DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 13, 2 April 1908, Page 22

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

'The Rev,. Father Farthing,, Auckland* passed through Dunedin ©a'' Sunday on his way to Sydney: *"*** The Redemptorist Fathers will open a renewal mission, in Oamaru oa Sunday. * The Rev. Father Creagb, C.SS.R., is conducting a mission' "an Port Chalmers this week. The renewal mission by the Redemptorist Fathers a,t St. Joseph's Cathedral commences on next Sunday. . " The Rev. Fathen Co' Bey, Adm. ; , delivered the second! of' the series of discourses en marriage at St. Joseph's Cathedral on Sunday evening. ' . i .By the last Home mail advice was received that Miss Annie Lynch, .Domiinican Convent, Oamaru, has secured an. exhibition, 'valued £6 6s, for junior • pianoforte; "Trinity London. On Monday,, evening Miss M. Murphy was the I'e.cipi- , ent of a presentation from the members of the Altar_ Society of St. Joseph's Cathedral. Rev. Father Coßey,.. in -making the presentation, referred in terms of .high praase to the interest Miss Murphy took, in the work of the Altar Society and the large amount of her spare time which she devoted to the decorating and' beauti-,- • fying of the altar.- - Thie retreat for the Children of Mary, South Dunedin, which was brought to ; a conclusion -in St. Patrick's Basilica on Sunday evening, was' very successful. Large numbers attended Mass every -morning and the devotions in the evening. On Sunday, twenty received' the ribbon and miedal, and about forty were received into the confraternity by the Rev. Fathbr Lowham, C.SS.R. ' The confraternity now numbers over one hundred members.^ Ad\ice has been received that Miss Daisy Millar, who secured 93 marks am the Trinity College practical examination held at St. Dominic's College last Novembjer has been awarded a senior pianiofotrte ' exhibition (£9 9Sj fo.r the session 1908. Miss Pe a rl McElroy (St. Dotoinic's College) has also been awarded a national prize (£5) -for securing honors in the senior Trinity College practical and theoretical examination for the session""*1907. Ih'e annual meeting of St. Joseoh's- Harriers! Club was held in St. Joseph's Hall on Monday evening!, when there were about 20 members present. Mr. T. J. Hussey, who in moving the adoption of the report (already published) and balance sheet, said there was no doubt that? the past season had .been an enjoyable one. Certainly they did not cater very much for racing, 'but still in doing that they had adopted an ideal system of harrier ism, which was to have a sys--tem of good runs* on Saturdays. He trusted that there would he bftgger attendances at the runs during, the coming year. The following office-bearers were elected : Patron, Rev. Father Coney ; president, Hon. J. B. Callan, M.LxC. '; vice-presidents, Rev. Father Buckley, Dr. O'Neill, Mr. Deeha,n, and Mrs. Jackson , captain, Mr. T. Huisey ; deputy-captain, Mr. J. B. Callan , delegate to New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, Mr. J. B. Callan ; auditor, Mir. Spain ; secretary, Mr. , James Quelch ; committee—Messrs. James Swarison, W. Rodgers, .antt the captain, deputy-captain, and secretary. The opening run was fixed for the first Saturday after Easter, i