INTERCOLONIAL

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 42, 20 October 1904, Page 31

INTERCOLONIAL

His Lordsjhrp Bishop Doyle, ol Lismore, has recovered from his severe attack of rheumatism, and will be able to attend tho Congress in Melbourne. The Right Rev. Mgr. O'Haian (says the ' Freeman's Journal ') has expressed himself highly pleased with the . results of St. Mary's Jubilee Fair He has no doubt ' whatever that by the time the art unk>n is diawn in December nc\t St. Mary's Cathedral will be free of liability. The Rev. M. Barrett, of S,mythesdale, in the diocese of Ballarat, is well known in Victoria as an extremely thoughtful and level-headed writer on social questions. He contributed a valuable paper to the ' uallarat Star.,' of Septum toe<r 30, ent tiled ' A scheme to settle the "people on the land.' 'lie follows to some extent the principles of the New Zealand compulsory purchase Act, but Seiparts from it in many important respects. The paper is a Valuable contribution to the • s'olvjngj of a difficult problem that is agitating men's minds in one of tihe last homes 01 squaU/eildom in Australia. The paper is to be published m pamphlet form. The New South Wales Anglican Synod at its meeting in Sydney passed the following resolution at the instance of Mr. C. O. Burge :— ■ That this Synod desires to convey its heartfelt sympathy with the Roman Catholic community in connection with the recent nvassacre m New"" Britain. That his G*ace, the president, be aaked. to forward the above resolution "to the proper authority.' Archdeacon Langley, who seconded the motion, added that the whole community was in sympathy witih 'the.-- jl teachers, wtio - had been so foully dione to ■ death "by individuals they we're endeavoring to help to a better "Spate, of thjngs. At the last quarterly meeting iho Kvajigrli'cal Council endo-sed the action of their (president, the Rev. G. T. Wai den, m this connection. At the- 1 half-yearly meeting of the Now South Wales District Board of the H.A.C B. Society the secretary yuburutted the balance sheet for the sax m-onths ended August^ also a statement of the highly satisfactory progress made, throughout the State. The total income credited to the district funds for the half-year amo'inted to £2365, including interest on investments, £3.36 lis. The principal iienis of expenditure were fo: funeral claims, £300 ; cost af annual meeting, £296 ; and goods p,uichaseid for branches. The funeral ft-nds show an increase of £7711 1,35, equal to 15.55 per cent, per annum. In connection witih the branch dope it account, a sum of £HliO 16s ll)d was received, the balance to credit being, £s,3.^B 12s Id. 'IJie statemclnt rogaiding tilie Society's branches bears evidence of very substantial progress, their funds having mc.e ased £2031 15s for the half-year. Their expenditure includes £367,9 6s. Sd sick pay ai\d £380i!X 14s for med'ieal ait'tt^\da»nce and medic line. The total cash balances of district anid branches amount to £27,208 l'2s.3d, the greater part of which is invested, the average interest being 4.58 per ce(nt. Diring the six month's U'ftd^r review ton new branches were opened, while another requisition, signed . by 4<o intending members, was received, and a dispensation granted for the formation ql a branclh at >Vardell, making a total of 1 05 branches now in the State. Sunday, October 2, will stend out as a day of days in the annals of Ipswich. The occasion was the ccn ecration find oocn ng day of St. Mary's new dumb.. Over 5,000 people assemWed, awd no le^s a slum than £2130 was donated. Ad>ied lustre and interest were imparted to the great function by the presence of his Eminence -the Cardinal and several of the high' representatives of the Australian Hierarchy, including his Grace , Archbishop Dqnnc, of Brisbane ; Dr. Murray, Bishop of Mai t land , Dr. Doyle, Bif (hop of Lismoie ; Dri Hig^ns 1 , Bishop of Rockhamptan ; Dr. O'Connor, Bishop of Arm.idale ; and Consignor Fowler, of Manila. The attendance 1 from all parts of Southern Queensland was very large, no less than six crowded trains bringing visittora to Ipswich. Pontifical High Mass was celebrated by the Right Rev. Dr. O'Connor, and the occasional sermon was preached by his Imminence Cardinal Moran. The new church is a noble pile of beautilul Gottfnc desigm, and the outlines pros'qnt a strikingly handsome and chaste appearance. The exterior length of the building, including the sacristy at the rear, is 167 feet. It has a width ove- all of 76 feet. The height ifrom the floor to the main roof ridging measures 6.8' feet, and the distance from the floor to Ihe aisle roof on each side is 21 feet. The facade, which is of impressive gra-ndejur, is by two massive square towers, each 55 feet high, from which in turn springs a pair of'^" octagonal 'spires, each 72 feet "in ,' height. The- total cost is over £30,000.