INTERCOLONIAL

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 44, 3 November 1904, Page 31

INTERCOLONIAL

At a well-attended meeting of members of St. Mary's congregation, Armidale, the Right RcV. Dr". O'Connor presiding, it was unanimously decided that a new Cathedral was absolutely necessary, owing to tlie increasing demand on t he accommodation of the piesemt sacred edifice. f The Si her Julnlee of the ordiiuiion of the Right ' Rev Dr. Delany, Coadjutor-Bishop of Hobarl, took plateon November 1 P was the ml onl ir,n of Ihe clerev and laity to honor the event in a litting manner, and to testify to the place which the Bishop of Laramia holds in the hearts of his people. Dr. Delany, on hearing that a movement was on foot to present him with a testimonial, requested the organisers not to pioceed with the matter, as he felt that the Catholics of the archdiocese had already many other pressing calls for religious and educational purposes on their generosity. Sincere regict was felt in Melbourne on the announcement of the death of the pioneer journalist, Mr. Samuel Vincent Winter, brother of Mr. Joseph Winter, proprietor of the ' Advocate ' lie was, born in the Goulburn district in 184.3. When a lad he was apprcticed to the printing trade,- which he learnt thoroughly, and in 1868 he established the ' Advocate,' )p[ which he "was manager tor several years. With others he purchased the ' Herald,' of which he became manager in 1 r>74 , and afterwards assumed the position of editor. lie held at the time of his death the post of general manager of the ' Herald ' and ' Weekly Times ' Newspaper Company, and editor-in-chief of the company's publications. I\lr. Winter married early in life, and had been a widower over 20 years at the time of his death He leaves three sons, all married, and a daughter. His mother, who is 80 years of age, sunives him Following on the pronouncement of his Holiness regarding the general revival and cultivation of (iiegonan Chant (says the Adelaide 'Southern Crops'), hisGiace the Archbishop has lately been very active and practical. Pending the arrival of the authorised texts of the music, his Grace has made appropriate selections from the books at hand, and is havmg them taught in most of the Catholic schools of the city He has visited the schools himself regularly, and conducted some of the classes, and he expresses himself as highly pleased with the results. The tastes and the attainments of the Archbishop in connection with music generally and the Gregorian ChaM, in particular are widely known, an d it is only in the iitness of things that his (trace should be lirst in the lield in taking efiective action to cairy out the mandate of his Holiness. The Kc\ John Ferguson, pastor of St. Stephen's Presbvtenan Church (says the 'Ki eenian's Jouiml' ), u.us proved hiinselt a man possessing a Keen sense of hum or as well as broad UmMian view's , >-o that it is not difficult to imagine his reflections ji'st now on the discomfiture of Dr Dill-Macky. '1 he latter had tali-d a motion in the Presbytery, which placed Mr Ferguson 1 before the bar ' to answer certain categorical questions concerning his recent visit to the Pope , and on the 12th inst" this motion tame up for consideration, when the Presbvtcry took the vciv laudable view that the whole thin; was 'hi \ oi.d the oi der ol leave' Ml tho naive Di Pill-Macky wanted, it appeared, was that Mi Ferguson i-luuld state whethoi it was a fact (1) that he had paid a visit lo the Pope while -n Rome (2) wither lie did so in his olhcial or pnvate capacity, and (3) whether, in being presented, ne had kissed the Pope's hand or -my pa.it ol Ins vestment r l he iroMnn was rightly regarded as a fi'hmg inquiry which asl ed Mr Ferguson to incriminate him' fit, and thus iurnish the basis lor condemnatory action, and with a few dissentients the whole thing was ordeied out of court. The feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (says the ' Monitoi,' Tasmania) was kept in the diocese as the 58th anniveisary of the consecration of his Grace the Archbishop, the Nestor of the Catholic hierarchy. Congratulatory messages reached the Archbishop trom pnes.ts and people throughout Tasmania, and references to the event were made in all the churches. On Sunday morning the Hobart Catholic Young Men's Society received Holy Communion from his Grace, and in the afternoon the officers of the Society called at the Palace and ottered their good wishes and congratulations and Mr R .T Moagher at the same time felicitated the Archbishop on behalf of the Hibernian Soeietv throughout Tasmania. At the conclusion of the Mass in the Cathedral the choir sang the 'Te Deum.' On Tuesday afternoon his Worshio the Mayor (Mr. T. Bennison) and the Town Clerk (Mr. J. W. C. Hamilton) official^ called on his Grace at the Palace and congratulated' him on the attainment of the 58th anniversary of his consecration His Grace, who was particularly gratified with the visit, warmly thanked the Mayor and The Town Clerk.