Please wait. Contacting image service... loading

Article text

GENERAL ITEMS
The Bishop of Adelaide (Rev. Dr. Tho
mas) has appointed the Rev. Henry Gir
dlestone, M.A-, Headmaster of St. Pe
ter's College, to the Honorary Canonry
rendered vacant by ihe death of Canon
Blackburn.
The patronage committee of Woodville
has offered the living to the Ven. Charles
Edward Cottrell Lefroy, 51.A., who has
been for the past three years secretary
to the Australian Board of Missions
He has been better known as Archdea
con Lefroy, but will resign his title when
he takes up his work in this diocese in
August.
The bishop has appointed the Rev. E.
C. W. H. Limbert to the priest-in-charge
of the mission district of Murat Bay.
where he has been working hitherto as
assistant priest to Canon Howard.
The annual retreat for the clergy will
be held in the cathedral on Tuesday and
Wednesday, September 10th and 11th.
The Dean of Melbourne (the Very Rev
Reginald Stephen. M.A., has consented
to conduct the retreat.
The new church of St- Augustine of
Hippo, at Streaky Bay, was dedicated
by the Ven. Archdeacon Samwell, acting
as Bishop's Commissionary on Sunday,
June 16. The services throughout the
day were remarkably successful.
The Bishop of Adelaide is visiting
the northern towns of the State. To
morrow lie will conduct special services
in Petersburg. On Monday he will be
at Terowie, and thence he will proceed
to Farina, Parachilna, and Blinman
Deep sympathy has been extended to
the Rev. Canon Swan, Rector of St.
Bede's, Semaphore, and family, in the
death of Mrs. Swan, who has been a
devoted helpmate and an excellent help
er in the parish.
The Bev. E. Mort, M.A., vicar of Dun
ion Green, Kent, England, has gene
rously presented a motor boat, now in
Sydney, for the work of the River Mur
ray Mission. Tho gift is most oppor
tune, as there is a prospect of the mis
sion steamer Etona, being disposed of, in
consequence of the change "of the char
acter of the work in that district. The
great settlement in the back country de
mands other methods for giving the set
tlers cbuTch ministrations.
Mrs. Dann, of Port Lincoln (says the
"Church Guardian.") attained the great
age of 9S years on July 12th- She is
in wonderful health, and regularly at
tends the services at St. Thomas', and
takes a keen interest in church work.
She is able to write letters in a very
legible hand, and occupies much of her
time in knitting garfments for the poor.
Being "full of good works and alms
deeds," she is much beloved.
Over 460 new members have been re
ceived into the Methodist Churches of
South Australia as a result of' the Chap
man-Alexander Mission.
The centenary of the Wesleyan Mission
ary Society is to be celebrated in 1913
A11 the members of the' worldwide Me
thodist family are to be represented at
the gTeat commemorative gatherings.
The British Wesleyan Misisonarv So
ciety is undertaking to raise £250,000 to
properly house its foreign misisonaries,
to erect new chapels and mission halls,
to forward missionary education, and
to erect hospitals and plan medical mis
sions.
The winner of the Angas Engineering
Scholarship, Adelaide University, is Mr.
H. T. M. Angwin, B.Sc., second son of
Rev. T. B. Angwin, of Jamestown. It
is of the value of £200, and is tenable
for two years
The annual campaign in aid of Metho
dist Foreign Missions will begin in South
Australia at Port Pirie. The deputation
is the Rev. Karl Schmidt, who recently
returned from New Britain, after three
years' successful mission work. He has
had to relinquish his -post on account
of repeated attacks of tropical fever. The
places. still to be visited are Port Pirie,
Solomontown, Crystal Broojc, and Glad
stone; the following week Jamestown,
Laura, and Petersburg.
Rev. A. G. Fry, of Kapunda, is taking
a brief holiday, and will visit friends
and relatives in Melbourne.
Mr. J. Pickering, of Adelaide, who has
been a valuable worker in Ejunday schools
for 45 years, and who has made valuable,
contributions to the discusion on Sunday
School Methods in connection with the
meetings of the S.A. Congrijpitional Un
ion for a number of years has decided
to relinquish T»« labors in that branch
of activity for the present.
Mr. A. H. Bryson, formerly secretary
of the British and Foreign Bible So
ciety in Adelaide, went to Beltana on
Monday to take the place of the Rev. J
Flynn in the Smith and Duneek mission.
Mr. Flynn.will be away for several weeks
on a visit to the Northern Territory.
Mr. James Caldwell, the Presbyterian
Missionary at Iron Knob, left for his an-
nual visit to the outback settlement on
July 1. He had reached Yudnapinna by
July 10, having visited some of the sta-
tions en route. He will be away for
five weeks, and will travel as far as Tar-
coola. Mr. A. E. Bahkwill has been sent
to Iron Knob to supply during Mr. Cald-
well's absence.
The new Salvation Army Hall at Kil
kenny will be opened by LieutenantrCol
onel Cain on Saturday, Jjily 27. The
local -corps has been doing _a very suc
cessful work in the Rechabite HalL
From .early manhood, Dr. Ton, late
principal of May College, has taken
deep interest in young men, and many
gentlemen now tilling important posi
tions in church and State received great
help from his example and teachings.
For ten years he has been contributing,
under the nom de plume of "Old Ox
ford," to the Australian Christian
Commonwealth, racy and useful articles \
Eor their benefit, and mainly through
the appreciative interest of Revs. O.
Lake and J. Pearce, subscriptions were
gathered for a testimonial, which was
presented a.t the Methodist Training
Home, Brighton, on Thursday afternoon.
k number of leading ministers and lay
men were 'present. The Rev. W. H.
"'■arm j president of the Conference, who
presided, bore a. warm tribute to the
doctor's manifold labors for young men,
ind emphasised the value of the 500 ar
ticles he published in the Australian
Christian Commonwealth. The Revs.- E.
iratton, J. D. Langsford, W. G. Clarke,
md Messrs. Meford and Harris added
heir testimony. Regret was expressed
it the absence of the Rev. John Pearce,
v.ho was conducting a funeral. The
iev. O. Lake, with great heartiness, pre
sented the doctor wiflh a splendid cutler
iesk .bearing the following inscription:—
'Presented to Mr. William G. Torr,
H.A., B.C.L., L.L.D., Governor of the
Hethodist Training Home, in recogni
ion of his self-denying work for the
("oung men cf Methodist, and to mark
Old Oxford's' 500 talks with young men
n our Connexional paper. July, 1912."
in responding Dr. Torr expressed the
treat pleasure he had enjoyed in labor
ng with mind and heart, tongue, and
)en for young men. Afternoon tea, was
provided, and the ladies were cordially
;hanked for their hospitality. The visi
ors were greatly pleased with the Meth
adist Training Home, which gives prom
se of growing usefulness.
CATHOLIC.
The Sacred Heart.—General intention
or July—The conversion of China. Ge
leral Communion of Reparation—Fourth
Sunday. It is to be regretted that so
nany people who are very pious are
;ery censorious in their comments upon
heir neighbors. Piety ought to find
expression in kindness to our neigh
bors as well as devotion to God.
The Holy Father on Sunday. June
5, completed his seventy-seventh year,
md both from Italy and abroad he re
served innumerable tedegr&ms, and ad
lresses of congratulation. This year
he Pope is in even better health than
n former times, having passed the
."."hole winter without an attack of gout.
He rose very early oil Sunday, and cele
brated Mass in his private chapel in
-he presence of his sister and his niece,
.v'ho were the first to congratulate him,
ind with whom he breakfasted.
Tho ceremony of blessing and laying
the foundation stone of the new epis
copal residence at Petersburg will be
performed by Bishop Norton after 11
j'cl ock Mass on Sunday next.
The new Church of Our Lady of Mercy
it Mount Barker will be blessed and
vpencd by his Grace the Archbishop on
Sunday, August 4, at 11 a.m. Hie
lirae-e will deliver an address on the J
occasion. Father Barrett, O.P., whf ■
opens a mission in the new church, wil
preach in the evening.
At the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Broken
Hill, at 11 o'clock Mass on Sunday last
prayers were asked for the repose oi
the soul of Patrick John McNamaia.1
The officiating priest (Very Rev. Fathei ■
Killian) explained the circumstance®
connected with the death of the lad,
and expressed the hope that lie fond'
opened per medium of "Barrier Dailj ■
Truth." would bs well supported.
The Rev. J. W. O'Meehan, of the
Galway diocese, is at present the guest
of tlie VeTy Kev. P. Huxley, of Lower
North- Adelaide. He was present at
the meeting of the Kensington and Kor
ivood Town Council on Monday even
ing, being introduced by Councillor Fla
herty. The mayor (Mr. ii. H. Prosser)
said the council was exceedingly pleas- ,
ed to weicome the visiior from abroad.
Father O'Meehan also visited Alderman."
Holden at Norwood last week.
In opening a four-days' bazaar at St.
Michael's Convent, North Finohley, Lon
don, in aid of the school buildings. Sir
William Dunn stated that the other day'
in conversation with Mr. Augustine Bir
cell (Chief Secretary for Ireland), tbe
latter said he considered the best form
of education was that given in Catho
lic Convents, and that for that' reasoc
he had sent his daughter to one.
The ceremony of blessing and foil
mally opening the new Catholic school
in Victoria street, Ballarat, was pep
formed on Sunday afternoon 1 ast- bj
Bishop Higgins, m the presence of a
Large gathering. The land on which
the school is erected, and which is val
ued at £600, was donated for the pur-.
pose by Count Thos. O'Loughlin, . who
idded £100 to his gift at the ceremonya
while the Bishop gave £50. An expert
diture of £4000 was incurred in the erec
tion <jf the school, which was claimed
by Dr. Higgins to be one erf the most
up-to-date in the State.
$