DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 29 September 1921, Page 27

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

A social will be held in the Sacred Heart Schoolroom, North-east'Valley, on Monday evening, October 3, in aid the piano fund.

His. Lordship Bishop Whyte was a passenger by the north express and ferry steamer on Monday to join the Ulimaroa at Wellington, en route to Sydney. The devotion of the Forty Hours' Adoration will commence with High Mass at nine o'clock to-morrow (Friday) at St. Joseph's Cathedral. Sermons to the solemnities will be preached each evening during the devotion by Rev. Father Vincent, S.M.

The spiritual Retreat conducted by Rev. Father Vincent, S.M., for the members of St. Joseph's Cathedral Sodality of Children of Mary, which commenced on Monday evening week and. concluded on last Monday morning, was most successful. The exercises of the Retreat, which were held in the chapel of St. Dominic's Priory, were well attended throughout. The members of the sodality in regalia, attended in very large numbers at the Cathedral on last Sunday evening, when, in the presence of a crowded congregation, they were specially addressed by Father Vincent. A reception of aspirants (numbering 16) into the sodality by his Lordship the Bishop formed ah impressive ceremonial. The Bishop afterwards officiated at Benedic- ■' tion of ■ the Blessed Sacrament. S Appropriate music • was

rendered by the Cathedral Choir, a feature being the splendid rendering of a. vocal selection ■ by Mr. Mann, a visitor. "'""!'..■" ' „ . " ' - '. '.■: ■■'■ • ■■■''

DUNEDIN. IRISH SOCIETY'.

The Overseas Club room was comfortably filled on ' >'? Thursday evening last, the occasion being the monthly "■ ';; meeting of the above society. The Rev. E. J. Lynch, of Mosgiel, lectured for considerably over an hour on "The : ■ Thirteenth, the Greatest of Centuries," his discourse being vj: followed with interest and attention. Among the many ■"..-."= matters dealt with, Father Lynch spoke' on the rise of x universities and hospitals, the Gothic style of architecture, and the existence of guilds, pension and insurance schemes, " all of which nourished at the period he was dealing with. "... He also referred to the happiness and general contentment of the people then as compared with the unrest and panic ' - of. to-day. J-n moving a hearty vote of thanks to Father ' Lynch for his instructive and entertaining address, the society's president (Mr. Nolan) said they owed a deep debt ( of gratitude. to the lecturer for the personal interest he ■ took in their work. ■He asked them to carry the vote of thanks with acclamation, and the. manner in which this was done left no doubt as to the appreciation of the audience. The following also contributed to The j pleasure of the evening:—SongsMisses Fitzpatrick and Spillane, Mrs. Murdoch, Messrs. Dillon, Keyes, and Rod- ■ i ; gers; recitations- I —Miss Heley, Mr. Flynn; pianoforte selection, Miss Walsh. Mrs. Murdoch proved a most efficient

accompanist.

A pleasing function took place the other night in the Christian Brothers' School Hall, the occasion being the Irish Society's presentation to the Rev. Father Ardagh, lately transferred to Invercargill. A large number of members were present and the proceedings throughout were of a most enjoyable nature. The society's 'president (Mr. Nolan) said he did not propose to refer to the success with 'which Father Ardagh had labored in other spheres; his duty that evening was to speak of Father Ardagh from the standpoint of his connection with the society. Mr. Nolan went on to refer in felicitous terms to the manner in which Father Ardagh had identified himself with their work. In presenting Father Ardagh with a' divan chair, suitably' inscribed, he said it was a 'token of love and esteem felt towards . the recip-

icnt by the members of the society. On rising to respond Father Ardagh was . greeted with prolonged applause. It was a source of great pleasure to him, he said, to be once more among the members of the society, and he was deeply grateful to the members for their kindness in giving him such a fine present. The evenings he had spent at the society's meetings were (he said) the most delightful of all he had passed in Dunedin. He then made reference to the excellent work the society had done and was doing in Dunedin. During the evening musical items were rendered by Mrs. Murdoch, Misses C. Dillon, McCallum, Bennett, and Carter, Messrs. Tapley, Perkins, and" Coughlan. Misses B. Mead and C. Noonan were accompanists.

Invercargill

(From our own correspondent.)

' •.'.-. September 26. v Invercargill Hibernians learnt 'with regret of the death

of Bro. M. F. Dennehy, of Timaru.

The' quarterly Communion of the members of the Hibernian Society will take place next Sunday, at the eight o'clock Mass. .v. ~' , <-. '. '• :,

Next Sunday, being Rosary Sunday, there will be the usual procession during the v> afternoon in ,the convent grounds. „•■ x - *; ' '"- ■■'■':,;')_■::[:■ \ i■-,-.-

. Rev. Father" Vincent, ,S.M., concluded a very successful retreat for the Children of Mary last . Sunday. - The attendances throughout were excellent, and \ the final ceremony on Sunday evening was very impressive, when over 90 members of the sodality took part in-the procession of the Blessed Sacrament. The members carried their beautiful banner and also a statue of, Our Lady. Prior -to the procession some 32 aspirants were received into the sodality and 10 new aspirants became associated. ■..■■/:■/ i : s *■>-