Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, 15 July 1909, Page 1115

Intercolonial

The Catholic Press states that his Grace the Archbishop of Hobart is to preach the discourse at the opening of the Third Australasian Congress in St. Mary's Cathedral tit the end of September next. When Archdeacon Davy, of Benalla, died in January last year he expressed a wish that his remains should l»o buried in the new parish church, then in course of erection. His wish has been carried out, and his body now rests. in a reinforced concrete vault in St. Joseph's, near the chancel. The golden anchor of Faith (says tne Freeman's Journal) was reburnished by the men of Woollahra on Sunday, June 27, when nearly three hundred attended Mass in a body and received Holy Communion at St. Joseph's Church. All the parochial societies -were represented in full strength, supported by large numbers of parishioners in general. At a public meeting held in Lismore it was decided that the most fitting memorial to Bishop Doyle would be to purchase for St. Carthage's Cathedral a peal of bells, to be called ' The Bishop Doyle Memorial Bells,' and that for this purpose a fund should be established; also that an annual prize, to be called ' The Bishop Doyle Memorial Prize,' be given to the Lismore Agricultural Society. The Rev. Father J. Lane, Grenfell, died very suddenly on the morning' of June 24. He passed away on the anniversary of his ordination 24 years ago. Tho deceased was a native of Castleisland, County Kerry, where he was born 49 years ago. ' Father Lane was educated at Carlow College. He held the post of Professor of Mathematics at St. Patrick's College, Goulburn, for five years, and many of his former pupils have since risen to prominent positions in Sydney and elsewhere. On Thursday morning, June 24, the Hon. John Gavan. Duffy, K.S.G. (chairman), Mr. M. Mornane (treasurer), and Dr. A. Kenny, K.S.G., Papal Chamberlain (hon. secretary), of the Archbishop's reception committee, waited on the Very Rev. Dean Phelan, V.G., at the Palace, Eastern Hill, for the purpose of presenting him with an illuminated address in recognition of his eminently successful administration of the Archdiocese of Melbourne during the 14 months' absence of his Grace the Archbishop in Europe. The presentation was made in the Archbishop's library, and the Archbishop himself was present. Speaking at the opening of new St. Francis' Church, Haymarket, on Sunday, June 27, his Eminence Cardinal Moran said one of the first missions he attended after his arrival in Sydney, nearly 25 years ago, was at old St. Francis', the demolition of which had commenced. His Eminence remarked (says the Catholic Press) that when tha foundation stone of the old building was laid there were only 181 places of Catholic worship in all New South Wales, and but 75 priests. Now there are more than 600 churches in the State, and in the archdiocese alone there are over 200 priests. There are over 400 priests in the entire Stato. The late Bishop Doyle, of Lismore (says the Freeman's Journal), has only left 18d behind him. When, the old Lismore church was burnt down on it was a debt of £500,which Dr. Doyle converted- to a private debt of his own. Only a fortnight before his death a sum of £400 was paid to his credit, being the Easter and Christmas dues, and the Bishop gave the whole amount to the reduction of the parish building debt, as well as every month having contributed £3 to the parish fund. In his will, made sixteen years ago, the Bishop stated that whatever personal belongings he had, they were to be handed over to the parish fund. He always expressed a wish to die worth nothing, and that desire has been fulfilled. The Rev. T. Barlow, Penrith (N.S.W.), celebrated recently his sacerdotal silver jubilee, when he was the recipient of several addresses and presentations. The jubilarian, who is an old college companion of the editor of the N.Z. Tablet, was entertained at a concert -in the Convent School Hall on June 21 by the school children, and presented with a silver-mounted umbrella by the boys, an illuminated autograph album by the girls, and a silver cardstand by the Children of Mary. On the morning of June 23 Father Barlow was presented by the pupils of St. Mary's Convent School with an address and splendidly bound volume of the " Music of Ireland.' On the following evening he was entertained at a conversazione in the Conl vent Schoolroom by the parishioners, when he was presented with an illuminated address and purse of sovereigns. There was a large attendance, among those present being several priests from other districts and members of other denominations. Several congratulatory and complimentary addresses were delivered, among the speakers being the Rev. J. McKee (Presbyterian).