Church of Our Lady of Lourdes ALEXANDRA

New Zealand Tablet, 12 February 1920, Page 29

Church of Our Lady of Lourdes ALEXANDRA

■ „■ January 25. Amidst the mountains and hills and the unrivalled climate of Central Otago it has been decided to erect a church and a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes at Alexandra to serve as a national work and centre of devotion to the Ever Blessed Mother of God. The wonderful manifestations and miracles of Lourdes is God’s answer to the pride of modern atheists and enemies of the Church. The Catholics of New Zealand are invited to take part in this glorious work >to combat unbelief and the enemies of the Church in this country. God save New Zealand! All subscriptions acknowledged in N.Z. Tablet. Already acknowledged, £505; Mr. and Mrs. Carroll, Galloway, £lO 10/-; Anonymous, £10; Mrs. Holloway, £10;

Mr. and Mrs. M. O’Neill, £10; Messrs. R. and G. Gartley, Springvale (£5 each), £10; Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, Police Station, £5 14/-; Mr. W. Milne, £5; Mr. and Mrs. C. Hanning, Clyde, £4; Mr. and Mrs. T. O’Connor, Clyde, £3; Mrs. Rowe, Ranfurly, £1 1 /-; Mr. Jas. O’Kane (to shrine), £1; Mrs. Montgomery, Lawrence, £1; Mr. Glass, Dunedin, £1; Anonymous, £1; Mrs. J. P. Mihaljerric, Wellington, 10/-;total, £578 15/-. , • *" Most heartily thanking all subscribers, Gr- M. Hunt. Alexandra," February 8, 1920.

A man takes contradiction and advice much more easily than people think, only he will not bear it when violently given, even though it be well founded. Hearts are like flowers: they remain open to the softly-falling dew, but shut up in the violent downpour of rain, A man, to bo greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; ho must put himself in place of another, and of many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own. The great instrument of moral good is imagination, and poetry administered to the effect by acting upon the cause.