Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, 29 February 1912, Page 59

Intercolonial

His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne blessed and opened St. Stanislaus- Church, Toorak, on Sunday, February 4 11. The total cost of the church and furnishing was £I7OO, and the collection taken up at the ceremony amounted to £SOO. V Eight Rev. Mgr. McGuire, who was recently appointed Vicar-General of the diocese of Lismore, was on February 11 entertained at a social 'evening by the people of Kempsey prior to leaving for Lismore, where he is to be ' administrator of St. Carthage’s Cathedral, in place of the Yen. Archdeacon Quinn, who has been transferred to Murwillumbah. .. , Mr. A. C. Burke, manager of the Catholic Press, and Mrs. Burke, leave , Sydney early in April for a European holiday. Mrs. Burke intends studying singing for twelve months under M. Bouhy in Paris. A meeting (says the Catholic Press was held at the Catholic Club to arrange for a farewell to Mr. Burke, who has been managing the' Catholic Press since its foundation. Right Rev. Mgr. O’Brien was in the chair. It was decided to present Mr. Burke with a purse of sovereigns, and £SO was subscribed in the room. The Marist Fathers who, for the past twelve months, were engaged almost continuously in giving: missions and retreats in Tasmania, have just concluded their labors (says the Monitor of February 9). On .yesterday Fathers O’Connell and McCarthy left for Melbourne, en route for Sydney,*whence they are to sail for New Zealand. Father Kimbell left last week. They are to give a mission in the Cathedral, Wellington, in March, and in May they are due for a mission' in Sydney. . .. • ... Very Rev. Father Keogh, who * has been Superior of the Jesuit community at Sevenhills, Adelaide, for the past six years, has been transferred to Sydney. Very Rev. J. F. O’Brien, S.J., of St. Aloysi us’College, North Sydney, succeeds Father Keogh 'as Superior at Sevenhills. A very successful social function was held at St. Aloysius’ College, Sevenhills, * Adelaide, on January 30 (says the Southern Cross), when the Very Rev. Father Keogh, S.J., , the retiring Superior, was presented by the inhabitants of Sevenhills and surrounding districts with a travelling rug and walking stick, on the eve of his departure for Sydney, , His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne, in the course of an address at the blessing and opening of a new church at Toorak a few Sundays ago, referred to the circulation of dangerous books. He was glad that a movement was on footwhich promised to be universal— to put down bad literature, which was so injurious to the morality of the pople. He was pleased to find that the movement for its suppression was receiving such widespread support from all denominations. For such an objective as that there could be no question as to the advantage of the various denominations coming together for material help and support. Rev. F. D. McAuliffe, of Cessnock (Maitland), who intends taking a trip to Ireland, mainly for the purpose of seeing his aged mother, was farewelled by the parishioners and citizens of Cessnock at St. Joseph’s Hall recently. - The popularity of Father McAuliffe was indicated by the large attendance. The large hall was packed to the doors, and the - assemblage was representative of all classes and creeds from all parts of the district. Father McAuliffe was presented with an illuminated address and purse of sovereigns by the citizens, arid with a gold watch and chain on behalf of the ladies. In addition to the purse, which contained £2OO, Father McAuliffe received £IOO from other parts of the parish.