DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 21, 12 June 1902, Page 19

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN.

His Lordship Bifehop Verdun Ins ay-point ->d the Rev. Father Delaney. of Oamsru, to Holy Cn.^-a Clirge, Mo«giel. The Rev. Father O'Reilly, of South Dunedio, h -s taken Father Delaney's place at Oainaru. On Tuesday evening the members of St Joseph's Club (26 ladies and 26 gentlemen) m<t a similar run. her fr, ni St. Patrick's Club in a tournament at St. Jos^ihV Hal), v) en a very pleasant time was spent. Trie hom3 club weie declared trip winners aitera very keen contest. It is intended to giv^ tae io *■■•» an opportunity of regaining their laurels lat j r on in the soa-on. A t-pecial programme, consisting of various game? ami mus'Cil itenin, is btii.g prepan d for the meeting of July 11 of the >t. Joceph s Club. The inafer is in the hands of a <om:nit'e oon«ip ing of Messrs J. McKennah, J. H. Brown, and A. J Sulli\an. The devotion (f the For + y Hour*' Ad- r.tion was ie^un in the Church of the Sacred II art, North-Wast VaiUy. on Friday mon ing, when the Rev. Father Mu.-pr,y, A<im , celebrated the Mara of Exposition. On Saturday morning Father Murphy was also the < elebrant of the Mass. SOt instructions were given at both Mattes, and also at the devotions in the evenings His Lords-hip Bishop Verdon presd'd a\, the Mass of D. po-i i>n on Sunday, of which Father Murphy was the celf I rat t Hi j Lordf-hip, who j reached on devotion to the Blessed Pacru-rnent, riai'e appropriate rtference to the prcclamati n of peac", and spoke feelingly with r^gurd to those of the faith who had died in South Aim -a. His Lordbhip spoke in similar terms at the half-past s^vc i o'clock Mat>d at fct. Joseph's Cathedral. An ' Evening with Authors' was the bul»j ct of a lecture given by Mr J. F. M. Fra*er at the weekly ni'etin:/ of the South Dumdin Catholic Literary and Social flub on Monday last The president (Rev. Father Coffey) occupied the chair, and tbero was a large attendance of members and lady friends. The. lecturer cn k ert;ii..ed his audience for over an hour, iutro luciug a number of extracts from books of a very humcrouH character. Mr Fra^er was loudly applauded at the conclusion of h ; s interesting address, and a hearty vote of thanks was accord d him on tha motion of Messrs F. W. Petre and D. McCurdy. The Rev Father Cuffey, in convey in/ the vote of thanks, expresfed hi* pleisuro at Mr f i-,w. r's p-e^enoe that evening, and aluo for the kindly interest taken by that gentleman in the alub since ita institution. Songd were nicely rendered by Messrs Fotterell and Fo-tor.

At Vespers at St. Joseph's Cathedral on Sunday the Rev. Father Murphy, Adm , preached the permoi, taking for his text • Peace be to yon" (St. John, xx., 19). The rev. preacher, after P peaki»g of the blessings which peace brought to the world, and the horrors which followed in the train of war, referred to those of the Catholic faith who had fallen on the battlefield, and exhorted the congregation not to forget to pray for them during the Holy Sacrifice of the Macs. They should return thanks to God for the ces^tion of hostilities, and pray for the welfare of the King. Although they were far away from the heart of the Empire, still it was not difficult to see that the influence of his Majesty was on the side of peace. They should pray that God would prolong the King's reign and give him long years so that be might live to see all his subjects around his throne, and, if the neceneity arose, ready to defend it. lather Murphy then went on to cay that sin was the cause of war, showed the necessity of doinx penance, and exhorted the congregation to give thanks to God for the blessings conferred upon them, and to offer their Holy Communion with that intention. It was a fallacy to suppose that victory was the result of courage or bravery, as it came from God, and to Him they should give thanks for it. After the '0 Salutaris,' his Lordship the Bißhop intoned the Te Deum,' which was then taken up by choir, who rendered it in a finished manner. There was a crowded congregation present.