Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 26, 1 July 1909, Page 1035

Intercolonial

The Right Rev. Monsignor O'Reilly, of Thames, assisted at the Corpus Christi procession at Manly on Sunday, June 13. Cardinal Merry del Val, Papal Secretary of State, cabled from Rome to Lismore : ' His Holiness, hearing of the death of the Bishop, was visibly affected. He commended his soul to God, and ordered prayers for the repose of his soul.' Apropos of the Dalton Memorial Chapel recently erected at Riverview College, Sydney, it may be mentioned of Father Dalton as a teacher in Ireland — he was a native of Waterford — and Australia, that many men of prominence came under his tutelage, and in the old land they included General Sir William Butler, Sir Francis Cruise (the famous" medical man), Messrs. John and William Redmond (of the Irish Party), and Chief Baron Palles. Hundreds of letters and telegrams expressive of the deepest sympathy poured into Lismore as soon as the news of the death of .the late Bishop Doyle became widely known. Lismore itself expressed its sorrow at a public meeting, when the Mayor moved, 'That this meeting of the residents ,of. Lismore deeply deplores the loss of so estimable a person as the late Right Rev. Dr. Doyle, Catholic Bishop of Lismore, and hereby acknowledges his valuable services as a public-spirited citizen.' The gathering rose and stood in reverent silence as the Mayor declared the motion carried. His Eminence Cardinal Moran has made the following clericals changes in the archdiocese: — Rev. J. O' Gorman, of the Cathedral, has been appointed in charge of the Pyrmont parish; Rev. P. Mclntyre, V.F.,-has been appointed parish priest of Braidwood, and made VicarForane for the southern part of the archdiocese; Rev. R. Lonergan, of St. Joseph's, Newtown, has been transferred as assistant to Wollongong; the Yen. Archdeacon Murphy will take charge of St. Joseph's, Newtown, during next week; and the Rev. W. Barry will return to St. Mary's Cathedral as chief of the staff. In a fierce north-west gale that at times reached a velocity of 80 miles an hour — the fiercest hurricane for four years — the annual demonstration in honor of the Feast of Corpus Christi was held in the grounds of St. Patrick's College, Manly, on Sunday afternoon, June 13. Though the sky was clear, an enthusiastic heart was needed to brave the wild winds (says the Catholic Press). Nevertheless, about 15,000 people were present at this most picturesque of any religious pageants witnessed beneath the Southern Cross. For such unkind weather the attendance was wonderful. The five previous processions were viewed by attendances of 20,000 spectators— last year's by between 25,000 and 30,000— but each of them had the advantage of spring-like days. On the evening of June 10 the parishioners of St. Mary's met in the Lyceum Hall, Newcastle, to celebrate the Very JJev. Father O'Gorman's silver jubilee. The Mayor was present. Major T. M. O'Neill presided, and read an address expressive of the - people's appreciation of .Father O'Gorman's labors among them for more than 20 years. Tlie chairman then presented Father O' Gorman with a purse of sovereigns., Presentations were also made on behalf of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, the Hibernians, and Children of Mary. In reply, Father O'Goo man said it was a good thing jubilees did not come of tea. Their presence there that night and their princely gifts were entirely due to their own generosity, and to the affection with which Catholics regard their priests. One of the agreeable surprises of his Grace the Archbishop's return (writes the Melbourne correspondent of the Sydney Journal) was his announcement in St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday night in the presence of a congregation of 8000, that the Holy Father had raised the Hon. J. G. Duffy to the honor of Knighthood (K.S.G.), and had conferred on Mr. Benjamin Hoare and Mr. T. E. Verga, J.P., the Cross Pro Ecclesia Dei et Pontifice. The Archbishop paid a high tribute of praise to Mr. Duffy, who, he said, was worthy of any mark of respect that might be paid to him by the Holy See, and would Ibe unworthy a great father if he were not devoted to religion and patriotism. Of Mr. Hoare the Most Rev. Prelate spoke in praiseworthy terms, referring especially to his. work in the literary field for the defence of Catholic principles. Mr. Verga, he mentioned, had spent £20,000 on St. John the Baptist Church, Clifton Hill. The' ceremony of investiture of Mr. Duffy was very impressive, Drs. Kenny and O' Sullivan (Papal Knights) acting as sponsors.