DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 6 March 1913, Page 25

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(By telegraph, from our own correspondent.) March 3. Rev. Father Edge has left on a well-deserved holiday, which will be spent at Tauxanga. Rev. Father Tormey, who has been on a twelve months' holiday trip to Europe, is expected to return via Sydney on March 9. His Lordship the Bishop left on Wednesday night for the Great Barrier, opened a church there, and returned to Auckland on Sunday morning. Rev. Father Ormond at the last meeting of the Holy Family Confraternity gave an interesting address on the Bible, its origin, scope, and effect imon the human race.' The Bible-in-Schools League has deputed the Rev. Mr. Jollie to reply to Bishop Cleary's address in the Town Hall. Copies of the Bishop's recent address will

be sent to every teacher of the public schools in Auckland city and surrounding districts. There was Exposition of the : Blessed Sacrament from tile 11 o'clock Mass until Vespers at the Cathedral last Sunday. In the evening there was the usual procession followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The occasional sermon was preached by the Rev Father O'Doherty. A meeting of the diocesan council of the Auckland Catholic Education. Board was held in the confraternity room at the Cathedral on Wednesday night, when Bishop Cleary was present. The following officers were elected : —President, position to be filled later on; vice-presidents, Mr. B. McLaughlan (Onehunga) and Mr. E. Casey (St. Benedict's) secretary, Mr. F. Temm (St. Benedict's); treasurer,, Mr. M. J. Sheahan (Cathedral parish). _ The St. Patrick's Day celebration committee are actively at work so as to ensure the success of the undertaking. The children's spectacular display in the Domain, culminating in the . formation of a Maltese cross, is looked forward to with keen interest. Special attractions are to be provided for the national entertainment m the evening, which promises to be most successful from every point of view.