INTERCOLONIAL

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 45, 10 November 1904, Page 31

INTERCOLONIAL

His Lordship Dr. Doyle, Bishop of Lismoie, who recently recmeid from a se\eie illness in Brisbane, did not feel stiong enough to attend the Catholic L»ongrebs. At the conleicnce of the Catholic Youn:> Men's Societies, held in connection with the Catholic Congress in Melbourne, it was decided that a system of State federation be adopted throughout the Commonwealth and New Zealand, and that the various p- elates be approached with a view of arranging that a special sermon in the interests of the Society be preached m every parish once a year. Ins Brisbane correspondent of the ' Catholic Press ' writes .—The collection in connection with the opening of new St. Mary's Church, Ipswich, has now reached to nearly £3001). The country people who could not be present at the opening are still forwarding donations. Mr. W. J. Lynch, who 40 years ago served the first Mass ever celebrated in old St Mary's, Ipswich, also served tine first Mass offered up in the new church. The Warwick convent bazaar has resulted in about £2000 being raised for the building of me new wing. The doyens among the clergy at the Catholic Congress (says' the ' Freeman's Journal ') are- the venerable Dr. Murray ( Bishop of Maitlaiid), Archpncst Sheehy, and Monsignor Beechinor (Launccston). 'ihe senior of them all in Australian experience is Archpnest Sheehy, who was ordained by Archbishop Polding well over 50 years ago, and remembers the Church in this. country when it did not take long to count its priests The senior Bishop is Dr. Murray, who has taken such an active part in religion throughout the country that the events he remembers would fill the whole year's calendar. lie is rarely engaged in any big event "nowadays that he cannot remember that it is the anniversary of some other important opis'ode in his active life Thus at the Hibernian Congress entertainment the other night he lecalled that that very day thirty-eight yca.\s ago he and Monsignor Beechinor first foot "on Australian soil. The sacerdotal silver jub^ee of the popular parish priest of Concord, Rev. Father- P. Hyine, occurred on October 2S. Father Byrne is nearly 50 years of age, and was born >n DundalK, County Louth, Ireland. He was educated at Monaghan Seminary and Mavnooth. As a class-mate vJ Mavnooth he had Bishop" O'Donnell, of Kaphue Ordained in '79, Father Byine was engaged tor some years in the diocese of Clogher— his native diocese. Nineteen years ago he came to Sydney with the Cardinal, accompanied by his namesake", the PP. of Wollonf-ong, Rev. Father J J Byrne, and has ministered at Kogaiah, St Canicc's, Cooma, and Concoid The beautiful ' Tv es Petrus,' which was sung as an oftertory at the Pcntihcal High Mass in St. Patnck's Cathedral, Melbourne^ an Sunday, Octobe,r 2-5, has a iemarkable story attached to it (says the ' Freeman's Journal'). Pn.s 1\ en c visited an Italian convent, and in honor of his visit, the work was composed by one of the inns Many a time since then it has been heard with a thrill in St. Peter's, Rome. It vyas performed tor the first time, on a grand scale at least, m Australia on Sunday last V,e hope to hcai it mSj dney before h n- r At a sectional meet mi of the Calhrhc Congress on October 26, the Very Rev Dean Hegarty, VF , read a paper—' Australasian Catholic Truth Society,' which was commented upon by the Most Rev. Dr. Kelly and the A^ch. bishop of Melbourne The latter said he fully approved of the establishment or an Australian Catholic Truth Society. i<or sonic time past he had spent from £30 to £40 a year m the purchase of the Catholic Truth Society t, publications. These were lent, and, when read, returned to him, and were then lent to others In that way, the circle of readers was extended as widely as possible. The financial side of the question was the most dilhcult. However, if once the society were estaolished, the sale of the pamphlets and bound shilling volumes would provide a continuous fund. There was great need of such a society, especially in large cities, where Catholic faith was exposed to so many dangers, find where a ready means of defence was of very great importance. A committee could be appointed, and a practical start made with the proposal. The following resolutions were unanimously agreed to' — (!)• That an Australian Catholic Truth Society be established (2) That a committee of the Archbishops, Bishops, clergy, and laity be formed (3) That the following gentlemen constitute the committee, with power to add to their number : The Archbishop of Melbourne, the CoadjuiorBishon of Hobart, Very Rev E OS. Goidanieh, Very Rev. Archdeacon Davy, V.G., Rev. J. Manly, Very Rev. Dean Hegarty, V.F., Messrs. M'Mahon, Freehill, and Mo are.