ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON
£From our own. correspondent.) December 15. Arrangements have been made to hold the picnic on Boxing Day at Koro-Koro, a, beautiful spotfor the purposo near Petone. On Thursday the children of St. Joseph's Orphanage were entertained at Day's Bay by Mrs. Kennedy. The •weather was excellent/ and the children had a most enjoyablo outing. The Rev. Father Lynch, CSS. R., conducted a retreat last week -for the Children of Mary at Thorndon. On Sunday evening he delivered an eloquent sermon at the Sacred Heart Basilica on the Immaculate Conception, ' " . ' . „'■"__, It is expected "that the Young Men's Camp "at Christchurch duriug Christinas week will open with'over . a hundred members . of . the . Federation under canvas. Father' Kimbell appealed' f to the young men on Monday, evening to attend in large numbers.. ' '.',', The representatives of the" Incorporated Soci&ty' - of the Crusade of Rescue have good reason' to feel thank-^ ful to the people of Te Aro parish for. the collection made at the churches on Sunday realised nearly £90, which is the iargest that- has -yet -attended the' effortsof the-representatives sincd -leaving England.
During- the' .weak we , have had with us the Hoik A. v Wilmot,' a Knight of the Order of St. Gregory, and an M.L.C. of Cape" Colony. Our visitojf is an accomplished linguist, and quite recently brought out a translation of a devotional work written by a Jesuit in the eighteenth eenpu'ry. The original _work is ; widely read on the • Continent, and the translation, which .bears the, English title ' I am the way,' has beencommended for, its accuracy and grace: . Mr. ' Wilmqt left on Wednesday evening for Christchurch. IJJ iC<> ' A crowded audience assembled iii St. Patrick's Hall ,on Tuesday evening to hear the Hon. A. T/Vilmot, M.L.D., speak of South Africa. By the aid of some .very interesting views of" the natural scenery and illustrative of the life and industry of ~ the' South African colonies, the lecturer in a pleasing manner gave his hearers a very good idea of the state of things in ' those countries and of their great possibilities., He re- " ferred to the wonderful success of the Jesuit -missions *in Rhodesia, where a great deal was: expected from - the rising generation. A tribute was also paid' to the late Cecil .Rhodes for his efforts, to- "assure British supremacy in Africa: A hearty vote of thanks was'accorded to the speaker. During the 'week' the results of the' November law examinations came to hand, and the names of some ol our young ' men again figure among the successful ones. In fact all the Catholic students have been successful in the sections for which they sat. Messrs. T. Jordan and E. J. Fit/gibbon, have "now completed their degree course/ and at the next capping ceremony will have the degree of Bachelor of "Laws - conferred upon them. Messrs. F. P. Kelly and H, O'Leary, also of . this -city, have passed the first section of the final ' LL.B., and Mr. J. " Hannan, son of Mr. Michael Hannan, -the well-known barrister of Greymouth, has clone - the " same. " . - - It has been the custom during recent years for the members of the Catholic' Club, who are for the most ; .part '.old boys' of the Boulcott street school, to entertain the Biothers prior "to the Christmas vacation. Year by .year these gatherings have grown in numbers and enthusiasm^ and .that on Monday evening afforded the pleasing sight of the teacher being the guest of his grateful pupils of former days. The largest room in. the building was set aside as a supper-room, and the tables were bounteously laden with a variety of - good things. Among those present were the Rev. Fathers Kimbell, ' Goggin, and Quinn, 'the Rev. Mr. • Hurley, and Messrs. J. Godfrey r-R'alipert, and J; J. Devine. The toast .of the evening, that "of ' Our.Alma Mater,' was proposed by Mr. A. H. Casey who, as an ' old boy ' of the school, referred to the fond associations that clustered around the Brothers' School ; in St., and to tlie warm feelings of friendship and h kindly interest that t _the old boys had for their tea- . chers;, a'njd the future well-being of the institution; He" took the opportunity of wishing Brother Paul and Ms co-workers a happy and a holy Christmas and, ;.V bright andv. prosperous new year. The toast was honored most enthusiastically. Brother a _ Paul in reply spoke r of the great need of religion ' as" an element of - -man's 'educational development ; without it" there was something wanting. Where it was banished there the seeds of many of our social evils were being sown. He was very happy to know that* the ' old boys ' . cherished for the Brothers such kindly feelings. The toast of '.Education ' was proposed in an able Speech by Rev. ' Father Goggin, of London, who, after a reference to the work of •. the Marist Brothers in the cause of Catholic education, said that to-day many of our • educationists were overlooking the kernel of the question. The .very etymology of the term indicated that . education in the true sense was a due development of~ man's faculties. There was the religious as well as the other sides of his nature to be regarded. In an education without religion there was absent a great refining and restraining influence. He took advantage of the .occasion to compliment the young men on the forward, state of their movement, - and said that from it he had learned something that he hoped would be, of use to him in initiating a Federation of the Societies in England. Mr, J. J. Devine, in replying to the loast, .recounted - the first meeting held" by the Cath-- ,. .plies of Wellington to consider what attitude they were to take up on the education question. At that meeting, which took place .about thirty years ago, they , expressed their determination to have .their own schools, , find they -were just as determined now.. How faithful the Catholics of New Zealand had Been to that reso*- . lutiqn could be 'measured by the splendid position that their schools occupied at the present time. Now that the older ones who had championed the cause in the past were going on the retired list, it was for the younger men to. keep the flag flying.-- The toast of the 'Catholic Young Men's Club* was proposed . by
Mr. : J. Godfrey Raupeit hi an interesting speech, in which he -"' referred to the place of the Church In the religio-us life of the world to-day. He advised the young .men -to gain some influence with the press, for it was '&' mighty povver iv the land. The secretary of' the" club (Mr. X McGo.wan),- in .reply, said that the membership oft; the club was still increasing, and that' all branches were m a flourishing condition-^ The toast of ' Federated Societies ' was given by "Mr. E. J. Fitzgibbon, wtio, after referring to the good" results of federation., urged his heareis to avail themselves of the splendid opportunities .for- advancement* that were within ,the reach of alir The Rev. Father Kimbeli in reply'delivered a forcible ad-dress, in which he spoke of the great results ■of combination. He would like to see the press made more use of in making known what was being jlone in the . Catholic world. The toast of the 'Catholic Magazine' was proposed by Mr. S.J. Mo ran, who paid a tribute to the work effected by the magazine iv the scheme of federation, and also to the energy and abilities of the editor. .Mr. McKeoweir in rej)iy announced that efforts^ were_jjeJng.ma<3e to issue Ihe magazine , next' year as" a monthly. The toast of the s ladies ' was given -by Mr. C Gamble, and acknowledged by Sir. P. J.^McGovern. M-usical-,items were contributed by Messrs. Leiliy, McGovern, Gamble; -and _Foote, and the Rev. Father Goggin. . -Mr. "Mora/ii gave, two very- pleasing recital-ions, The singing of " Auld laug syns. ' brought the proceedings to a close. The several accompaniments were supplied by the Rev. Father Kimbeli..
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