DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 23 August 1906, Page 15

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(From, our own correspondent.) 'August 17. ritJaL l6^ ?l? l ihc , Assum P"tion was celebrated in the f ilL w sub V rban churches with due solemnity. The early Mass at the Cathedral at 6.30 was well attended

The Children of Mary approached the Holy Table in a body. The other Masses were also well attended. la the evening the Bishop attended in the sanctuary Eleven new members were received into the Confraternity of the Children of Mary, the ceremony beinc performed by "the Rev. Father Cahill. His Lordship the Bishop briefly addressed the confraternity, and said he was pleased to notice the large attendance. They should always be proud of being" Children of Mary. She was our great protectress, and if we besought her aid it would be given to us. He asked them to pray for her assistance in the great work they had in hand in completing the Cathedral The Sacred Heart College Rugby football team has concluded a very Successful season, and has wan the secondary schools' championship for 1906 Their goal line was only crossed once during the seaso-n, when i V it? j 1 s ' Colle g e scored a solitary try against them last Wednesday atternoon. They had but one draw and n ? .°* s ,\ D The , boys and thciL coach - Mr - «. A. Tyler. SS a r.,.«H v f '*lf m % *, re t0 be c ° n 'g r atulated. The Sacred Heart Old Boys' team in the higher grade have swept all before them, and have won every match in which they played. This team proposes visiting Wanganui in a few weeks, and a social held last Wednesday evening was to assist in defraying the expenses. In the editorial column of the « Auckland Star ' last evening a spiteful and venomous attack was made on the Church in France ,in which of course, it is assumed that the Church is all wrong and that the Government is all right. The sapient writer quotes Combes, and in self-satisfied style comes to th-e conclusion that ' It is therefore on political and not on religious grounds that the Republic is now waging war upon the Roman Catholic Church i n France.' What of the Grand Orient ? The writer refers repeatedly to the Concordat, but witholds perhaps he didn't know, the fact that it was the ' tag ' to the Concordat, put there by the French Government, which the Church has always repudiated and stigmatised as fraudulent. The proposed alterations to St. Patrick's Cathedral will cost about £5000, this being the amount of the tender accepted by the architects, Messrs. E. Mahoney and Sons. The successful tenderers were Messrs. Ferguson and Malcolm, who tendered £4978 for the'alterations to the building, and £35 for a small spire which is to be erected at the intersection of the transepts and the nave. The specifications provide that the 01-d portion of the church forming the transepts is to be pulled down, and a new and enlarged building erected in its place. The eastern end behind the high altar will be extended to tlie boundary, and the two wings will 'also be built out to the edge of the allotment A spire will be placed at tlie intersection of the transepts and nave, and at this point in the interior there will be four beautiful arches. The sanctuary will be much improved and enlarged, and more sacristy accommodation will be provided. The alterations when completed will give an increased seating accommodation of about 400. The new building is to be built in brick, and will be cemented like the main part of the church. The annual meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul Society was held at St. Patrick's Convent High School on Wednesday afternoon.. There was a large attendance, over which Bishop Lenihau presided. The following priests were present: Fathers Holbrook, , Buckley, Cahill, and Murphy. The secretary's annual report stated that 51 paicels of clothing., containing 5>6,8 garments had been distributed during the year, also 617 parcels of sewing;, 22 paiis of boots, 25 yards of new mateiial, and about- 200 orders for groceries and milk. Some 104 visits were paid during the year. The receipts amounted to £85 7s lOd, and £81 5s 7d was paid out in charities. The Bibhop spoke encouragingly of the society's work, a.nd congratulated the members on the increased interest that it had received in the various parishes. The Bishop then invited the cooperation of the ladies in the direction of forming a conference of men in connection with the present organisation, remarking that there was urgent necessity for this branch, especially in regard to the sailors and immigrants arriving in the pot t. The Order of the Sisters of Mercy had, he said, expressed a desire to help the society in paying visits to the sick aiidi needy, and those present received the announcement with applause. During the afternoon songs were sung by Misses Campion, Casey, C. Lorrigan, Mesdaroes Edwards and Winstanley. Miss Brown playod a piano solo; and a duet was played by Misses Jones and Anaodeo. The accompaniments were played by Misses Jones and Quinn and Mrs. Wor thing-ton. The following officers were elected : President, Mrs.-- McOabe ; secretary, Mrs. J. H. Parish ; treasurer, Miss Lynch. Afternoon tea was dispensed, and at the close the Bishop was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for presiding.