DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 27 September 1906, Page 14

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

(From our own correspondent.) September 24. „,, T he Y en - Archdeacon Devoy (Provincial of the Manst Fathers) is in town. On Sunday night he preached at St. Mary's, Manchester street, and on next Sunday he is to preach at the Cathedral. He intends to prolong his stay for a fortnight or so going to South Canterbury to perform the ceremony of opening the new presbytery that the Rev. Father Goegan is erecting at Temuka. The Exhibition Buildings are fast approaching completion. Exhibits are now arriving in large quantities, and final arrangements are being hurried on to allow them to be placed in position. Since the appointment of the two new Commissioners by Sir Joseph iui work of the vari oo s committees goes on smoothly, and all are sanguine of having everything in complete readiness for the opening in November. The Rev. Father O'Connell, who has been for some weeks collecting in the North Canterbury districts onbehalf of the Cathedral debt, returned to town last week. He expresses himself as greatly pleased with the result . of his labors, and is loud in praise of the generosity of the people. Besides' appointing him diocesan collector, his Lordship the Bishop, before "leaving for Europe, commissioned him to organise a bazaar to be held in August next year, and it is the intention of \be Rev. Father to start forthwith the initial preparations.