EMPIRE SELF-RAISING F LOUR
RECORD
The West AUSTRALIAN
SATURDAY, MARCH
Catholicity in A
Rises Above all Others.
Red
1,
1913
Western Queensland
Letter Day at Charleville
SPEECH BY ARCHBISHOP DUHIG. in her train culture and refinement fruitfulness which the -blessing of While thus forwarding the highest The movement for the introduction God always brings. May it not be of a high order, while her chief confar country, their the of into Mercy interests of material Sisters of the that in years to come your own of character the build up to is Charleville cern of many town how away Western I need not remind you Charleville will send out Sisters of sure Rev. only the by on ago counyoung Australians set on foot two years hardships people in the back Mercy to diffuse in less fortunate centhe and crownfaith foundation, namely, Father ('ashman was happily try of Australia have to endure. tres the blessing of Christian educaTen Commandments of God. I am tion that you welcome with such ed on a recent Sunday, when His They must forego for themselves Sister in the personally acquainted with Grace the Coadjutor Archbishop cheerfulness and gratitude to -day. and their children the many advantthe presence of a large concourse of ages enjoyed by those who live in Superior and every member of the In thanking our own people for people, blessed and dedicated the fine large centres of population. One of staff sent out by the Reverend Motheir generosity in contributing to convent and school just erected in these is a refined or liberal educa- ther to work this school, and I can cost of these handsome buildings, that centre. For many months the tion. The wealthy squatter, it is assure you that a more excellent or the a sintownspeople had watched with pride true, may bring it within the :each capable staff of teachers Father Cash- I cannot and must not omit hearty the progress being made with the of his sons by sending them to col- man could not have procured if he cere word of gratitude for thesupport co-operation and generous of them himself. In erection of the buildings. Father leges and boarding schools, but the had the choosing received from those who do not worof humility the Cashman, with heart and soul in the Children of those of slender means fact, notwithstanding ship at one altar with us, but who everyand there was here, movement, are glad to acknowledge the blesswhere stimulating the workers in the ing that a school like this means to them to good cause and imparting any town or district. They feel that his own perennial spirit of hopefulwe Catholics are making a great sacSome people said the moveness. rifice in a noble cause. At the Hitnent would die a natural death, but bernian breakfast this morning I they were prophets who knew neither heard one of the best speakers at the the spirit of Catholic sacrifice nor table declare that he owed not one the indomitable courage and capacipenny to the Government for his ty for work of ('harleville's parish education, as he had received it all priest. There was a general Comfrom the devoted nuns in the Conmunion Breakfast held by the Hibervent School at Roma. That was a nian Society. The Archbishop suitvery telling way in which to put the ably replied to the toast of his Catholic position, and it made a health, and Father Cashman, who deep impression on me. I think I not has and who spoke subsequently, may appeal to the high sense of juslife the but founder, the been only tice of the people of the West and a great got and soul of the society, ask them if the country is treating it was the oft -expressed ovation. Catholics fairly in the matter of eduwish of all present that the function cation. Is it right or equitable that would become an annual one. we should bear a double tax because ADDRESS. ARCHBISHOP'S THE for conscience sake we maintain our own schools ? The dedication of this fine group of Catholic buildings is certainly a The Sisters are here primarily for ery happy event in the history of the benefit of Catholic children of your town and district -an event the town, hut other citizens or resithat will long live in the memory of dents of the district who may desire those who have participated in it. to send their children to the school `'harleville, to -day, welcomed the are welcome to do so, and I need Sisters of Mercy with unbounded scarcely assure them that their refullest confithe and with Pleasure ligion-whatever it is-will not he inwork to he inauguradence that the terfered with. (Loud applause.) make ted in their school will His Grace then called upon Father the for the lasting benefit of Cashman to read a statement of aca hole district. I remember well how counts in connection with the erecenthusiastic you were when 18 months tion of the buildings. ago it was my privilege to lay the STATEMENT OF ACCoUNTS. foutption block of these fine buildings.' From that day to this Father The Rev. Father Cashman pointed ''ashman has worked with a never out that the expenditure had been failing hope and courage and devoabout £2,800, and at that date tliey nnji that were truly admirable, and found that they had to make up abIlruich are fittingly crowned by toout £1,100. He said there were thiree We rejoice day's happy ceremony. great factors in the success of the with him and with you over what with There was the blessing movement. the bless.ine of Leaven has been of Divine Providence and there was difil many face of the in achieved the generosity of the Rev. Mother of c tilties. All Hallows, who had given them the land and placed a substantial sum It has often occurred to me that on the foundation stone. in addition. those u-ho make the greatest sacrishe had sent another £50 to assist fices for their country often reap the GRACE ARCHBISHOP DUHIG. WS to clear off the debt. Thirdly, they least benefit front it. The soldiers had the co-operation of his Grace and sailors whose achievements on must he think I pastor, good your little the Coadjutor Archbishop and of the land and sea have brought peace have to be content with the able be to Court at friend for them have some people of Charleville district. and untold wealth to the nation are primary education provided staff. a to to get such 'but p, irly remunerated, while the by the State. It is in response His Grace the Coadjutor Archcereto -day's with In conclusion one of sacrifices they have to make, the dis- the cry of the bush child a, coincidence occurred to me bishop spoke in the highest terms of mony assets-that brightest Queensland's comforts and incon veniences they out worth mentioning. There is in the tl.e contractors' work, and said be have to endure are unparalleled in the Sisters of Mercy have come thought there was not in the whole from the County of Cork in Ireland just on miles hundred rive here any other calling. native coun- of Western Queensland a finer school own of my borders the Rockof Bishop as Already Somewhat analogous to their posi- coast. building. There was a sum of ;tet12 miles hampton I have had the consolation ty, Limerick, and exactly ween £600 and £700 still owing, tion is that of those whose lot is called town a village native from my such at Schools of openinc ('onvent wl.ich his Grace hoped would he concast in the Au4tralian bush. out -places as Winton, Cloncurry, and Charleville. It has in its day given THE WORK WHICH THEY DO FOR Goondiwindi, and I trust that Fa- some distinguished men to the ser- siderably reduced if not entirely liqlatest of uidated by May, when he would again THEIR COUNTRY CANNOT BE ther Cashman will give me a repeti- vice of the Church, the visit the district, and in romPanY distinguishthe Mannix, Dr. whom is of the OVER -ESTIMATED. tion of that consolation and Coadjutor Arch- with the Rev. Father Cashman visit They are called upon to be the pio- pleasure derived from to -day's func- ed and scholarly But that is not the Western districts as far as Winneers of civilisation, to blaze the tion by calling on me later on to bishop of Melbourne. The coincidence is that dorah.-"Catholic Advocate." track, to subdue the virgin soil, and open Convent Schbols in such far my point. of away places as Cunnamulla and Au- away back :in 1866 that very town win from it the wealth that stimugave to Australia one of Charleville that claim may I think I to rear is gathella. Theirs it commerce. lates communities of Sisters. of those herds of cattle and sheep that for the Catholic children of Charle- the first ever came to this coun- CORNER that Mercy opens era bright a PIER AND MURRAYrate any at and ville towns our in feed the multitudes settled in Bathcommunity The try. wodevoted the of with of advent STREETS, PERTH. the shins cities and keep the giant many initial trials, modern ti s freight-laden, travell- men whose life work is the impart- urst, and, after work to other cen- Fruit and confectionery. Light Re ing to and fro between the old world ing of Christian education. Wherever expanded their fr,,ehmonte the Sister of Mercy goes she carries tres with that success and happy. .4nd the new. -
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Miss McMahon