New Zealand Tablet, 2 August 1906, Page 14
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