Temuka

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 29, 20 July 1905, Page 5

Temuka

(From our own correspondent.) July 17.

H*is Lordship Pishop Grimes arrived here on Friday, afternoon, and the same evening commenced his episcopal visitation of the parish. At the conclusion of the .ceremonies Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament was given by his Lordship. A, telegram, received by his Lordship the Bishop from Very Rev. Dean Foley, on Saturday last, states that there is no sign of improvement in his health as yet, and further it stated that he was to go into an hospital in Auckland this week. Speaking at the Confirmation ceremony on Sunday, his Lordship the Bisltop said he took the opportunity, of denying the statement recently made that the yWuth of New Zealand were addicted to strong drink. Arrangements are in preparation for holding a concert and art union in Kerrytown on August 24. The proceeds are to be devoted to the erection of a tworoomed cottage for the convenience of the clergy when they have to stay there overnight. Speaking in eulogistic terms of the good work done in the parish of Temuka by the late Father Fauvel, fiis Lordship the Bishop suggested to the people the defedrabilty of erecting some memorial to perpetuate his memory, a good one he thought would be the completion of the church 'by the erection of a sanctuary in his honor. On Sunday morning after the second Mass his Lordship the Bishop administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to about 80 children. In the afternoon his Lordship, accompanied by Rev. Fathers Kerley and Peoples, drove to Pleasant!' Point, > and there comfirmed 39 hoys and 19 girls, whom the Rev. Father Peoples had been preparing for some time past for the worthy reception of the sacrament. At both places his Lordship administered to tbhe children a pledge to abstain from intoxicating liquor till they had reached 21 ye&rs of age. The usual weekly meeting of the Catholic Young Men's Cflub was held on Tuesday evening. The ohair was ocouipTed by Mr. O'Halloran, and there was a large attendance of members present. The programme for the evening took the form of a debate, ' Should the disabilities of women be removed V Mr. Z. Beri opened the question in the affirmlative with an excellent speech adducing strong arguments in favor of placing

women on an eqiial footing with mem in all positions. Mr. J. McAuliffe vigorously oppo.sed Mr. Beri's contentions, and ihis remarks were ably seconded by Mr. W. Clarke. Mr. J. Barry urged his hearers to adopt the same view of the question as that taken by Mr. Beri, which after an interesting, and, at times, amusing debktej, they eventually decided to do by a substantial majority..