ARCHBISHOP REDWOOD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 483, 16 April 1909, Page 4

ARCHBISHOP REDWOOD.

I ENTERTAINED" liY HIS CLERGY.

Last night' his Grnco Archbishop Redwood was entertained , ' at , dinner; by mbinborir of the Roman Catliftlio; clcfgy, iiv tlio atchdiocesc, tho function being to celebrate his roth birthday.' Very llovv lather O'Shca, S.M.,' V.G., presided,\ : and among ovor 35 other members of, tho clergy pmeut,, wore Dean Rogiiaiilt, " Provincial'of the Manst Fathers. Very• ttev. leather. Clutio, 6i the lkxtemptofist Older, ■ Archdeacon-. Dovoy,. Dciiii Grogan, oi , Wangaimi, Dam Smyth,; of Hastings. Father keteh, of St.. Patrick's College, Father Holioy,: of Won.. lieim, , alidauthor Hieksbn. ', ,■ ■ ■.■:.:■. ■..-., Tile only toast giveii was.. that of "Ihe Health of tbo Aichblsliop,".' >vlntih wae pro-, posed-.by. Deuri RcgnaUlt, nud,supported by the \ r crv Key. Father Chine,: and Rev. leather Maples, of l'ctone. Reference'was made by,them to tho growth of the dioceso Binco tho Archbishop came hero as bishop, m 1874. At that timo, it was pointed out, the. diocese included tho prcsonK dioceso of Christehurch. Thcro' wero then, in. all,- only 20,000 Catholics in the combined dioceeoj now there were over 60,000 ill the arch* dioceso of ■Wellington u'touo. - Thirty-five years ago there were only 27.'priests in tho then combined diocoso, against 78' now in. the archdiooose, Then, agajn , ,when tho Archbishop- took oilito as bishop, there was no college oi' places in which eocosiaetieal stildents could , bo trained \ now thoro was a fine college at Wellington, another in Auckland, and also two collegcß for tho training of priests at Moaneo niid Moßgiel. Afthat time there woro in tlK> ; dioce6o ( very, low llunsi now in tho archdiocese alono thero were no tower thßn 345 nmns. t , :'■ In reply his .Grace luado a very interesting speech, lie had, he said, como to New Zealand when he was only three yeafe «f ago. When ho was 1G years old, ho went to Enropo, to complete, his education. Twenty years later ho had' 'returned na bishop of the diucose. Ho was still strong and vigorous, aiid" hoped- to bo able ' to do much, morft. Ono of,tho first thinge whioh. ho did when ho camo to Wellington us bishop was to hold a synod, in order, to soquro uni» forniity of Church discipline. What' ho con. sidered to bo his groat work was tho fqunda. tion of St. Patrick's College. .' Tho next great work to which ho would direct his attention was tho. erection of a cathedral that 'would bo worthy of tho" capital : of New Zealand and worthy of the ■body. Hβ hoped that'with the co-operation "of tho.cloggy and laity the work would ho comuionoid as soon ns practicable. ■'\, ■■"■■':