DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 47, 21 November 1907, Page 14

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

.(From our own correspondent.) '•"-," i ; i ' November 15. A bazaar to last a week will be opened in St. Bonavemtura's Hall, Parnell, next Monday. The proceeds are tb be devoted to the local church and convent funds. Some clerical changes have taken place here. Key. Father Molloy has been- transferred from ,th>e. Sacred Heart parish, Ponsonby^ to the, charge of Goromandel, Rev. Father Lynch from Coromandel to Kihikihi, Rev. Father Torrney from Kihikihi to- Ponsonby. The parishioners of Ponsonby - intend making a presentation to Father Molloy before he leaves v To-day is the eleventh anniversary of the consecration of his Lordship Dr. Lenihan. The progress made by the diocese under his Lordship has lately been chronicled in the l Tablet. 7 It is a record which shows wfse administration, constant thought and attention, and a whole-hearted desire to keep pace with the ever-growing manifold necessities of a diocese widely scattered, and consequently not too easy to govern. The work accomplished, by Dr. Lenihan. will remain as ' a monument to his zeal. ,-,., """" Mr. W. J. Napier, who ' recently returned "from a tour of the Old World, gave an interesting lecture on Ireland at tHe Hibernian Hall last Monday night, in aid of the funds of tne Marist Brothers 1 Old Boys' Association. There were present Rev. Fathers Holbrook, Furlong, and Cahill. The Rev. Brother George, president of the Association, presided, arid there was a gpod attendance. Mr. Napier first dealt" with the sights worth seeing in the Emerald Isle, Beautiful views were shown on a screen. Mr. Napier said that on landing on Irish soil the first thing that impressed " and thrlllea Him was the grandeur of bygone ages expressed in, the monuments and historic scenes in which the land abounds. He was pained to find how indifferent the Irishman at Home was to commercial progress. Business was run on easy-going lines all over " the country, in marked contrast to the energy of the Irish in America and in Australasia. This, he thought • was due largely to the seclusion of the race in the Old ' Land, where none of the, outside nations entered into the daily life of tne people, whose one ambition, was ". Home Rule. Home Rule, he felt sure, was not far S?^' &\ ln + - th l mea » time he thought that.the peo- ;: pie should bestir themselves and help to build up trade. The County Councils might .also" do more, according to their powers, notably in the Tiirection of providing free libraries which were at present conspicuous only • by their absence Another reason of Ireland's - backward^ ness was to be found in the fact that ' she was nlvr " passing through a transition "stage, and the people were • SnrSSrt* E to - what «« ultimate outcome would be : Formerly the priests were the .directors an* guides of/ the people m all matters of .public interest when the" masses were illiterate. Now^the old order of priests

was passing away, and .the rising generation of laity, being better educated and more enlightened than the old people,, were beginning to take matters in their own hands, and act on their own initiative, so that the guidance of the priest in regard to public matters, so indispensable in the old days, was now no longer required. "The people themselves were in doubt as to the outcome of the change, but all hoped that it would fole to the advantage of Ireland. The Sinn Fein movement was good on., the whole, but some of the means, they proposed to advance Ireland were absurd. - For instance, they wanted to make Gaelic the universal language in the land, to the exclusion of English/. Anyone could see what that would mean. The English language was almost universal, and to exclude, it would simply mean that Ireland would have' no industries and no commerce,- for the people would be- alooie in the Atlantic, with no 'outside communication. The lecturer was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his address, on the motion of the Rev. Father Holbrook. , . The annual meeting of the Marist Brothers' Old Boys' Association was held in the club rooms last Tuesday might. The Rev. Brother George, president occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance, lne report of the executive stated that there were 93 financial members on the roll. The various branches of the club had been carried on fairly successfully, •and the cricket and tennis clubs were in-a flourishing condition. The receipts anrounted to £165 Is 6d and alter paying all incidental expenses, there was a small credit balance to carry forward to the next year The report was adopted! Mr. J. J; Furlonc was elected vice-president Mr j. McKenna Bicrtfi^lto£gg and Messrs C. Thome and W. Kemble auditors. It was decided to spend -the sum of £50 on furnishing, the rooms, Messrs. P. j. Grace, F. Carrington, and i g Iffiorne being appointed a committee with power to act. An exhibition and sale of fancy work and naintings m aid of St. Leo's Convent was opened in St Leo s Hall Devonport, yesterday afternoon, 'and conco^£Ai he *r ening - • The hall had bee * tastefully decorated the occasion, and presented a nicturesaup appearance. The stalls.were heavily laden wiS many Tnv^n^T™* 1 ? ar , ticleS ' amon S them being ?S of tht %S£7 <?? an ?- excelle at paintings, the work of the Sisters. The articles exhibited by the children ?[f re I f.^ eedln 'gg 1 y well finished, reflecting credit both lv! were^ttiS? The various" staHholders were attired m pretty costumes. Excellent busiaf Z . d °i? c iU thG evening - The stallholders were thJ? f^nf an n7n 7 vo!*-'™™^™™v o !*-'™™^™™ A. Goldwater, Man «h;^ T' Dandridge, Coffey, Misses Eva Cogan, I Dandriage, Amanda Cogan, and K. Wynyard DollsJlrJ Ir . S> M B(^ lan Misses b °y la^. «4 Hardley Lollies-Mis-ses JVL; Forward, D. j.ane, JYlcCallum, F. Forward T FlowBo^^SfS 8 and l°S^y, assisted by Misses X B^ g 't'? mi J h ' Carson » Dandridge, D. O'Leary D Pae?na and Johnston PincusMons-Mesdames DanK $ft ley, Hiss B^i, &ssisted by Misse g CoyneU Barbel! cushion, Miss Irene Hardley : writing Miss I SSShJ mmkmim^

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