DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 31, 30 July 1903, Page 2 (Supplement)

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND.

(From our own correspondent.)

July 23. The death of his Holiness the Pope caused the deepest sorrow here, and the manifestations were numerous and sincere. The Bishop received messages of condolence from his Lordship Dr. Neligan (Anglican Bishop of Auckland), Mr. F. Dillingham (U S. Consul-General), Mr. R. A. Carr (Italian consul), Messrs E and W. Coleman, and A. Kohn The local branch of the H A C B Society at its meeting last evening passed the following resolution • ' That this branch of the Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society tenders its sincere condolence at the sad loss sustained by the Church through the death of our Holy Father the illustrious Pope Leo XIII That the secretary be instructed to convey the foregoing to his Lordship the Right Rev I)r Lenihan ' The Auckland lni\ersiiy College Council passed the following resolution ' That the Auckland University Council expresses its sincere regret

on hearing the news of the death of his Holiness Pope Leo XIII, and desires the same to be placed in its minutes.' The following letter has been addressed by Bishop Lenihan to the clergy of his diocese :— 1 Our Holy Fa)her, Pope Leo XIII., has gone to his eternal home, and we, his children of this diocese, mourn with the whole Catholic world for the great loss we have sustained. In union of prayer let us join that he may have iound peace and joy in the presence of his Lord and Master. On Tuesday next, Julj 2b, a solemn dirge will be sung at St. Patrick's, at half-past seven p.m., a sermon on the occasion being preached by the \ cry Rev. Dean Hackett. A Solemn Requiem will take place on the following morning (July 29) at nine o'clock. The civic authorities and the Consuls of the various nationalities will be asked to attend.'. At St. Patrick's Cathedral last Tuesday morning a Solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated by the Right Rev. Mgr. O'Reilly, of the Thames, for the repose of the soul of the late Rev. Father Croke. Father Buckley acted as deacon, and Father Holbrook as sub-deacon, and Father Gillan was master of ceremonies. In the sanctuary there were also present Rev. Fathers Patterson, Adm., Purton, 0.5.8., Furlong, Tormey, Kehoe, King, O Hara, and McGuinness. The children's choir supplied the music. The altar and church were draped in black ior the occasion. His Lordship the Bishop is still confined to the palace with influenza. Very kindly ana sympathetic notices have appeared in the local press in reference to the death of our Holy Father Leo XIII. President Roosevelt's words, ' America is conscious that Christianity has suffered a severe loss,' seemed to run through every line written by our local editors. The balance sheet submitted last evening to the local branch of the Hibernian Society showed the sick and funeral fimd to be £2158 4s 3d, management fund £479 os lOd, benevolent fund £47 7s 4d. Over £1000 are out or. mortgage upon good securities at an average interest of 5 per cent. This is a most encouraging and cheering financial statement.