DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 26, 26 June 1902, Page 19

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND.

(FronTour own correspondent.)

June 17.

At St. Benedict's on last Sunday Exposition of the Blessed SacrameDt look place. The Rev. Father Gillan, though far from well, and in direct opposition to his medical adviser, preached morning and evening. He has not been so well since. A procession in honor of Our Blessed Lady took place after Vespers. There were large congregations at all the fervices. At St. Patrick's on last Sunday night Rev. Father Patterson preached on the Apoatolicity of tbe Church. Active preparations are in progress for a grand bazaar in connection with the Cathedral parish. The ladies are also actively pubhing on the annual social which takes place in August. A desire to visit our local orphanages has been expressed by one of our City members of Parliament. His Lordship the Bishop has readily responded, and has volunteered to show tie member over the institution, at the same time saying that he (the Bishop) would always heartily welcome such visitations, feeling assured that if our good work were but known much of the oppceition evinced. to euoh institutions would be allaytd. Violent attacks were made in almost all the Nonconformist pulpits la*t Sunday evening upon one of our Stipendiary Magistratea because he pre.-ided over a Licensing Bench which granted a new hotel license in one of the Auckland provincial districts. Dr. Cowie. the Anglican Primate, has resigned his position. When Michar 1 Davitt w.iß here Dr Oowie expressed a wish to see him. Mr. D.ivitt called upon him. and the Bishop greeted him by taking hold of his Land and saying. •■ 1 ;il\vajs admire a man who has suffered f r his principle-*.' 1 Licpl Irishmen who know thia havi- ever since a warm coiner in their heartß for Dr. Cowie. hi almost e\ery Prou\«Unt pulpit last Sunday the subject of the Bible in schools was exhaustively dealt with. Over a page in each of the local papers was t ken up w ith a report of the sermonfe On the whole, the Catholic body was by them treated fairly, thu exception being the Rev. Mr Munro, at tbe Pre^>y terian Church id aristocratic Rimuera. Thin is what he said : 'Of course, it is saiy that the Roman Catholics wire citizen?, and paid taxis, and wh ? phuuld they be compelled to pay for what they did not believe md To this ho answered— (l) This was a Protestant Colony, ant Protestant laws must be paramount ; and Roman Catholics must bow to the majority, as Protestants had to do in Roman Catholio countries. (2) Roman Catholics had tiken no interest in our present national avsti m. and why trouble about them in the pnpos^d charge/ (3) They wanted denominational teachirg. Prittstaiiti did not; they wanted only the Bible in the schools, without sectarian comment. It had been said that our educational system muu be left as it i«. or we must give a denominational gran. to the Rinnan (Aitliolio school-*. There were many who would give them such a grant, provided their tchools were open to inspection and maintain an c [ual standaid of education with the State schools. He could not tay that he had btndied this aspect sufficiently to give

an opinion. All he had to say was that, as the Roman Catholics stood aloof from our educational system, and considered it godles*, and as they were nol at all l>ke'y to be satisfied with anything but Roman Catholic regions teaching, and as this wan a Pro^tant community, we must advance wither^ them.' Rev. Father Beneiiic'. OP, left for Gi-bome last Monday whore he will give fi mission, His LordshiD the Bi«hr,p and Fathers Patterson and Kehoe accompanied him to the steamer to see him off The venerable Dominican i» doing splendid work throughout our diocese, and holds a warm place in the affectioi s of our Bishup jiriepf, md people.