Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, 27 August 1914, Page 22

Diocesan News

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.) August 22. The Homes of the Rev. Mother Mary Aubert have benefited to the extend of £2OO from the estate of the late Commissioner James Crawford, of the Featherston Town Board. At a meeting of the council of the Wellington Centre of the Royal Life-Saving Society it was reported that out of 120 boys attending St. Patrick s College, 51 had gained swimming awards. Tho Rev. Father Cashman, who completed his studies at Maynooth College, Ireland, and was recently ordained, arrived during the week to take up duties in the archdiocese. For the present ho is stationed at Palmerston North. The news of the Pope’s death came as a great shock to the Catholic community here, and genuine expressions of grief were to be heard on all sides at the sad intelligence. The churches of the city are beingdraped, in mourning. The Rev. Brother Lawrence Waters, of the Redemptorist Order, died at St. Gerard’s Monastery on Thursday, after a somewhat prolonged illness, at the age of 65 years. The interment took place this morning at Karori, prior to which there was a Solemn Requiem Mass at St. Gerard’s. A full account of the late Brother’s career will appear in- my next week’s letter R.I.P. A very successful social was held in the Alexandra Hall, Abel Smith street, by the ladies of St. Joseph’s Bazaar Committee. The hall had been prettily decorated, and the supper tables were arranged with' spring flowers. The catering was by Mrs. O. Johnson, and Mr. E. King was pianist. Much credit is due to the committee, and also to Misses Gallway and Flannery (joint secretaries) for the success of the affair. The ladies’ committee which so successfully assisted the Wellington South Hibernians in their annual social were entertained last Thursday evening at Si. Anne’s Hall by the members of the society, and advantage was taken of the occasion to present Mrs. W. IT. Giles, under whose direction the ladies worked, with a small token of recognition of her valued services at all times to tho society, especially its social functions. Miss Agnes Segrief, A.T.C.L., vice-president of the Children of Mary, Wellington South, , was presented with a valuable set of rosary beads, manufactured with beads of moonstone, gold chain, and cross by the president (Miss K. Robinson) on behalf of the sodality, in recognition of her valuable services, to the sodality as instructress in singing. Miss Segrief lias devoted considerable time and attention to the subject of singing by the sodality, which is now noted for its excellent .rendition of Church music. • The Rev. Father Dorc, of Foxton, and the Rev. Father McMenamin (Petone) have been appointed by his Grace Archbishop O’Shea as chaplains to the main Expeditionary Force, which is to be despatched from New Zealand at the end of the month. The Rev. Father Segrief, of Wellington, went as chaplain to the advance guard, which left Wellington on Saturday last. That makes three chaplains from the Wellington archdiocese. The dioceses of Dunedin, Canterbury, and Auckland were unable to spare any priests for the expedition. Last Sunday evening at St. Mary of the Angels’, Boulcott street, there were special devotions in honor

of our Blessed Lady. There was a large congregation, and advantage was taken of the occasion to bless the processional statue of the Blessed Virgin presented by the Very Rev. -Father O’Connell, S.M. The Very Rev. Bean Smyth, S.M., of St. Mary’s Seminary, Greenmeadows, officiated and also preached an eloquent and instructive sermon on devotion to the Mother of God. Mr. W. C. Gasquoinc, who recently retired from the position of general manager of the State Coal Mines Department, was entertained at the' Royal 'Oak Hotel last Wednesday night by the staffs of the Mines and State Coal Mines Departments. The chair was occupied by Mr. 11. J. 11. Blow, Under-Secret ary for Mines, who, in presenting the guest of the evening with a handsome tea and coffee service, spoke of the good feeling that had always existed between the staff and Mr. Gasquoine, whose departure they all regretted. The Rev. Father Quealy, formerly of Palmerston North, who went on a health-recruiting trip to Ireland ■nil America, returned during the week much benefited. He speaks in glowing terms of the conditions in Ireland. Father Quealy was accompanied in his travels by Sister Mary Peter (his sister) and Sister Mary Vincent, of the Convent of Mercy. He will take charge of the Petonc parish during the absence of the Rev. Father McMenamin, who is accompanying the New Zealand troops as one of the chaplains. Sincere regret was expressed by many of the Catholics of Wellington and Karori when the death of Miss Amelia Prendevillo was announced last week. The bright and cheerful disposition of the deceased young lady had endeared her to a large circle of friends, and her practical interest in Catholic affairs, particularly in Karori, where her family has resided for many years, will cause her loss to bo keenly felt. The Sacred Heart Basilica was well, filled at the Requiem Mass celebrated by the Rev. Father Tymons on Friday, 21st inst. The service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. Father Smith. —R.I.P. Captain E. P. Coady (son of Mr. Coady of Fort Buckley, Kaiwarra, and a member of the congregation of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart), who has been appointed Quartermaster of the Canterbury Mounted Regiment of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, is particularly well known in athletic circles in Wellington. A few years ago he was a prominent member of the Athletic Football Club, and as a member of the Wellington Rowing Club he competed with that club’s crews at regattas in various parts of New Zealand. Captain Coady was in the Wellington Torpedo Corps when it was commanded by. Captain John Falconer. On last Sunday evening at St. 'Anne’s Church, Newtown, there was a large congregation when a sacred concert was given by the choir. The programme consisted of the ‘ Kyrie,’ ‘ Gloria,’ ‘ Credo,’ £ Sanctus,’ ‘ Benedictus,’ and ‘ Agnus Dei,’ from Gounod’s Mass (the soloists being Misses M. Murray, R. Segrief, Mrs. Reade, and Messrs. O. and G. Foote): Cavalry,’ Mr.• E. B. L. Reade: recitative, ‘ Then shall the. eyes of the blind be owned,’ and air ‘He shall feed His flock’ (Handel), Miss Agnes M. Segrief, L.A.8., A.T.C.L. ; ‘ Ave Maria ’ (Hoben), Miss Rose Segrief : and ‘ Deus Mens’ (Dubois), Mr. A. Foote. Mr. W. Gamble conducted, Miss K. Henderson was the organist, and the orchestra consisted of Messrs. Logan, McDonald, Gillies, Grady, Lomas, Duncan, and Harland. The proceeds are to be devoted to the extension of the organ, which the Ven. Archdeacon Devoy proposes to have done, and which will greatly assist the choir in its work. When the news of the death of his Holiness the Pope was received it was thought possible that some of our local clergy who have been representing the archdiocese of New Zealand at the Eucharistic Congress held at Lourdes (in France) may have been in Rome at the time of the Pontiff’s death. Coadjutorbishop O’Shea said on Friday that our-representatives his Grace Archbishop Redwood, the Very Rev. Deans Regnault and Holley, and Dr. Kennedy—would probably leave Lourdes soon after tho congress, which closed on July 26, but he rather favors the idea that they would be in* Ireland rather than on the Continent when hos-

tilities broke out, suggesting that the weather in Rome would be rather warm for them at the present time of the year. They would ordinarily have visited Rome towards the end of September. The Chapter of the Marist Order was to be held in Belgium, but owing to the war breaking out just about the time the conference was to take place, it is presumed that it was either abandoned or the place of meeting changed to some place safer than Belgium. At St., Joseph’s Church, Buckle street, Messrs. Alfred Cullen (son of Mr. Cullen, of this city, nephew of Police Commissioner Cullen, and brother of the Rev. Father Cullen, of St. Patrick’s College) and Bernard Ryan (son of Mr. Ryan, of St. Mary’s parish, Te Aro) were raised to the subdiaconate on the Feast of the Assumption by his Grace Archbishop O’Shea, assisted by the Yen. Archdeacon Devoy, S.M., and the Very Rev. Dean Smyth. On the following day (last Sunday) at St. Joseph’s, the same two aspirants for the priesthood were raised to the Diaconate by his Grace Archbishop O’Shea, assisted by the Yen. Archdeacon Devoy and the Very Rev. Dean Smyth. There were also a number of the city clergy present in the sanctuary. The choir, under the directorship of Mr. Bernard Page, rendered appropriate music, and sang £ Veni Sancte,’ specially composed' for the occasion by Mr. Page. On Saturday the music was rendered by the boys’ choir which, under the direction of the Marist Brothers, has gained considerable distinction of late. ‘ No doubt the war has hastened his death,’ said his Grace Archbishop O’Shea in conversation with a local press reporter regarding the death of the Pope. ‘ He was supposed to have been restored to health after his illness of some eighteen months ago. We regard him as a Pope who has done more for the welfare of the Church in its internal arrangements than any one who has occupied that exalted position for very many years. He has brought the administration of the Church up to date, and placed it in a position of very great efficiency. Also, ho has done a most important thing: ho has fully recognised the growth of the Church in English-speaking countries, and has appointed a considerable number of English-speaking Cardinals —two in England, one in Canada, and three in the United States. That is more English-speaking Cardinals than there have ever been in the history of the Church. In a word, he has recognised the growth of the Church in these countries, and at the present moment the number of Cardinals who do not speak Italian is equal to the number of those who do speak that language.’ A Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of the deceased Pontiff will bo celebrated at the Sacred Heart Church, Hill street, by his Grace Archbishop O’Shea on Wednesday next, when the clergy from all parts of the archdiocese will be present.