BISHOP HAYDEN ON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

New Zealand Tablet, 17 March 1921, Page 22

BISHOP HAYDEN ON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

"During the past 12 months I have travelled in many lands," said the Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Dr. Hayden, on a recent Sunday, at the blessing of the new school at Dulwich Hill. He had taken a great interest in the school question. It was his opinion that in no country, except Ireland, were the Catholic children so carefully attended to as regards education, as they were in Australia. It was true they had much to learn from America in many respects; for.instance, its big universities and fashionable boarding schools, the Knights of Columbus, the output of literature; but that country has not Catholic schools in almost every town like Australia. For this the Catholic people have every reason to congratulate themselves. The success was due to the zeal and devotion of the Sisterhoods, who went into the bush and gathered around them the children of the settler, the boundary-rider, . and imparted to them the truths of religion.. After referring to the sacrifices made by the Sisters of many years ago, his Lordship said that the present day conditions were not to be compared to those of 50 years ago. There still remains much missionary work in Australia, and he would cordially welcome any girls to assist the devoted Sisters who were doino- such grand work in his extensive diocese. '