Presentation at Miller’s Flat

New Zealand Tablet, 6 December 1906, Page 15

Presentation at Miller’s Flat

v : (From an pieasinigVjunction\. took ;I placeV:in St; CutjibGrVs Church; Milled ce|n'ber. 2, when. ; /Mf / a*nd>MrsX ;iP. Sheehy, -J iiwhovhave befen^.Rromihlen^ eral"--years, and , wh;q ; arev town, Wei;e£ the, of;; three, -presents -v from congregations of Miller's Flat and Roxburgh; :'i. r.Tot-i all the priests that have .been < gWlibns "since ; residehere; they.J.fta-ve*. been.; exceedingly,;j:i>iM^^ was a\ dutjj; ;to.i:d;heir- :priest;-ij;tp; aeknpwljidge'? InV Mr: and-•' ; Mrs.,;'SlLeeiiy.^V"' :^v ; .^r;'-;':>.hmaj.^ ■"•>;=:- '' vßey,.; Father c ; Ly neb \ "a 1 in ;-. vthe.■ presentation; said .tliat. the .mostr.pleasing.dutyrheY had ! been:•;;.-;called upon ii : 6 perform for many years, was that-one that gave, them all great pleasure that cday, .ahdxstbat' : was ; to aind r-Mrsiv S'heehy,: whb.'■ were leaving; duty, he said, because during the few months-he had been .visiting Miller's-,Flat^he Mr^gand^r^• exceedingly kind, and"-"as inattersltheyi were" always; Jtb,.the, fore, ;;The : duty" he-hadJ' form "was the' pieasaritest. he had experienced since his career as a priest; and "he felt. it would be a very the occasion ;of. their departure was allowed tp pass showing some gratitude )-: for- and- - •individual favors received. It was not . the value _of 1 the presents

Mr. and Mls. Sheeny would appreciate so much, but the kindness of the congregations in so maikmg then appreciation, and he was sine that wherever then home may be in the future, the ar.trcles they weie getting would always lecall to then minds the kindness Of the people and the encumstances by which they became possessed of them On -behalf of the congregations of Miller's Flat and Roxburgh, he had much pleasure in asking then acceptance of a maible clock and two deck ; chairs, and as a parting * wish tuna them all, he hoped their absence would only be for a-few yeais, and that Mi Sheehy would soon Ties lestoicd again to his foimei health, and that x they would all letum, and he assured them they would receive a hearty welcome. Mr D McG-ee\ei, on behalf o£ Mi. and Mrs Sheeny, thanked the congregations of Millei's Flat* and Roxburgh foi their kindness.