DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 32, 7 August 1902, Page 4

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH.

(From our own correspondent.)

August 4. to tthJ h I ReV< I J r A^ eDnedv . of Aehburton, has been appointed

Daring tne Bishop'a visit to Darfield the sixpence a week v C err e nt°hu C s? ft nfc H b n fcio , n i 0 the Cathedml Fond wae i narrated and very enthusiastically taken up mP J™ ° afcbolsc Clnb at ita la »* ordinary weekl Jrt«iS£»Sfrt.J??i. qUeß^ °V Rating on unimproved valueß 7 T !Lt Z i A majority favored the new legislation, •hareed from t?!? -T^'"* ! U8 P ected P^K™ patients were di 8 - Annnl ff infectious diseases hospital at Bottle Lake. ,tnd fin^ u Crer wa8 w howeVer admitted, his malady so far being undefined He was taken from the intercolonial liner < Weatralia ' cj Acting-Premier has received a cable message from Mr Seddon, etatmg that, m the medical examination at London University, the lists in three of the four subjects were headed by New Zealand students, one of whom, Mr Arthur O'Brien, son of Mr f *i, t^°in IS ° lty ' BeCUred a gold medal and fcholarehip of the value of £140, in open competition. At the Church of the Holy Name, Aahburton, on Sunday, July 27, the Very Rev Dean O'Donnell said it was hia pleasing duty to announce that the parish was now out of debt, and thire was a small credit balance at the bank. In 1885 the indebtednesa wa 8 upwards of £2300, and during the 10 yeara he had been amongst them it had ev er been his earneet wish to see thia amount paid off. An acre and a half of land had also been added to the church property, and at the request of the Bishop, it was intended to build a new presbytery.

There will be Pontifical High Mass in the Pro-Cathedral on Sunday next on the occasion of the Coronation. In the evening there will be Solemn Vespers, when a sermon is to be preached by his Lordship the Bishop on the subject of ' The crowning of the king in olden and modern times ' During Benediction a solemn • ,J^a Wlll I be RUn & ln thanksgiving and to implore the blessings of God on the new reign. As showing the very great interest being taken by the Right Vvl*' ?- nmeß m the eptablisli ment of a Veterans' Home as advoCa . !u 8 Excellen °y Lord Ranfurly, the Bishop has sent a copy of the Governor's circular, together with one of his own, to all the clergy arid convents in the diocese urging the claims of the noble w f^f hls J ? only one instance of many where the Bishop has identihed him Pelf in furthering and aiding objects for the bet erment and well-being of the public generally, indeed, in this regard his Lordships industry and energy have been so conspicuous that no public movement is deemed complete unless his name is associated with it.

Among the notable events to mark the Coronation which had of necessity to be postponed, was the placing in potion of a commemoration btone at the Cathedial. Although deferred this has not b< en abandoned, and on next Saturday morning at 10 o'clock one of the largest and handsomest Corinthian columns will be erected on the facade of the new buildinur. Afterwards the works, which have of late made oonbiderable progress, will be thrown open to the public for inspection. All are cordially invited to assist at thia ceremony and visit the magnificent! structure. On the evening of last -aturday week his Lordship the Bishop arrived at Darfi-ld. and on the following (Sunday) morning made tne Episcopal visitation. The Übhop, having explained the nature of the canonical visitation, all went in procession to the Catholio cemetery ad] .imng the pretty Church of the Holy Angels and there recited the presc nbed piay.-rn. After the Gospel at Mass the Bishop preached, and murie a i.-rvent appeal on behalf of the new Cathedral, th« Mult being a collection towards the fund amounting to over luo Kuineab. At the conclusion of the Holy Sacrifice his Lordship administered the Sacrament of Confirmation, addressing the candidates both before and after, and in the evening preached to a crowded congregation on the ■ Excellence and necessity of prayer' On Monday morning- the Bishop celebrated Mass for the dead and visited the schools. The annual charity sermon on behalf of the Society of St. \ incent de Paul were preached in the Pro-Cathedral on Sunday. Very Rev. Father Le Menant des I'hesnais, V.G , occupied the pulpit at Hi fe >h Mas.-, and the liev. Father O'Connell at Vespers Collections towards the funds were taken up at all the tervicesund the annual report and balance sheet of the society's operations for the past j ear dmnbuted. From the report (which also appears in anothor part of this is-ue) we gather that the total amount received from all source* amounted to £.")7 17s, whilst Hoi 18s lOd was expended. The report shows a good re ord in the alleviation of distress and destitution The music at High Mass was Mozart's No 2 • as an offertory piece Franz Abfs ' Aye Maria' (quartette) was eung After the 8«-rmon at Vespers Mrs A. M. ad s,mg an ' Aye Maria ' by A. Rawhngs. at Benediction. llummel's'O Salutaris ' was sung by Mr Schwartz, and the Benediction service was ( arlMoeler's, sung by the choir. Mr H. H. Loughn&n conducted and Misa Funston presided at the organ. There was Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from High Mass until Vebpers with the usual procession in the evening.

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