Masterton

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 8, 21 February 1907, Page 13

Masterton

(From our travelling - correspondent. )

-•",,.'' ' ' E'ebruary 14. ' A sum £100. was received in Masterton in aid of Home Rule for Ireland on the occasion of Mr. Devlin's recent .meeting, About- £70". was raised in "Pahiatua lor the same qbjec t t when the gifted young Irish orator spoke there.

. The convent primary schools have, opened with a good attendance. St. Bride's high school is now also in full work, and both pupils- - and staff are greatly benefited by the' commodious ' " new ' additions which have recently been made to the convent, at a cost of over £700. Since the writer's last visit to Masterton the convent' grounds have been considerably enlarged, by ajudicious and useful purchase. The gardens are also planted in excellent « taste, and the whole' building and its - s,urroundihgs,,present a handsome appearance. A mission " (conducted by the Very Rev. Father Clune and- the Rev. Father McDermott, C,SS.R.) - was opened in Masterton on last "Sunday evening. ---It is remarkably well- attended, the church, especially in the evenings, being crowded in every part. . The congregation joins in the singing of the English hymns during ;the mission, under the direction of Ihe_ .Very Rey. Dean Mc'Kenna, printed sheets of ihe various hymns-be-ing supplied for the purpose to those attending the mission. The excellent and devotional singing, of the Benediction and other music by t"he choir constitutes a very helpful feature of the mission" service... , The mission closes . on . Tuesday. 'On the .TjhWsday following (February 2.1) Father Clune opens'; ..a mission in Mauriceville. It closes on the following Sunday morning. On the same evening Father Clune^begins a mission in Eketahuna, which terminates on "the following ; Wednesday. - During the mission in .Masterton; the Rev. Father Kelly (Mastertoiv) . replaced the Rev. Father "McKenna, of Pahiatua, v who is taking a short holiday in the Thermal Districts. The Rev. Father. McMaiius temporarily replaces' Father Kelly in Masterton.- -