INTERCOLONIAL

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 49, 8 December 1904, Page 31

INTERCOLONIAL

The foundation stone of a new church was laid at Slrathheld by his Eminence Cardinal 3Joraji on Sunday November 20. '

Rev. Father James Horan, w,ho had been an inmate of St. Catherine's Private Hospital, Brisbane, for s-ome time past, is now quite recovered.

Rev. Pathcr Hay^, the celebrated temfpeiaiice lecturer, has written to Mr. Bowsditch (says the ' Advocate '), stating that he will be in Mclbouißie qa January 1,2, and will spend two months in Victoria in a crusade 'against drunkenness. He will deliver addresses under the auspices of the League of the Cross amd will Ihold cituzens' meetings under the patronage of 'the Victorian Alliance Temperance Organisation.

The Right Kcv. JVlgr. Fowler has left Sydney for Manila. Two of the Manly students to be ordained by Cardinal Mo ran will follow the Monsignor later on to take up mission duties Jn the Philippines. A large number of tihe clorigy and other friends saw the Monsicnor away, among them being the Right Rev. Mgr. O'llaran Very Rev. Dean Slattery, Rev. M. Roha,n, PP. (Balmam East), Rev. J. Furlong, Kqv. W. Bavrry, Retv. P Sheeby, Rev. J. &hendan, Rev. M. Sheri,n, and others'.

Mr. J. B. Ranald's motion asking the Federal Parliament to Borward a petition- to his Majesty King Edward VLI., praying that monarcih to use his royal influence in tav,or of Home Rule for Ireland, which was listed t]or 17th ult, , was too far down the list to be toucihqd during pmate members' motions. It will nrobably oome on [or discussion withmg the next 'few days.

The St. A,ug|ustine.'s Orphanage Band, (ieelong, won the prve coni.petiti.on at Ballarat, which carries witji it the premiership amongst the hands or Victoria, amd second honors amongst those of the Commonwealth The South Melbourne Orphanage Band, is alsio coining to the front. Mr. J. C. Williamson recently entertained this band.

The foundation stone of tihe additions to Moii/nt St Margaret, Ryde, where ttfie Susters of the Little Company ot Mary conduct a hios'pital for fenvale mentul invalids, was lai.d by his Eminence the Cardinal the other day. T|he s,ub.scntpti,ons totalled abolut £.H5() of which the Cartdunal gave £10, Mr. T. J. ])alt,an £H>o, and iDi Donovan, XC, £23 The new additions will pro\ide acqomni|o|dation for about 10 extra inmates.

The Hon. John Meagher, M L.C., K.C.S G , whose healtih has not been satisfactory of late (says' tiiC 'Caiiiolic Times '), has sailed lor New Zealand, 'ila was accompanied by his son, Mr. Martin Meagher. Mr Meagher intends trying the hot springs at K/otorua, awd it is to be hoped he will return m Uhe best of health Though unwell he went to the Catholic Congress,, wheie he was specially and cordially welcomed by the Archbishop, of Melbourne.

In t|he course of an address presented to him at Surrey Hills im connection with a CjaUiolic primary school-opening, his Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne was warmly piaised as providential lealder of the Church, who haU won the respect a,n\d esteem of oven its enemies in a cmuitry where it was often bitterly assail ad. In replying, the Archbisihap said it was sad tjiat whilst Catholics were doing so nuicjh for the ad\ancement ot religiom, education, n,nd the interests of the State, tfiey were liable horn time to time to meet with unwarranku attacks But this was exactly what was to be expected, amd if they did not meet with such attacks it wouLd he a great pnoof that they were failing in tiheir duty. The Church of Christ woiild always be the Object of bitter enmity, of untruthful statements, of unj.ust insinuations, of even brutal calumny, but, whilst tihat was sp, tiie members of the C'hu oh need not lose their peace of mind. It was exactly what our Blessed Lior/d met with on earth, and what lie piedicted should be t>he fate of His a.p/t>s'tles— not merely those Apostles who p«roaohcd the Gospel alter His Ascirision, but ali the successors of the apostles as lomg as the Clhiurch continued. Let them not, therefore, be moved by any attacks of that siort. Let them rather leel assured that the attacks were a pnoof that they were ftultfilling faithfully, energetically, and fierse\eungly t)he duties of their position as members of the Church of Christ. Let tdiem pray, as our Blesisejd Lord directed, for those who calumniated or persecuted them, that tJheir eye,s might be opendd and their hearts softened, arid that Uhe light of truth and Christian charity might be given to them sp that they might cease to give offetnee to Him alnd scarvd'al to tihe very name of Christianity,