DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 07, Issue 45, 7 November 1907, Page 23

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(From our own correspondent.) ' November 1. The annual mortuary service is to be held next Sunday afternoon in. Symonds street Cemetery. His .Lordship the Bishop will preside. ' „ - His Lordship the Bishop last Sunday evening .said" that he had- noticed in the local press within the last few days a controversy on the Creation, and reference was also • made to cremation. He would take an early opportunity of explaining the doctrine and attitude of the Church upon both of these subjects. . '. "* , The Onehunga Catholic Men's Club held its annual social last Friday evening. There was an excellent attendance, including: representatives from the. Marist Brothers' Old Boys' Club, and Newton Men's Club of Auckland. Miss Leahy won the lady's prize (a parasol), and Mr. Carrington the gentlercan's prize (a pipe and case). A very successful euchre party was held last Wednesday evening in the Royal Albert Hall" in aid of the Cathedral buikrimg fund.' The attendance was very good. The uishop and Rev. Fathers Holbrook, Murphy and Farthing were present in the- early part of ■ -the evening. Mr. Thos. Holbrook, general secretary, assisted materially in making the function the success it undoubtedly was. Last^ Sunday evening at the Cathedral the choir under Mr. j j . p. Hiscocks, Tendered in really excellent style several items from the 'Creation.'" Each number ' bore ample testimony of careful study and preparation ■by the choir and its industrious conductor, all of whom, merit the highest encomiums. - A word of praiseis also due to the organist, Mr. Harry Hiscocks. While the soloists acquitted themselves admirably a special meed of praise is due to Miss Annie Lorriean who sang the difficult passages in ' On mighty winas' ' very -artistically, and to Mr. John Fuller for his fine rendeimg of' In native worth.' The items given were as follow :-Recit. and chorus, 'In the beginning; bass solo, Now Heaven in fullest glory shone ' Mr J Lonergan; solo aud chorus, 'The marv'lknis work '* £ vanu an ' recit -' 'In s Plendor bright ' Mr. T Gusctf« ; chorus 'The heavens are telling,' ; recit.', ' And Go 9 said, let the waters,' and air, 'On mighty wings ' Miss Annie Lorngan ; recit., ' And God created maY tw 'J n ™ tlve worth Mr " John Fu "er ; duet, 'By Thee we bless,' and chorus, ' For ever blessed be His IK"' vt'^T- C£lctaC £ Icta Lorri 8« a *l Mr. T. GuscoVt finale , ' Halleluja chorus ' ; offertorium, ' Cujus s Animam' (Rossini)' Mr John Fuller- At the close his L™shTp tfe ?4 *n P + aaddresseds F sed the congregation, and alluded tS trie excellent performance of the great work of thS ,^ Si 10 " k ° 7? 1 ? they had all i ust listened He heaitily conbratulated and' thanked the choir. ; Hi! parish P ,nd? S^w J ]l S <\ ttention " t0 finance of the £8000' ll fS ld « hat f the - d f h ?> ,all, all told - amounted to In nronortinn f ?w ra - Sed n he next few years was leM Sra ° l hat r - ais l d ln the P ast two, years the ' fhe JoZ h 5?° n f WlpCd J ut - He P° inted out that fii c « blllk of the Parishioners had not subscribpd Under the scheme of collection now about to be put in £«+ -^ n + °PP° r > nit y w ould be afforded everybody to contribute to the reduction of the debt "It was no? into the work, and- generously assist those who would call upon them once a month at their homes