Reception of Bishop Redwood.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1487, 22 October 1885, Page 4

Reception of Bishop Redwood.

His Lordship, Bishop Redwood, m the course of his reply to the several addresses presented to him, thanked them most sincerely and cordially for the addresses.-,. They -said they had looked forward with great anxiety and impatience for that day. ; He could assure them that the feeling was powerfully, jecjprocated by him. He longed to be back amongst them, and every time that he said Holy Mass he remembered them. He had beiSh received with great cordiality by the Holy Father, who asked hiiu to sit beside him and tell him all about the progress of the Church,and the struggle for Catholic education. A great part of the interview was occupied m speaking on the question of education. When he showed the photograph of St. Patrick's College to the Holy Father, he congratulated him, and all the Prelates appeared to be of the opinion that the building of the College was the greatest work he had been' instrumental m accomplishing. Thejrflit! ihankful to the clergy and laity, whose liberality had enabled them to' build the College which would be ductive of so much temporal and Bpiritual good; He told the holy father that; the Catholics of New Zealand were practical Catholics, and l generous m assisting its progress. The Hbly Father was highly pleased, and desired him to convey his hearty Apostolic Benediction, which, be would do at ,tbe close. No doubt the v would all be plowed at the appointment of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of ; Sydney as ; Cardinal of Australasia. It ; was an. honor to these colonies and to.the | Irish race, to whpmthe Archbishop belonged. They .spoke of Jus visit to the " pld f jand.'f He saw, the old , land,, the, walls of the College where he had taught, and the faces of the friends who used to be. by his side. .In that old land the young olenrymen at the College where he had taught were full of zeal for New Zealand, and most of them would gladly come out if they could. He had secured a full staff of teachers for the. College, and had made a certitude tjiat the Marwt Brothers would be sent out to Nelson and Christchurch. It was almost 1 certain that the assistance of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd had been secured for the Magdalen Asylum at Christchurch, and a full staff of clergymen would be sent out who would be devoted 1 exclusively to the Maoris. God had blessed his fist, and he had obtained a great, deal niore than he had. expected. Hehad heard m Europe that Christchurch was, to be ejected into* separate diocese, bui the HolyjSes hadldecided to refer it to the Council to be held shortly m Sydney, and if decided upon, it woujld have tp'btf apwove^ afterwards at Rome. They would all be pleased at the creation of different centres of activity m the Colony, and he had little doubt the new dioceße|woulS*. fie sanctioned. Jv J|c was much pleased at the success which had attended St;vPjktrick'B ; College, and regretted that he was unable to be present afcthe.opening. sHe>t was? glj&d ?to- :le%rn that so many pupils were attending, and \ that niore were <shorUy expecfe|[i' >Considering tibat .the College had been opened m the- ,middk of ';?tlie, year, ,thA thought there Was, every reason to be thankful, for God had blessed their efforts m a marked degree. So.far^assuc,cess could be ; said •to attend anything human, his visit had been a great sue- ; cess. When they saw the new staffs of teachers, and the mission tfor the Maoris, i and the Sisters for the Magdalen Asylum, he fought they would think so too. ;He asked their indulgence for any ; shortcomings or oversights, as he felt fatigued after the long voyage, and he ; had so little time for reflection. He again i thanked the clergy and 'laity, and es--1 pecially the Children of Mary,;. for their \ kind addresses and the reception accorded to him: