LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Portrait of Mother Rose Columba Adams Frontispiece High Altar, St. Mary Church 67 Tower and West Front, St. Mary Church 95 High Altar, North Adelaide 373 Church of Perpetual Adoration, Adelaide 379 CONTENTS CHAPTER I EARLY LIFE Birth and parentage I Childhood of Sophy Adams 2 Youth at Woodchester 3 Religious drawings 4 Love of Holy Scripture 5 Catholic Mission at Woodchester 6 Passionists and Dominicans 7 Reception into the Church 9 Woodchester Park— The Leighs II Leaving home for good 12 St. Mary Church steeplechases 13 Father Burke, O.P 13 A whole heart for God 14 CHAPTER II RELIGIOUS VOCATION A Religious Vocation The Dominican Order 16 Her love for it 19 Mother Margaret Hallahan 20 Noviciate at Stone 21 Sister Mary Rose Columba 23 Notes of Retreat in 1856 24 Profession, May 26, 1857 26 Her love for horses 28 Her father's death 29 Retreat of Bishop Ullathorne 30 Confidence in God 33 Prayer and meditation 35 Consecration of whole being to God 36 Humility 37 CHAPTER III STOKE—STONE— CLIFTON Vicaress at Stoke-upon-Trent 41 Her life and work there 43 The Catholics at Stoke 45 Illness — Sub-prioress at Clifton 46 Work among the poor 47 Dangerous operation 48 CHAPTER IV ST. MARY CHURCH Foundation of Convent and Mission at St. Mary Church 51 St. Mary Church in ancient times 52 Father Procter, chaplain 55 Mother Rose Columba, Vicaress in 1866 55 Foundation of the Orphanage 55 Father Procter's death 57 Father John Morris, S.J. 58 Mr. W. J. P. Chatto promises fo build the Church 59 The author appointed priest of St. Mary Church 61 Death of Mother Margaret 63 Loss to Sister Rose Columba 64 Corner-stone of Church 65 Altar of Our Lady and St. Denis 66 Opening of the Church in 1869 69 The Convent building begun 70 Corpus Christi Procession 71 Bishop Ullathorne's Silver Jubilee 73 Prioress of St. Mary Church 74 Terra-cotta painting 75 Serious operation at Stone 77 Scarlet fever in the Orphanage 79 Clifton Convent given up 82 Papal Confirmation of Constitutions 83 Bishop Ullathorne's visits 87 The faults of good people 88 Death of Miss Bengough 89 Completion of Church 91 Illuminated Address to the Bishop on his Jubilee 93 The Spire and the Font 94 Silver Jubilee of Mother Rose Columba 97 Death of Mother Imelda Poole 9 Her character 100 Death of Mr. W. J. P. Chatto 102 Visit of Bishop Ullathorne 103 CHAPTER V HER WORK AT ST. MARY CHURCH Work of the Community 105 Good effect of her visits 107 Conversion of old man 108 Of young man in consumption 110 First Catholic funeral in Churchyard 111 Work among higher classes 112 In the Guest House 113 Influence with various people 115 The friend of her youth 117 The Young Ladies' School 117 The deaf and dumb child 118 The orphans 120 Incident of runaway girls 122 Her letter to the other girls 123 Another letter to orphans 124 Grateful letter from Australia 125 Dislike of Government Schools 127 Mother Margaret on the same 129 Testimonial from St. Mary Church 132 CHAPTER VI LIFE AS RELIGIOUS SUPERIOR Her unusually long term of office 134 Frequent illnesses 135 Powers of sympathy 137 Sister M. Aquinas Harting's testimony .138 Her lessons on " Reverence " 139 " Make God your Friend " 140 The " Mandatum " 141 Purity of intention 142 Her practice and teaching on Poverty 144 The Presence of God 145 Poverty again 148 Patience 149 Thoughts on the " Purification " 150 Time — Death 152 Obedience in little things 153 Charity 154 Religious manner — Vulgarity 155 Weariness — the crown 156 A discreet friend often hurtful 157 Sister Mary Aquinas Harting 158 Letters to 159 Bishop Vaughan's Silver Jubilee 161 Recreation at Convent 164 Dangers of attractiveness 166 She knew how to be severe 167 Care for the sick and aged 168 Reserve with externs 169 CHAPTER VII INTERIOR LIFE Difficulty of describing interior life 170 Vocation to be a Dominican 172 St Ignatius's " Exercises " did not suit her 173 Though honestly tried 174 Her own method of Prayer 176 "Art Thou a King?" 177 Fragments of meditations 178 Prayer after Retreat 179 Intentions for each day of the week 180 Nathan's Parable to David 182 Her long hours of prayer 183 Adoration of Blessed Sacrament 184 Devotion of Sacred Heart, Crown of Thorns, &c. 185 Devotion to Our Lady 186 Our Lady of Lourdes 187 Devotion practical, not sentimental 189 Mortification, penances 190 Zeal for souls 192 Reverence for priests 193 Differences between priests and nuns 194 Letters to a priest on direction 190 CHAPTER VIII THE ADELAIDE FOUNDATION The Congregation confined to England 199 Proposals from Adelaide 200 Invitation accepted 201 Mother Rose Columba's offering 202 Letter of Bishop Ullathorne 203 Danger of rash decisions 204 Preparations for voyage 206 Their companions in travel 209 Names of the Sisters selected 210 In London — The start 211 Mother F. Raphael's account of it .212 CHAPTER IX THE VOYAGE Plymouth — last farewells 215 On board the Orient 217 Teneriffe 219 Churches — Public Gardens 220 Hospital 224 The Vice-Consul and family 225 Sunday on board ship 224 Table Bay — The Cape 225 Bad weather 227 Port Adelaide 228 Warm welcome 229 CHAPTER X ADELAIDE Early difficulties 230 Compromise adopted 233 Letter from Mother Rose Columba 234 First impressions 235 Bishop and clergy in council 237 Kindness of priests 237 New House for the Convent 238 General aspect of Adelaide 240 Teaching and painting 243 Letters to Sister M. Aquinas 244 Letters to St. Mary Church 246 Exposition of Blessed Sacrament 249 Reparation and Adoration 250 Intense heat 251 Death of Mrs. Chatto 252 CHAPTER XI THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS IN ADELAIDE Dangerous illness 253 Kindly feeling shown in Adelaide 255 Slow recovery — Glenelg 257 Father Unsworth's testimony 258 Life given back for a purpose 259 Illuminating Address to Cardinal Moran 261 Deliberations on their future 262 Purchase of a second House 264 Mother M. Erminilda unwell 265 Pros and Cons 266 Death of Mother M. Erminilda 269 Determination to stay in Adelaide 271 Severance from the English Province 273 Letter of Bishop Ullathorne 273 CHAPTER XII 1886-1888 Re-election as Prioress 275 Climate trying — The garden 277 Friends at St. Mary Church — Mrs. Hope 278 Work of Expiation 279 Christmas in Adelaide 281 Beatification of English Martyrs 283 Death of Mrs. Hope 285 Dr. Reynolds made Archbishop 286 Illumination of the Address from Women of South Australia to the Queen on her Jubilee in 1887 287 Kindness of Archbishop and Priests 289 Visit of Cardinal Moran 290 Attempts to help them not successful 291 The Bishop of Dunedin 292 The Bishop of Perth — Blacks 293 Their work among Catholics 295 Illumination of the Address for the Pope's Jubilee 297 Life of Clare Vaughan 298 Lent, how observed in Australia 300 Why they put J. M. D. on their letters now 301 The Perpetual Adoration sanctioned by the Archbishop 302 CHAPTER XIII 1 888- 1891 Encouragements 305 A third House taken 306 Exposition on Sundays 307 Changes at St. Mary Church 309 Anxieties about prospects 311 Need of prayer 312 Visit from Father Edmund Vaughan 313 Difficulties on all sides 315 Accidents from heat 317 Travelling in Australia 318 The Crown must be fought for 319 "The Children of Gibeon" 321 Holy Week in Easter 323 Adoremus in cetemum 325 To begin building at once 326 Letter from the Master-General 328 Adoration during the day 329 Architect and Builder selected 331 Chapel to be conventual 333 Archbishop counsels delay 334 Last letter to Father Austin Maltus 336 The plans expected 339 Laying of Foundation Stone 340 Last letter to Canon Brownlow 341 CHAPTER XIV LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH Beginning of illness 343 Thoughts of coming to England 344 The Last Sacraments 346 Death, December 30, 1891 346 Letter giving account of the last moments 347 The Funeral 349 Reminiscences 351 Premonitions 354 Her generosity and penance 357 Holy Poverty 359 Zeal for Souls 360 Extract from Adelaide Paper 362 CHAPTER XV THE COMMUNITY AFTER HER DEATH Mother Rose Columba's work 363 Her two great objects 364 The building of the Chapel 365 A costly undertaking 366 Generous help — The Windows 367 New Postulants 367 Archbishop Reynolds' last illness 368 Last Farewell — Death 369 The High Altar 373 Illustration of it 375 Completion of the Chapel 377 Solemn opening 378 More Postulants 379 Illustration of the Church 381 Death of Sister Magdalen Ward 383 Death of the first Sister who had joined them in Adelaide 384 The Conclusion 384 Digitized by Google.