Timaru
(From our own correspondent.)
x April 8. , ' The Rev. Father Murphy celebrated Mass on Easter; Sunday morning at the military camp, Oran. There was a large muster, and the demeanor of the congregation, the members of which were drawn from all over . South Canterbury, was . specially devout. The Holy Week services in the Sacred Heart Church were well attended. On Easter Sunday morning large numbers approached the Holy Table. Very Rev. Dean Tubman celebrated a Cantata at 11 o’clock, the choir rendering * Farmer’s Mass.’ Mr. Croxford conducted and Miss Eileen Dennehy presided at the organ. In the evening the Rev. Father . Graham, S.M., preached an eloquent discourse on the ‘ Resurrection.’ A procession of - the Blessed , Sacrament was ; then held all the various societies in the parish taking part. Among the different bodies were.' school children, members of the Sacred Heart Society, St. Anne’s Guild, Children of Mary, Altar Society, and Hibernians. . In all, about three hundred people' took part in the procession. The sight was most edifying, and it shows the spaciousness of the new building, which allowed such extensive movements of the- large number of people to be carried out.
Mr. P. Bergin, who has been on the Herald staff for some years," has joined the clerical staff v, of the Canterbury Meat Company. . Previous to his departure he was met by his fellow-employees on the Herald, and presented with a handsome silver chain . and sovereign case - The manager in making the presentation ■‘‘ re; ferred to Mr. Bergin’s integrity and love of work,, and assured him that they all regretted his departure for a wider sphere of duties. At the devotions on Sunday evening the full football team of the Christian Brothers’ boys from Dunedin occupied two seats on the. Epistle side of the altar, well down the church. ; It was noticeable that though they had come to Timaru to play football, the - great majority of the young men had their Rosary beads with them. ' ;
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New Zealand Tablet, 11 April 1912, Page 29
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327Timaru New Zealand Tablet, 11 April 1912, Page 29
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