While the pipes and drums reechoed for the Irish general

election, enthusiasm filled a town just north of the Border for another cause—the streets were brilliant with bunting, and the streets crammed with folk from a great region. From the cathedral that abuts on the market street, the historic blue Congress flags flew once more, and the Papal colours.
The new Bishop of Dromore, Dr. O'Doherty, was being consecrated. Every one was grieved by the absence of the Cardinal Primate, who was prevented by an illness from undertaking the ceremony—arduous'for a patriarch of 83 years—but in all else it was a golden day.
People who repeat the parrot-say(Jag that Ireland is liturgically backward ought to attend a few such typical Irish occasions; for theY would discover that a country iown lace Newry can carry with accustomed ease the richest ceremonial of the Church; that the people, hundreds of the men marching in full sodality habits of the Orders, have a processional dignify worthy of great cities oversea; and that you may hear voices singing that you never will forget, for native beauty and liturgical taste,
The one surprising thing about this stately day Was the instantaneous affection with which Dr. O'Doherty has been Teceived. He is a tall, majestic figure. every inch a prelate; but he had not been seen, he was a complete stranger from the other side of Ulster. when 'he was appointed, yet he was instantly as welcome as ea old friend.
NATIONAL MEMORIAL In the storm of the election campaign, almost on the poll's eve, leaders of the nation turned aside to keep a peaceful, holy occasion in Dublin. There the Archbishop presided. at a meeting to do honour to F-diound Ignatius Rice, founder of the Christian Brothers, who died just a hundred years ago; and when Dr. McQuaid, himself so great an authority on 'Education, had commended the Brothers in the loftiet terms for their model Christian teaching of youth, Mr. de Valera proposed, Mr. W. T. Cosgrave seconding, a plan to establish a national memorial of the Founder.
This memorial is to take the form of a great House of Formation, which will increase the Brothers' scope for expansion.