DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 26 January 1911, Page 148

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(By Telegraph from our own correspondent.)

January 23. The Catholic schools of the city and suburbs re-open on January 31, Reyi Father McCarthy, C.M., delivered a splendid sermon on ‘ Faith ’ at the Cathedral last evening. His Lordship Bishop Cleary attended the civic welcome to the Hon. Mr. Fowlds in the Council Chamber last Friday afternoon. . Rev. Fathers Carey and Murphy, of Melbourne, arrived last evening from Sydney, and intend spending a holiday in the Dominion. The Hibernian branches of the Auckland diocese will decide to-night the date on -which will take place the Hibernian welcome to Bishop Cleary. tt Th S. diocesan clergy went into retreat at the Sacred Heart College this evening. Rev. Father Roney, S.J., who conducts the retreat, arrived last evening from Sydney. Brother Mulholland, district president of the Hibernian Society, has passed the senior civil service examination. bis will be welcome news to brother Hibernians throughout the Dominion. His Lordship the Bishop since his arrival in Auckland has been kept exceedingly busy. After the great and memorable functions of the public reception, he has been welcomed by many of the Catholic institutions. n , I R ® v - Father Holbrook made an earnest appeal at the Cathedral yesterday to parents and guardians to send their children to Catholic schools, where the secular education imparted was mpre than equal to that of the State schools • therefore no valid excuse remained for disobeying the commands of the Church in this important matter. Rev Father McCarthy, of the Vincentian Order, well known throughout the Dominion, arrived here from Sydney last Sunday evening He is en route to Buenos Aires where he will be assisted by Rev. Father Grey in giving missions to the English-speaking Catholics, the great majonty of whom are from Ireland or of Irish descent. .Since Father McCarthy was last in the Dominion he has been in iieland, and assisted in several missions there. Father month ll7 ieaveS for South America Horn Wellington next nf n ße w Pi 161 " Murphy S.J addressed the confraternity of the Holy Family last Tuesday evening at the Cathedral Me prefaced his remarks by referring to the wonderful d emonstr atio of welcome to his Lordship Bishop Cleary t® as happily privileged to have witnessed and m which he participated. It was (he said) a grand manifestation of loyalty and affection to the Right Rev Dr Cleary, and would most certainly encourage and cheer him in the great work he had undertaken in this diocese He then delivered a most interesting and instructive discourse. fl .v 16 results of the recent public examinations furnish further proof of the excellent educational work done in the Sacred Heart . College. Nine students satisfied the examiners in the civil service examination—Master T Cnlo. man (Wellington) and Master Daniel O’Connor (Auckland! securing fourth and fifth places respectively for the whole of the Auckland district. Four candidates passed the matriculation _ examination, and also secured the solicitor’s general , knowledge pass These successes should prove highly satisfactory to the Catholics of Auckland and If New Zealand generally, since there are at the college pupil^

from various parts of the Dominion. When the attendance at the college is taken into account, the number of successful candidates will bear comparison with that of any other school in New Zealand. On Monday, January 16, his Lordship the Bishop visited the Star of the Sea Orphanage. The verandah and schoolroom were very tastefully decorated with flags and lanterns. Accompanying the Bishop was a large number of the clergy, who were entertained by the Sisters at tea, after which the following programme was given by the children: —Songs of welcome, address, choruses in four parts, action songs, and a very pretty dance in costume by eight little tots. His Lordship said he was very pleased with the manner in which the children acquitted themselves, and especially complimented them on their singing. At the close of the entertainment a few special prizes were distributed as follow: —Bible history (gold medal presented by his Lordship the. Bishop), Barbara Scansie; church history (valuable book, the gift of Rev. Father Doyle), Elsie Johnston; catechism (prayer book, the gift of Mrs. Ormond), Ruby Walker; good conduct (beauti-fully-bound prayer book, the gift of Rev. Father Holbrook), Stella Cook; most popular girl (silver watch), decided by the votes of the children, May O’Brien; most obliging girl (gold brooch, the gift of Mr. Ford), Nellie Baker; most trustworthy girl (valuable book, the gift of the Rev. Mother), B. K. Hunter; most diligent-'girl (silver purse, the gift of a friend), Dorothy Campbell; highest num*2 er of marks (silver-backed hair brush, the gift of Mrs. J. J. 0 Bnen), Irene Howarth.