Presentations to Father Cahill, Carterton

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 9, 5 March 1908, Page 24

Presentations to Father Cahill, Carterton

A farewejl social Was tendered in the 'Victoria- Half; Cartert,on, on the of • February" 20J" 'to <Rev. Father i> who has' 'been transferred 'to Danne^irive. 'lhere was a large attendance, and during : the e^enirg ' tue following contributed to an -excellent programme. Mrs. Dudson, Misses Dudson, Lock (Westport), 'Messrs. MiLer, Molloy, Arcntrslee, B^als, ©udson, "Master Dudson ai.d Itev. Father Kelly. At an interval, Mr. P. Molloy, on behalf of the parishioners, .made a presentation to Father 'Canal I. He saidi the Catholics of the district vhacLconne to recogpise in no slight degiree the many works done by their , pas lor. Dui\nj his period) of .administration in the Wairarapa ,his every day life had been ,a living sermon, and well worthy of imdt a tion. He asked Father CahiU to accpt from iha Catholics o!f South Wairarapa a token of their regai d for him and appreciation of his good work among them, atod handled toiShijm a well filled, purse of sovereigns. Father Cahill had made many sacrifices for his people, andi they were now beginning to recognise' thi'in. lhe speaker hoped that God would spare. him for 'many longi years to continue in his priestly duties w,to&rev t er his lot might be cast. Miss Dolly Dudson, on :behalf of the Carterton .'.Catholic Sunday"" School, presented Father-Cahill with :a h.vi.dsome bound photograph album. Rev. Father Cahill, in reply, said thai; after hearing; Mr. Molloy 's laudatory speech he could believe. that he was in Carterton. No >one could be -.more pleaSr ci that the speaker at seeing the "very rgenerous- spirit of the congregation, it was ceitainly gratifying -*to Jiim to think that all his people, or the vast majority, ;fcad recognised that he had done something .for their sin-tiei'est. He was satisfied that he had done something. T*he Carterton Catholics had been going along ,in their • own way, and had found it hard to make .the changes dte &ad advocated. When they would not make them,-;he -made them himself. He compared ,the present state -of «harch affairs in Carterton with the past. Six years -.ago ithere was no Sunday school. He wasi thankful because now the Catholic children in Carterton were .making 1 -wonderful headway. At times he -had felt -thai; his services, hard work and sacrifices were :not appreciated' by the people. He had now every reason to believe that the reople realised that .he had done something 'to help on their spiritual interest. He praised the generosity of the people when raisin® money to ipay .off the. church debt. The bazaar had been very successful. .There was a credit of £111 after the -bazaar. He- was fexeeetliir<rLy grateful to the' Catholic congregation^ CartertGin,,and all who had 1 helped so 'generously :in the *pss*. As -dax as lelations with other denominations 4n ithe rtMstnict -.were concerned, he haid lived with .them -on iterms flGCrfriendsh'ip. This was entirely according rf;o the 'correct •ddea of Christianity. The spirit of the Christian -relifiion • was that of peace and goodwill. Herhad«.cme <to< the :diatrict n poor health, Hut he was thankful ,to -God %hat the was g ing away, quite a different man. jHe to s ate that his successor, the -Rev. jFat&er Bowe had leen somewhat unwell, and was -therefore unable .'to -be "resent. The .Wairarapa people would rget con rexceedina;ly well with him. Things *rere -one- hundred. -; P er , cent, better in- the parish than ithey -were^ six years ago Wherever he would be .foe .would always, r'take a great interest in hearing of 'the success of the people in this d-stnet. He was pleased to think that, he was not. going a lanfir distance, Ihe would be -able occasionally •to see his old parishioners again. They 'bad done : i great deal in the last year or two to show that they appreciated the sneaker's efforts. .He .would carry away grateful recollections of all « 7 . The Rev. Father Kelly, of Masrterton, stated his pleaS™ 7r7 rmei * ne H I1 ? fi ? the spirit, prevailing -between .paUor hSr, P mSm- n Walr^aPja/ M e lfn ew a -man, of 'Father cfhill s «ua Mies would, demand all- this. There ,wexe al- ■ £w. tl n -'I lIS,l IS , PoWer t0 -advanoe-the .peonle's - inteiest. The parish -'had -progressed- spiritu a ILy, '.and in every other way during father 'Cahill's car? of "t, and " Father Bowe would be a worthy successor