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ST. AUSTIN’S FESTIVAL AT THEPRIORY, WALWORTH.Last Saturday being St. -Austin’s Day, the festival was celebrated on a somewhat elaborate scale at the Priory, New Kent-road. The proceedings commenced as early as six in t he morning, when “ celebration of the Blesed Sacrament took place, this service being repeated in the chapel of the Priory «t seven, eight, and nine o’clock. “ High celebration” was held at eleveno'clock, when a iarge number attended, the Rev. Father Nugee officiating. At one o’clock a select party partook of luncheon. At five o’clock there were Vespers and Benediction, and at six o’clock a large company of visitors, together with the (i brothers and “ priests, sat down to a well-served dinner, under the presidency lt;f the Provost. The doth having been removed,Father Nugee proposed the toast of “Prosperity to the Order of St. Austin.” The past year had been an eventful one. He might say, in imitation of a great statesman, that “they werfe in friendly relations with the friends around them.” (Laughter.) The vicar of the parish had shaken him by the hand. Mr. Chapman, one of the churchwardens, to whom he owed many thanks for being instrumental in hanging about these friendly relations, would himself have been there had he possibly have been able to come. He thought it would be to the blessing of that parishif this harmony should continue. He had promised the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to cease to have any interest in the church provided some proper person was appointed to the district over the people whom they had won from ignorance, ruin, and perdition. They had come into the neighbourhood as volunteers. They had 7,000 people whom they had worked into a thriving mission. He asked people to come and judge for themselves as to the results, which were so great that he could not ascribe it to man, but to God. He wished, therefore, to perpetuate the work, but if he resigned his interest, a minister must be appoit ted of the *6 right stamp.” (Cheers ) As regarded the work of the Priory, they had done a great work throughout England. They must not attempt to localise that work. They had brothers who had joined their order thirty years ago—some of the noblest clergymen of the North of England. They had lay brothers in Aberdeen, Whitby, and various large towns, and he believed the principle laid dawn in the Priory would he taken up in Liverpool and New York. Dr. Dicks, of NewYork, had met him during his visit to America, and had expressed an emphatic opinion that the Americans, who admired practical ideas, would take up the principle he irti y. He concluded by expressing his admiration of the Church of England so far as it was catholic in its spirit, but added that he believed tnar. the bishops had “dug their own graves” by their opposition to the Burials Bill, and that this kind of spirit would undoubtedly lead to the disestablishment of the Church.The toast was drunk with enthusiasm.Dr. OviauiAcn (from Germany) then proposed the “Health of Father Nugee,” whom he said he admired because he was a practical man.” He thought they should all pray for a visible union of all Christians with the Orthodox Church.Father Nugee, in response, thought that theunion of Christendom was yet far distant.Other toasts followed, and among the speakers were the Rev. — Jack, the Rev. — Reed, (Kensington), Dr. Benard, Mr. Woodward, Mr. Jones, c. Evensong in the chapel brought the festival to a close. On Sunday, the Harvest Festival wascelebrated at the Mission Church in Salisbury-crescent, Lork s-fieids.
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London South Gazette Which Is Incorporated Camberwell News
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Sep 04, 1880
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