New Catholic Church at Waimate

New Zealand Tablet, 6 December 1906, Page 24

New Catholic Church at Waimate

Ovcl a hundred persons (says the ' Waimate Times ' \ were ])iesent at the meeting called by Dean .Regnault foij-Simday afternoon last to discuss a proposal to eiccl a new Catholic chuich in Waimate, The meeting was held in St Patnck's school, the Dean piesulmg. Mi. John Golds Lone was appointed secietaiy The Veiy Rev Dean explained at length the" object of the meeting, and a drawing was exhibited, v which gave the fioni elevation of a chuich in the Romantyle of aichitccture, and the design was much aJmntJ by all piesent The s elevation of the poixh, which showed bluee doois into the church, was 4.4 ft, \wbli a width of 55ft, and a ' wheel window ' ovei the_ ccnlie dooi. 'ihe dome depicted was not to be gone on with now. The nave would be Olft x 32ft, giving a floor space of 2048 ft, as against their piesent sl/e of aOf t- x 2if L, oi blO squaie feet For the election of Ihe nave without internal woik (ceiling, plastei, and -possibly caivuig), the cost was estimated The Dean went on to ask—what funds had they at their disposal to justify them in making a start ,f Fust, they had the goodwill and the bank notes --of the people of the parish This he ieg.aided as the veiy best - about £750, the lesult of a* bazaai and ait union held some foais aj - and Mi, Nicholas Quinn had given a>-100 to elect a sanctum y and £2OO moie to be used as he (the Dean) -\Ashed, and £2OO that might be boirowed from a fund of that amount wherewith to purchase bells foi the cliurcn, and another £lO had also been given him by Mi Patnoj: Quinn. Replying to Mr Lundon, the Dean said that £3200, would'-give a finished* wcuh, but not including the dome. A y committee was then elected as follows —Messis John-? O'Connoi, J -Quinn, T. Twomey,-F. J. Lundon, Wm Quinn, Joseph Coicoian, John Foley, M Fox, F. Fox,rJ - Meehan, J. Lawlor, A. Harris, -W J*. MacDermott, J Goldstone, B Flynn, B: Buckley, >M7 Frost, M M'Ciovenn, and Tvmons