SISTERS OF MERCY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 426, 8 February 1909, Page 5

SISTERS OF MERCY.

;; : • OF : A 'MEETING^ ■!•■ - Apparently'thereUs. not' satisfaction among the:KomanCatfio!fe of'Tetorie.and :. the'-Hutt:.with'ithe'action.'of,-ArohbisliopiE«d- ---: in installing>a';new.sisterlipod : feth'o listers uf<the-Mission-fin that district,;to barry.onthe' work\6f,teachhg;whicb was formerly .performed '.by;-tlietSisters"of. : Mercy. '. .The Archbishop's ■decision has beenif endorsed ■ by' - Horned but: some of tho'dissntislied;niombers;of the Epman'Catho-. Ho-.community" have- expressed a misgiving that Eomei-whenjdrming'its'decision, may'.not have': ■:had'-- before ; itv : a'". fun istatemont ; of V/th'e, case;v;afc •''; seen-:!■'■'■ from.;- -:-th'eir ■'.'.:•: point of, -view;. * ,: - The.-:'attitude,;-, ■;'■ whioh V the :';.-!Areh-'-;,Bishop ; - has ..taken; up ' was cvitidiscd^at.considerable length infa letter.whioh.appeared in ,;TiiE Dojimoir last' .week, over; the "signature, .''Yet Another ;A;-meeting,..whioh -was •convened at'LowerlHutt yesterday,.ior- the pur-, ipbse -ofi.condemnmg; thiß .letter, ha'd;an : : .tone's-. :pected;issue.VWi'*' ;! :'- -'' ■' ''/■■'■','■•''■: .-..'■'■'■ V Mr.^Pymohsfcalled^the/meeting together'; for; ''.Hie.-, purpose 'of' passing "a. resolution in; con-: 'demnatioh of About /seventy-persons ..attended,', to whom : .. ; Mr. • 'Pyhiohs readitlio'- letter, criticising it adversely :and; stating;, thatv..it;rwasV,inbumbeht.^6n''the; parishio'neis to. 'ncc'opt-tha^Archbishop's;.deci-.-sion- without;further/queistioh.-;-; ,: ; ■'•'■!C'i---';>'/-,;';Mi ; ; ■E:v'P.-' moved:.,'. That, this 'Meeting endorses the' view,! of, ; the (writer;-of the : and pledges, itself iib; take.'; nil- lawful /moans' to; see that; justice 'is, done'. to;,the jSisterß ■ jof;«Mcroy.";v : ;::-'■:-; ;■ ';'("■■':;'K : ! i;-'~;^Jl /-■;;'"; '^Mr.-li'Mahus-seconded the .motion. ■ /•../. .ri- ■.:•' .-.-Mr...-Eymohs. moved an. amendment 'in.con-, demhation of, "Yet,iAnother' Catholic's" |letter. : ■■The amendment : .yii\s seconded, but on.being put -to the: meeting,,;r.eceived very little.'support.". ;.'■■ ■;. Mr. Bunny's'motion was then, carried ;by\a:: very liirgeV majority; there being: only l three or four dissentients. :. •. ■ '.■'■■' '.-"-.■,< i. ■: Mr..:'M..;Hodginsypresided at the meeting.'-. : :His'Gi'ace Archbishop Redwood visited Potone yesterday and blessed the cottage in Riohmond; Street, which is-being temporarily, used as a convent: by the - Sisters of the. Mission."'-.. In the ovening.his Grace, preached, to a large congregation,in.the church... No. reference was made tb''the agitation-in connection with the Sisters, j .... : .!rhe. now. Sisters -;will commenco: tenoning l 'n't ,j libwer/Hutt to-day;.. ..An.-attendance', of sixty; pupils.whioh is a good average for the' opening of -a term,-is. expected.; ; ,-:'■':