INTERCOLONIAL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 46, 15 November 1900, Page 20

INTERCOLONIAL.

Mr. Charles O'Neill, M 1.C.E., the founder of the Sooiety of St. Vinoent de Paul in Sydney, is at present very ill in St. Vincent's Hospital.

Twenty-two pupils in the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy, Goulbarn, New South Wales, passed the Sydney College of Musio Examination.

John M'Namara, aged 101 years, died at his son's residence Little River, Tumut (N.S.W.), on Wednesday, October 21th. He was a native of Ireland, and arrived in the colony in 1836. He leaves desoendauts, iuoludiug grauJcliildrcu, to the number of 11.

On Wednesday, October 17th, his Lordship Dr. Higgins, Bishop of Rockhampcon, blessed and opened the new convent at Hughenden, Queensland, which is in charge of the Good Samaritan Sisters. On October 19th six Sisters, including the Mother-General of the Good Samaritans, arrived at Hughenden from Sydney.

The following clerical changes have taken place in the Archdiocese of Sydney :— Father John Sherin, from Kogarah to Mount Carmel ; Faiher Bernard Comasky, from Camden to St. Benedict's ; Father Thomas Barry, to Kogarah ; Father John Rohan, to Camdea ; Father Michael Sherin. to St. Francis's ; Father John Flahavan, to Cooma ; Father St. Clair Bridge, to Katoomba.

On Sunday, October 20th, the Australian Horse were present in full strength at the Catholic Church, Michda/o, New South Wales, at the memorial commemoration held for their late comrade, Trooper Michael Commins. The church was crowded, comprising all denominations. Father O'Gorman preached a most appropriate sermon. Subsequently, Mr. and Mrs Commins invited several friends to a magnificent spread ia the School of Arts.

St. Patrick's High School, Melbourne, scored 47 passes, 19 of them with distinction and four with honors in the music examination conducted by Professor Somerville. Miss D. J. Jacobs s-.cured the diploma of C.T.A.8., and headed the list of those who gained teachers' certificates. Miss A. Caples secured senior honors, and the Misses Gearon, Jones, and Maguire junior honors. St. Patrick's High School is in charge of the Sisters of Charity. Only one other Melbourne candidate besides Miss Caples to >k «euior honors. Since these examinations have beea introduced into the colonies in 1897, the Sisters of Charity have passed 107 pupils out of 110 candidates.

In the course of a circular addressed to the clergy of the Archdiocese of Sydney his Eminence Cardinal Moran say* : — ' It has pleased the Holy Father that instead of a-i Auxiliary- Bishop, as Hitherto, a Coadjutor-Bishop, cum jure succexsionis, would be appointed to aid in the administration of this important See. I have, therefore, to request the members of the Dioce-ian Council and the Pectores Inamovibilen to whom, by the statutes of the Plenary Synods of Australia, belongs the privilege of presenting three names to the Sacred Congregation of Propaganda, to mcci in ih<> sanctuary of St Mary's Cathedral at 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday, the liih of November proximo. Holy Mass will be cel^br*tel, and the hymn, " Veni Sancte Spiritua," will be recited. Those privileged to yore will then proceed to select three names, according to the method prescribed in the statutes.'

The members of the Children's League of the Cross turned out in their thousands in Syduey on the afternoon of Sunday, October 28, to participate in the annual renewal of pledges of their organisation at St. Mary's Cathedral. Three o'clock was the hour announced for the ceremonies to begin. By thit time tho entire organisation had arrived at St. Mary's Cathedral. As a Catholic demonstration the procession (says the Fnnnan's Journal) was a remarkable success. Shortly after 2 o'clock trains began to arrive from all parw, bringing rowds of visitors to witness the procession, and at 3 o'clock College street, in front of St. Mary's, was quite impassable. The weather was ideal, lndted, never since the great annual demonstration of the Children's League of the Cross was inaugurated some years ago has it been held under more happier auspices, or in better climatic conditions. The cloudy sky and drizzling rain of Saturday were happily absent, and everyone enjoyed and appreciated the delightful weather to the full. It is seldom that the boundaries of St. Mary's held so many people as were enclosed within them on Sunday afternoon, whilst crowds of respectful sightseers lined the route of the procession. The girls were mustered in the Cardinal's Hall, and the boys formed into Hdo at the Marist Brothers' Schools. Everything having- been arranged in order, the Juvenile Temperance Crusaders formed themselves into ranks, tho girls of St. Uary's leading the procession, which moved round the cathedral grounds to the strains of the Hibernian Band The whole scene ran be truly described as a magnificent one. The rich colors of the banners, the neat and modest attire of the Children of Mary and the school children, all blended to form a pretty panorama. It was estimated that there were over 6000 present, but some idea may be gained of the length of the ranks when we add that the processionists were some 50 minutes in parsing one point of vantage. Having completed the circuit of the cathedral, the procession entered the presbytery grounds, and here the Cardinal, who was surrounded by several dignitaries, reviewed the regiment. What most struck the observer, after having marvelled at the magnificence of the procession, was the striking evenness of the display. It would be an extremely difficult task to discriminate between the merits of the different schools wheh took part in the procession. Each year something exceptioual is attempted in the way of effect by the leading schools. Several new banners were noticeable, providing one of the principal features of attraction in the procession, and their extreme beauty made them the cynosure of all eyes. His Eminence Cardinal Moran delivered a brief address in which he dwelt on the evil of intemperance, and

exhorted the children to be faithful to the holy cause of temperance, and keep alive in their hearts the fire of our Saviour's love and in their minds the truth of holy faith. The discourse was followed by the Prayer of Consecration, the ohildren joining in the responses. Then all repeated after the Cardinal the following pie ige :— ' I promise you*, Eminence and the Holy League of the Cross to abstain by God s grace from intoxicating drinks until freed by the priest in Confession.'