"Of course I hold no brief for the Arch bishop," said the Bishop, and after this pre face he went on to explain that in a nut shell it all game to this: He had beard it said by several non-Catholics that the work of the Congress and the dedication cere monies were so eminently successful, that a certain number of persons in other denom inations were exasperated—not the intelli gent class, but a certain sub-stratum, who became jealous of any success attained by those who were not of their wav of think ing. Further, that they would have found fault with something or other. Then again some were exasperated tbat three Governors should have been present on the occasion in their official capacity — especially the Governor of New South Wales. That offi cial, here remarked the Bishop, had through out shown himself to be a gentleman and a true Christian. Those .who made all the trouble about the matter must have over looked that in ecclesiastical Catholic func tions in England the Prince of Wales him self has gone several times to represent the Queen —at Solemn Mass, too. On this par ticular occasion there were several distin guished Protestants present. The Archbishop gave a splendid sermon, and no one took exception to it, said the Bishop. As to the parts printed and to whioh exception had been taken, Bishop Grimes's private opin ion was that his Grace must have had pre pared some items for another sermon, and these happened to be in his mannsaipt, which when asked for and obtained by the Press the previous night should have been blue-pe__xUled. But they were never pro nounced at all.
