First Acts in Great Congress Drama Opening of Adelaide's Education, Rally, PA FERNAL MESSAGE FROM THE HOLY FATHER The outstanding feature of South Australia's centenary celebrations will undoubtedly be the great Catholic Education Congress. which opened in Adelaide on Sunday last, and which will culIt is almost 100 years since Pope minate with a mighty Eucharistic Procession to-morrow. DurGregory XVI. sent Bishop Murphy to be the first pastor of the South Australian flock. The Australia. South in Church the by made ing that century wonderful progress has been the of behalf on God Almighty to gratitude and of thanksgiving act united a Congress betokens Catholic Commonwealth of Australia for this marvellous growth. A fuller report of Congress functions and lectures will be given in our next issue. This ;historic cere- pense and with even greater conDelegate. HE that act ui the Conschools and gress took place on Friday mony_ was witnessed by a crcad- stancy have erected from which kind every of colleges 2,000, ovet of 6, ed congregation morning, November army veritable a forth come have could not who many the while Excelwith the arrival of His trustworthy and d distinguishe s en admission stood in the en- of lency the Apostolic Delegate, ; to all by their Most Rev. Archbishop Panico. trances and vicinity and were citizens a model the faith and of love two-fold the impressive follow to able at He was greeted on arriving Fatherland. Grace ceremony by the aid or ampliHis Port Adelaide by Value of Christian Principles. Archbishop Killian, Rt. Rev. Dr. fiers installed outside the Cathe"Any wise man can see what dral. Gilroy (Bishop of Port Augusproves with irrefutable history ve representati and clergy ta), the In welcoming the Apostolic testimony—that whenever ChrisHe was es- Delegate, the Hierarchy, and Catholic laymen. begin corted to the Cathedral of St. Congress delegates, Archbishop tian principles and morals of foundations very the totter, to procession a by Francis Xavier Killian expressed thanks for the human society must crumble Passing through a lionour conterred on him by the of cars. On the contrary, if the guard of honour formed by the investiture with the Roman Pal- too. of the Gospel are held principles Boy and Catholic Girl Guides hum—an honour, he said, com- high in esteem an ever-ready Scouts. His Excellency was re- pared with which all secular lioninveterate ceived at the main entrance to Jurs paled into insignificance. remedy is supplied to and families, men, all and evils Kilthe Cathedral by Archbishop The present Congress would help nations achieve a perfection than lian with the prescribed observ- to focus the attention of Austrawhich no other can be more absoPreceded ances of the liturgy. lians and of Catholics and educa- lute or complete. The Church 1)y the Hierarchy, all proceeded tionists in many lands on the principles the vigilantly to the sacristy to vest prior to great achievement in the field of guards du-
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Followed Pontifical High Mass celebrated by k t. Rev. Bishop Gilroy, at which His Excellency presided. and the members of the Hierarchy attended in the Sanctuary. • At the end of Mass. Archbishop Killian was solemnly invested with the Pallium by Apostolic IIis Excellency the
The sacriCatholic education. fices made by Australians and New Zealand Catholics to carry .fito ettLet the teachings of the Church had no counterpart or
A message from His Holiness the Pope conferring his benediction on the Congress and welcoming the gatherina. as setting forth clearly the value, merirs-, and fruits of Catholic education was then read from the pulpit by the Bishop of Rockhampton (The Right Rev. Dr. Hayes). The message was sent through the Cardinal Secretary of State ( His Eminence Eugene Pacelli) to the Archbishop of Adelaide ( The Most Rev. Dr. Killian). "At a time," wrote the Holy Father, "when the errors of Communism like an infectious ulcer are striving to bring war and destruction on Christian society; when a nation of ancient culture by the spread and contraction of this plague is being done to death with slaughter, but adorned with martyrs, the Holy Father believes that it is timely that by Divine Providence this Congress is held. The august Pontiff is pleased to express his admiraHIS EXCELLENCY .THE APOStion and praise for the churches TOLIC DELEGATE. at great exMOST REV. JOHN PANIC°, S.T.D. of Australia which
from which are deduced the ties of man. Though she be the teacher and guide to things of Heaven. the Church has no intention of condemning or impeding progress in whatever good is within the order of natural prosperity. All praiseworthy undertakings, and institutions useful to human society have found in the Church a blessing for their beginnings and an aid for their a dvancement." ( Continued on Page 15
MOST REV ANDREW KILLIAN. D.D. Archbishop of Adelaide.
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