Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11, 18 March 1909, Page 435

Intercolonial

His Eminence Cardinal Moran blessed the foundation stone of a new church at Watson's Bay on Sunday February 28. The ne_w church wiU cost about £1400, and a sum of £280 was collected at the ceremony. " -^ The Catholics of the archdiocese, and, -indeed, tho -.public at large (says the - Advocate), will be pleased to A ear iV- the sli e ht " indisposition from which his Grace the , Archbishop of Melbourne was suffering in Dublin is now passed. - , , - - - _ _ - . A generous parishioner (says the Freeman's Journal) placed £1000, to the credit of his Grace Archbishop Delany to enable him to negotiate for the introduction of the Christian Brothers into Hohart. - Dr. Delany was successtul m his mission when abroad, and arrangements have -been made to 1 spend £4000 in making * additions to the local college for occupation by the Christian Brothers. On February 18 the celebration took place at the Con--vent of Mercy, Wilcannia, of the. silver jubilee of Mother *■ *? Gertrude, to mart ter first 25 -years as a Sister .. ot the ' Mercy Order. She was the recipient of- many congratulations and wishes for her future happiness and success in -the service of the Order of Mercy, in which during the past quarter of a century her career has .been marked by much ability and strength, as teacher, -"'administrator, and - Superioress. ' \ ' The Rev. Father T. Vaughan, of Bega, and Mr. Joseph Cusack (says the Catholic Press) had' a sensational experience while" returning to Bega from Tan jaon."" They were 111 a buggy descending Doctor George Mountain,* when the horse started kicking, and ultimately went over a precipice about 30ft deep. The buggy was' smashed, and a splinter of it penetrated Mr. Cusack's leg, severing an artery. Father Vaughan ~~ escaped with a shaking. Tho horse was uninjured. - After the opening ceremony of the Training College at Flemington on Sunday, February 28, the Very Rev. Dean Phelan sent a cable message s to 'the Archbishop of Melbourne telling him of the magnificent success of tho event, at which over £3000 was subscribed (says the Advocate). The Dean also mentioned the rumor regarding his illness. An immediate reply came from the Archbishop saying that he was now quite convalescent, and congratulating the Dean and all whcr contributed to make Sunday's function such a success. _, - News of the dangerous illness of the Right Rev. Dr Murray, the' venerable Bishop of Maitland (says the Catholic Press), will be received with very great regret by all classes in the oommunity. His Lordship had not been in good, health for some considerable time, but during tho past week or two he grew gradually weaker. So much so that on Saturday, February 27, the last Sacraments of the Church were administered to the venerable prelate by the Coadjutor-Bishop of Maitland, the Right Rev. Dr. - Dwyer. On Sunday the prayers of the congregation were requested at all the Masses at' St. John's Cathedral" for his speedy recovery or. happy death. Two doctors and two nurses from" the Little -Company of Mary, . Lewisham, are in constant attendance on- "the Bishop, who will.be 81 years of age on the 25th 'of this month. ' -' The Most Rev. Dr. Delany, Archbishop of Hobart, who returned to Hobart the other day from a tour of the Old Country; in the course of an interview, said : < I have been fortunate enough to 'secure the- Christian Brothers for our college. I had set my -heart on^'that. Their success in Queensland, New South Wales;- Victoria^ South Australia, Western Australia, in the-condtict of - secondary schools, dispenses me- from any appeal to their brilliant and solid work at Home. At Oxford lately. l met among the Rhodes scholars from Australia students direct from the Christian Brothers' colleges in Queensland and West-ern-Australia. And since I left Europe I learn- that yet another of their boys has carried off the same coveted prize at Perth, in Western Australia. The Brothers are always practical and pleasant to get on with, if they are treated fairly.'