DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN
The members of St Joseph's Ladies' Club have ui.der preparation two comedies, which they intend. staging at an early date. The rehearsals, which are i iider th? direction of Miss Leech, are being well attei.de d, and, as the pieces will be elaborately staged,, a production of more than ordinary merit may be anticipated
From a pruate s mrce we learn, with regret, that the Rev Fa her Lynch, C.SS.R., formerly of Dunedirt, met with a painful accident recently while driving to Dublin. Father Lynch aid another priest who accompanied lim were thrown from the \ chicle, and the former had his collar-bone and arm broken The annual meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul' Society was held in St. Joseph's Hall on Wednesday afteinoon of last week. His Lordship the Bishop presided, and there was a fair attendance. Miss Purton hon secretary, read the report and balance sheet which anpear di n our last issue. His Lordship, m movine their adoption, complimented the members on the good wo.k v hah the Society was doing, an d expressed* his Sf 1 re Z? 1 i] }- gnxerous response to the appear made in the churches on behalf of the f .nds of the
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Among the recently ordained priests from the Irish College, Rome, who were received in private audience by the Holy Father in the early part of June, was the Rev. Daniel O'Neill of the Diocese of Dunedin.
The Rev. J. Coffey has been appointed Administrator of St. JoseDh's Cathedral, in place of the Rev. Father Murphy, who was promoted to the pastoral charge of Riverton. Among his former congregation in Sou*h Dunedin deep and genuine regret has been expressed at Father Coffey's transfer to another, although adjoining, sphere of spiritual work. The work of carving the stonework in the interior of St. Joseph's Cathedral is fairly well advanced and the handsome appearance of the building is already greatly enhances by the diapering, etc., that has already been executed. The work will take a considerable time to complete. It includes the carving of the capitals of all the pillars m the nave tt The half-yearly meeting of the Dunedin branch of the H.A.C.B. Society was hel-d on the 18l«h inst, a large number of members being present. The balance sheet foft the qtiarter showed a very healthy position, both numerically and financially. The amount standing to credit of the sick fund for the corresponding quarter laet year was £1298 2s 7d, and for the June quarter this year, £1415 8s lOd ; the management fund last year (June) was £176 16s 4d, the June quarter this year shows a credit of £217 Is Bd, and the benevolent fund haW a credit of £40 18s lid, whilst this quarter shows a credit of £48 16s 2d. The membership in June 1904, was 198, and in June, 1905, it stood at 225. The total increase Hn the branch funds for the past twelve months amounts to £ICS 10s lOd, and tae increase in the membership for the same period is 27, which is considered very satisfactory. The District Board business for the August meeting was discussed and disposed of All the motions, with the exception of that from the New Headford branch, were unanimously opposed. The members also expressed themselves entirely opjposed to bringing business of this nature forward at those meetings, being of opinion they should be held over until the triennial meetings. The question was also asked if there was any special reason why the report of a district meeting held in Auckland on February 22 could not reach Dunedin before July 7, and why the district business could riot be forwarded in time for the quarterly meetings. The following officers were elected and installed, past President Bro. J. M. Casey acting as installing officer :— President, Bro. T. McDermott • vicepresident, Bro. T. , McQuillan ; secretary, Bro. J.'o'Connor ; treasurer, Bro. J. H-ally'; warden, Bro. G. Webb ; guardian, Bro. R. Fogarty ; sick visitors, Bros. T. McQuillan and J. Saun'ders ; auditors, Bros. T. J. Hussey and D. S. Columb. The following were elected a judicial committee : Bros. T. J. H'ussey, Thos. Hoare J. Marlow, J. Saunders, J. Rattigan, J. Jacques, t! Boyle, and O. Dawe. Four candidates were initiated and one proposed.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 30, 27 July 1905, Page 19
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