Christchurch North

New Zealand Tablet, 19 March 1914, Page 25

Christchurch North

March 16. The Very Rev. Dean Binsfield, S.M., left for Wellington on Tuesday evening last. Last Sunday being the third Sunday of the month, the Children of Mary in large numbers approached the Holy Table.

The members of St. Mary's branch of the Hibernian Society also -approached the Holy Table in a body in honor of the feast of St. Patrick.

On Sunday Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament took place after last Mass until evening devotions. The usual procession was followed by Benediction, at which the Vicar-General, the Very Rev. Dean Hills, S.M., officiated.

Very large congregations continue to attend the devotions in St. Mary's on Sunday evenings, to hear the course of sermons which are given by the Marist Fathers during the Lenten season, dealing with the Passion of our Lord. On Sunday evening the Rev. Father Dignan, S.M., preached a beautiful sermon on the 'Agony in the Garden.'

The fortnightly meeting of St. Mary's branch of the H.A.C.B. Society was held in Ozanam Lodge on Monday evening, the 9th inst. Bro. President H. J. Johnston occupied the chair. There was a good attendance. An unusually large amount of correspondence was dealt with. The appointment of the Rev. Father Hoare, S.M., as chaplain to the branch, was received with enthusiasm. The initiation of candidates, and the proposals of several for membership at the next meeting, shows the steady growth of the branch.

The following candidates from the Convents of Mercy, Colombo street and Darfield, were successful at recent examinations : —Teachers' Class C—Miss Margaret, Dee; Part of C—Miss Mary E. Gardner. Trinity College London.—Art of Teaching—Miss Hannah Ryan, A.T.C.L. Senior division (theoretical) —Lilia Young. Intermediate-—Thomas Johnston, Annie Shipley. Junior—Flora Duncan (honors), Rubina Long (honors), Lizzie Welsh (honors). Preparatory —Mary Dunne (honors). Dna Clinton (honors), Wallace Chapman (honors), Ralph Lattimore (honors).