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Churches, 1907

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Church of England

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 2

The Rev. F. T. Perkins, rector of Gosford, will leave Gosford at the end of the month to take charge for two months of the Cathedral parish of…

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Methodist Social

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 5

Despite a counter attraction and the threatening weather there was good attendance at the social held in the local Methodist Church on…

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Church of England

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 5

On Wednesday evening last a social was held in the Gosford School of Arts for the double purpose of welcoming the incoming rector and of…

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Methodist Church Anniversary Celebrations

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 6

Perfect weather, the scent of flowers and soft rustle of drooping palms, beautiful decorations, the warmhearted co-operation of willing workers,…

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Asleep in Church

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 4

Gentlemanly Sexton: 'I beg your pardon, sir, but the services are over, and I want to close the church.'Sleeper (mumbling): 'If you'll kindle…

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Wyong R.C. Church

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 5

At a meeting of the R. C. Church Building Committee a statement was submitted of the amount of funds in the bank, which is about £130. With…

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Wyong Methodist Church

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 5

The new church will be officially opened on Wednesday next, 19th June, by, the President of the Conference (Rev. John Penman) at 3 o'clock. The…

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Church Snobbery. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 5

SIR,—I am reluctantly obliged to beg the favor of a little space to reply to a letter which appealed in your last week's issue, headed " A Correction,"…

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Rationalism in the Church

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 6

The outcome of a complaint made by the Presbyterian Theological Students to the effect that the instruction given by Dr. Dill Macky was quite…

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Opening of the Wyong Methodist Church

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 5

The opening ceremony of the above took place at 4.30 on Wednesday. Owing to the very heavy rain the attendance was not large. The…

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In Church

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 3

A clergyman said a clever thing the other day to amuse his congregation—namely, that there was still many a one who, whilst engaged in singing, apparently with all his…

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Rationalism in the Church. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 6

SIR,—In your issue of the 14th inst. appears a letter, or article, headed as above and signed "P. J. H." The apparent reason the writer had in view…

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Rationalism in the Church. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 5 July 1907 · page 6

SIR, — On the 14th of last month you published a short article of mine under the above heading. I therein pointed out that Dr Macky complained…

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Rationalism in the Church. (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 5

SIR,— I read with some interest the correspondence under the above heading and regret that the discussion should be marred by Mr. Holdsworth's…

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Letters to the Editor. Rationalism in the Church

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 6

SIR. — Braggartism and bombaet are generally used to cover want of knowledge, "Confused" is no exception to the general rule. His type is a…

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Rationalism in the Church

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 6

SIR, — Your correspondent Mr Holdsworth has amply proved my contention that he resembles a "mudgey[?]er." I do not propose to emulate…

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Rationalism in the Church

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 6

[In our last issue we notified the cessation of this controversy, three letters having appeared by each disputant. Mr Holdsworth is, however,…

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New R. C. Church

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 5

A meeting of the R. C. Church Building Committee was held in the School of Arts this week, and it was agreed to at once proceed with the…

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Not in Church

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 3

It was his custom to point his sermons with either " Dearly-beloved "brethren," or " Now, my brothers." One day a lady member of his…

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R. C. Church, Wyong. Laying the Foundation Stone

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 5

The progressive age of our town has advanced another stop. The church movement in Wyong is certainly keeping in the line of march of much older…

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