Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, 30 October 1913, Page 43

Intercolonial

His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne has made the following clerical changes:— Father William Berntsen, from Oakleigh to Footscray; Rev. Father J. McCarter, from Footscray to Oakleigh. On Sunday afternoon, the sth inst., the Right Rev. Dr. Carroll, Bishop of Lismore, dedicated the newwmg, which has recently been erected at St. Mary's Convent, Grafton, at a cost of £7OOO. \ Four thousand children from the Catholic schools of Sydney visited the battleship Australia on Tuesday afternoon, October 14, being taken aboard from Fort Macquarie in a special steamer. placed at their disposal by the State Government. Each school was represented proportionately, and the children who acted as the representatives of their fellows were elected by the votes of the whole of the pupils. The latest news from Archbishop Clune is to the effect that his Grace expected to attend the Consistory in Rome, which will probably take place in the month of December, when he will receive the Pallium from the Pope (says the W.A. Record). In the event of the Consistory being held at that time, the Archbishop canno reach Perth before the end of January or the beginning of February. Should the Consistory be postponed, however, his Grace will return before Christmas, and the ceremony of conferring the Pallium will take place at the Perth Cathedral later on. At a meeting of the Australian Catholic Truth Society, the Archbishop of Melbourne in the chair, the following resolution was carried' That this meeting of the Australian Catholic Truth Society desires to record upon its minutes, its warm appreciation of the manner in which Mr. T. C. Brennan stated the Catholic case m the recent debate between himself and Rev. Joseph Nicholson. The society feels that while time did not admit of anything like an exhaustive presentation of the case, all the salient features were dealt with in an able and forcible manner.' The Catholic Federation carried a similar resolution. An impressive ceremony was held on Rosary Sunday, October 5, in the grounds of the Deaf and Dumb Institute, Waratah, New South Wales, to mark the silver jubilee of the institution. The celebration consisted of a solemn procession of the Blessed Sacrament, at which his Lordship Dr. Dwyer officiated, assisted by many priests from the neighboring parishes! The building occupied by the Sisters of St. Dominic at Waratah (says the Catholic Press) was opened and blessed by Archbishop Carr in 1888. Prior to that the work had been carried on in connection with the Newcastle convent, where 16 children were enrolled but it being found necessary to establish, a separate institution, the Waratah building was erected at a cost of £11,492. Of that amount £4513 was paid off at the inaugural celebrations.' Additions and alterations have been made from time to time, and the money realised since the opening leaves the debt still standing at between £3OOO and £4OOO. • " >