ARCHBISHOP REDWOOD

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1924, Page 4

ARCHBISHOP REDWOOD

RETURN TO DOMINION*. AVKLLIXGTOX, Nov. 21

Lookin'; halo and hearty after another tour abroad. Arehhisho|> Redwood stepped off the San Francisco mail boat to-day and proceeded to his home in Hill street, lie has been away for six months, and was accompanied by the Rev. Father Smyth. During his travels in the various countries he visited, ho met all the principal personages of the C'lmrch, including Cardinal .Vninde--lin (Chicago) and the .Archbishop at New York, with whom he dined. Some days were spent at St. Paul. Minnesota. with his old friend. Archbishop Ireland. He crossed the Atlantic in the Accpiilania and stayed in England and Ireland for about six weeks. The great Eucharistic Congress at Amsterdam. Holland, was attended by Archbishop Redwood, and he was accorded a most cordial greeting by the Cardinal Legate of II is Holiness the Pope. His Holiness sent a message to the Congress stating that he was very pleased that Archbishop Redwood was attending the gathering as the representative of Australia and New Zealand. When the Pope’s l.egate. who presided, announced that Archbishop Redwood was tile oldest IJishnp in the world by consecration, and that he had come from the Antipodes to attend the Congress, the gathering of 21.000 people arose and gave him a great ovation which was repeated at the eonelusion of the Congress. A visit, to France was then paid by the Archbishop, and he had a most pleasant and interesting interview with the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris.

‘* 1 was a fortnight in Rome in October.” said Archbishop Redwood, ‘‘and was given a wonderful reception by the Holy Father, lie was particiilailv kindly alul showed the greatest interest in the work of the Church in New Zetland.” His Holiness said he was very proud that the Archbishop bad been able to make such a long journey, and commented on the fact that Archbishop Redwood had been associated with the life of the Church in New Zealand from its earliest days up to the present, time. His Holiness addl'd that the Archbishop looked very milch younger than liis rears, lie looked like a man of sixty.

Archhi'.diop Redwood returned to New York in the Aqiiitania. and went through America in beautiful weather, visiting Niagara and the Grand Canyon of Colorado on his way to >,-m Francisco. The return trip across I lie Paeilie was most pleasant., there nut being one rough day.