DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 19, 7 May 1903, Page 19

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

His Lordship Bishop Vet don will administer the Sacrament ol Confirmation in St. Joseph's Cathedial on Sunday alternoon

r Jheie was Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Joseph's Cathedial on Sunday liom last Mass until Vespers In the evening the usual procession, in which the childien ol the parish schools aiwl the membeis ol the Sacred lieait Society took part, was held. As it was the lnsl Sunday in AKi.v our Laelv's altar was beautiful Iv decozated.

The many mends ol Dr E. J O'Neill will be pleased to hear that his father has received a cable message lrom him conveying the news that he has passed his examination lor the qualification ol F.lt U.S., Edmbuigh. On the 21th ult J)r O'Neill resigned the position of surgeon to the Lock Hospital, Soho, in order to proceed to Edinburgh for this examination, lor which he sat on April 2£

The Right Rev Mgr. Mackay leaves for Europe fiom Punedm on Tuesday next by the Mararoa. By the Tawuni he goes hoin Aiuckland to Su\a (Fin), where he joins the Moana, bound for Vancouver. ' Monsignor Mackay intends ciossing the gi cater part of Canada, and will go by one of the Tian.satlantie steamers from New York to England. A token of the high esteem in which he is held by his people will be given him on this (Thursday) e\enmg m the shape of a social and presentation.

At the half-past nine o'clock Afass on Sunday his Lordship the Bishop earnestly exhorted the young men of the parish to become inembei s ol the St Joseph's Men's Club, which was an excellent .society aiid deserx ed better support than it had recened in the past 11 is Lordship also commended the Hibernian Society. and said it was not light that Catholic vouiii> men should join other fi iendl,\ sock ties when they had such an excellent benefit societ\ ol their own

A ba-'aai in aid ol the building fund of the Catholic 7>resb.\ lei \ wi'l b<> hold in the Town Hall, Lawienu, next week 'I In- ba/.uu will be opened on Thin vday e\ tumg and will be continued on Friday and Satin da\ An eneigetic committee oi ladies has been making piepar.itioii^ for this i\eit rir some tune .md the expectations are that it will be most successiul Donations towards the lair aie e.unisth requested and will be thankiuMv i ecei\ ed

The ina'isrui al mei-tin" lor Ihe cuuent ol the St Joseph s Men s Club was held in St Josiph's 11. ill on I"iida\ t>\ i ii , n_i whin theie was ah <•xcci 1 ' •m t atteiidance iN 111 1 T Du-h m piesided in the uua\oidable al since ol the pu'sident. R< \ Fi.thiM i\li i ] li\ A vei\ no'xlp.nuramme was submitted, ( oir l-tiug oi t( c it at 101^ i>v We-isis .1 ifill and .1 P> ( alK.n ,lun , \ 0. . 1 items |>\ Messis .1 Me Keiinali and il Mi'es the lattei being accompanied cm the clanoiiet hv Mi \A i" v 'ilis a liute solo li\ Mr '1 1 »e< h if, 1 hoi ol 1 iaph k M-Vitimis imi'i i1 he direction oi i\'r \\ ii TTavdon dun . and a <-hoit lecture on New \otk h\ Re \ I'athei ( ieat\

Tlie .imiu.il geneial mietinn of tie Catholic Litnarv and Social Club .Milton, was held on Tuesda\ evening of last week Mr .1 A Scott presided, and amongst those pi isent was Ihe \ civ Rex Father O'Neill. The annual ie|oit and balance slieel lor the p.i'-t twelve moni hs, lead at the meet mtr, showed fli.it the club had hnfl a Miv sucfc-siul \eai The election of ofhteis lesulted as follows — Pn sident. the \ er\ Wev .7 O'W'll ucplvesid'M>l, Ali ,1 \ t 'rolt serretniv and tnaMuer, Mi \V Knl.v 1 lie toliov u.f (omnntteo of five ladies and fi\e genllenun vas i le< led Mis V* Knbv Miss St.ml.iii, Mrs l\eo tih Alms < 'minor, Miss- ()uirl Messis .] Waid, Jos Lviuh. J V ntil t das Scanlan. 1? T,o< khait, and I' Vuildi assistant s<cietniv and lilnan.it' Mi .Tani. s Cuit.in '1 he coming will be I<m)>iallv opened with a pi esident nil addiess by the "\ ( ry Rc\ Fathel OAelll

The annual entci t ainment on behall of the fund of the St Ymcint de Paul Sm ie ( < takes place m the Garrison 11, ill on Fi id.iv e\eniii£r 122 nd mst The ucod umk whirli is being- doni 1 by the members oi tlvs Socici v is well 1-nown by all Mid wo.t'iv not alore of aM pr.usp but ol the most reni'ious ciHoiiiaupiiiciii 'I he pooi and deserving aie assisted, the oiphans ai c i evened fiom unsuitable mii rounding-s .md placed m institutions wheie they will be tiamed co as to be useful membets oi ociet" 1 ' whilst those who have lallen are assisted to nuike anotliei stait in life Al! tins is ('ope by t^e Socit tv m the n ost imo t( eni a1 ious n nniit , and with v <.m-v slenii. r iesoui<es r l he extent < I then benevolent c is milv linnted b\ then- menus, and and t h< -\- afipe.il with confidence to th> ff i ■ »» 1111 1 1 i e- to aid them m exteiidiim then jjfood woi X übuh i 1 - not conlired I v cor*- idei u\ kuis ol i ace or (iiiil

Mi \ Hams (lite vith Afo s-s V,\}l T!e\uol,K ; u'l r 'o ) ,n!r^ates to lvs liiencK (hat he has < oiuineu< ed liic-iin 'a i uder tie st\ le oi Al il.ui's and Co as aact ioin-1 i s \ a lii.il or<:, land a»id iiuil agents iti , at 1 :"! 1 l'linies str"'( inmecbn Ml business enliusied to the neu dim will receive prompt, caieiul, and peisonal at tent ion . . .