ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 49, 7 December 1899, Page 6

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

(From our own correspondent.")

December 2. The Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, of Meanee, arrived on Thursday. He is to spend his holidays in Canterbury. The Revs. Kerley and M. Guineari are to be ordained subdeaoons on the Bth inst., and deacons on the 10th at St. Joseph's Church. His Grace the Archbishop is due in Wellington on the 6th inst. and a Confirmation service will be held in St. Joseph's Church on the J7th. On the 21 st and 22nd inst. the Fabian Dramatic Club will produce the comedy, ' Caste,' at the Opera House. The proceeds are to be devoted towards furnishing- the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. The Rev. Father Sheeny, who has been visiting his relatives in the Old Country and Australia, is returning to the Argentine Republic. He is waiting here for the Gothic, and ia the guest of Archdeacon Devoy. This year the Te Aro and Thorndon parishes will combine and hold a monster picnic in Very Rev. Father Lane's grounds at the Hutt on Boxing Day. At a meeting- held last Sunday Mr. J. Hyland was elected secretary. The Rev. Father Tymons, parish priest at Palmerston North, came to Wellington on Thursday to be present at the distribution of prizes at his Alma Mater. He was fairly rushed by his friends, who were profuse in their congratulations on his appointment to so important a parish as Palmerston North. Last Sunday at St. Mary of the Angels', Mozart's ' Twelfth Mass ' was sung by the choir under the conductorship of Mr. Oakes, and in the evening Mr. Nicholas Lenihan, late solo tenor of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, assisted. This gentleman was associated with Mr T. G. Law in Rossi's ' Tantum Ergo.' On Sunday last Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament was held at St. Joseph's Church. The Rev. Father Herbert sang a Mhssa Cantata. The choir, under Mr. Rowe, sang Farmer's Mass in B flat. An ' O Salutaris ' was rendered in a highly creditable manner by the conductor. In the evening the Yen. Archdeacon Devoy preached on the Gospel of the day, and concluded by exhorting everyone to spend the season of Advent in a true Christian manner The Yen. Archdeacon T>evoy occupied the chair at the presentation of prizes won at the Marist Brothers' Old Boys' Association sports, which were held on November 9th. In the course of a few remarks he referred to the meagre support which the sports receive from the members of the Association, and said that the general public could hardly be expected to make a success of the Association's future gatherings unless a greater interest was taken in them by the members themselves On Sunday St Patrick's College Band made its final public appearance for this year in the college grounds before a fairly large audience. Though not at its full strength the band gave a most creditable exhibition, proving the excellence of the work done by the conductor and members during the year. After the performance the boys and a number of friends adjourned to the study hall, where Dr. Martin, in the unavoidable absence of Dr. Oahill, presented the prizes won at the sports a fortnight ago Dr. Martin, who was received with applause, offered his congratulations to the winners and expressed the hope that the losers would be spurred to greater efforts in future competitions. There was no need, he said, to remind the boys of the benefits to be derived from athletics. Unless the health of the body was well cared for, the mental work must be far bdow that standard of which the brain was capable. At the fame time they must not *orget the primary reason for their being at college. There should be moderation in all things, and a man with a stiODg body and moderate education would in the race of life rise infinitely higher than he with the body of a Sandow and the brain of an idiot. D>\ Martin concluded a happy little speech by advisiug- the boys to work hard in the Buho-'l and play hard in the r< creation ground. Before the prizes were presented the Rev. Father Mahony, on behalf of the stall" and the boys, thanked the Yen. Archdeacon Devoy, the Very Rev. Father Lewis, and Rev. Fathers O Shea and llollt-y, Drs. Oahill, Martin, and Mackin, Messrs. Kennedy. Gas-quoine, < /Connor, McCardell and many others for their liberality in providing pmea. Each winner was greeted with a round of applause as he received his trophy, special attention being paid to M. Mahoney. first in the Grand Handicap, and J. O' Kane, the winner of the if.Oyds championship. The college orchestra played two selections during the distribution. Che -rs for the Rector and Dr. Martin concluded the proceedings.