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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1900

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Presbyterian General Assembly

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 8

A deputation from the Wesleyan Conference, including the President, was cordially welcomed. Rev. S. G. Crawford, M.A. late of Charters Towers (Queensland), was admitted BB a minister of the…

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Presbyterian Assembly

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 3

THE session was continuded on Tuesday Inst. On that day resolution was carried urging the Government to exert its influence with the British Government in maintaining the British joint control in…

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Presbyterian General Assembly

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 8

The following deliverance on the subject of temperance was adopted:—"Receive the report; re-affirm the principle of local option, and instruct the committee to accept the provisions of a limited…

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Church of England

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 May 1900 · page 5

On Sunday last Canon Tucker, brother-in-law of the Lord Bishop of the Diocese of Grafton and Armidale, conducted the services at the Cathedral morning and evening, and the children's service in…

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Priest in a Wesley an Church

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 2

The Rev. Father Hays, well-known as a temperance advocate, delivered as address recently in the Wesleyan Church, Cotgrave, in the diocese of Nuttingham, on the drink evil. This was the…

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Church of England Temperance Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 4

Without a doubt this institution is the most useful of the kind in Sydney. It is not exclusively a teetotal society, as its name would imply; but it devotes a great deal of time and attention to other…

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The Governor and the Churches

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 4

At the first levee held by Lord Beauchamp after his arrival in New South Wales the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church attended, and was subjected to insult by one of the members of the…

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The Anglican Church

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 2

ON Sunday the Bishop of Grafton and Armidale will hold an Ordination in the Cathedral at 11 when the Rev. E. J. Dodd will be raised to the priesthood. His Lordship will preach at the…

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The Anglican Synod

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 2

The Anglican Synod, opens next Thursday in Grafton under the presidency of the Bishop. There will be an opening service in the Cathedral at 11 a.m., at which the Bishop will…

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Maclean E. C. Church Debt

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 2

DURING the week Mr. W. O'Connor, ono of the guarantors of the Maclean Roman Catholic Church debt, was served by the Commercial Bank with a Supremo Court writ for the whole of the…

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Curious Church Raid

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 4

MR. John KENSIT and his Wycliff preachers engaged in a novel and somewhat amusing exploit recently at the Yorkshire village of Wem ersley in pursuance of their anti-ritualistic…

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Anglican Synod and Diocesan Festival

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 5

The Anglican Synod opens on Thursday next, and it is anticipated there will be a large attendance of representatives from all parts of the Diocese. The Bishops of Newcastle and Goulburn are also…

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Maclean R. C. Church Debt

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 June 1900 · page 2

During the week Mr. W. O'Connor, one of the guarantors of the Maclean Roman Catholic Church debt, was served by the Commercial Bank with a Supreme Court writ for the whole…

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Church of England

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 5

THE Rev. H. Granville Smith, one of the visiting clergymen in connection with the Synod at Grafton, will conduct Divine Service and administer Holy Communion on Sunday morning next in St. James'…

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Anglican Synod

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1900 · page 2

THE Synod met on Friday morning under the presidency of the Bishop of Grafton and Armidale. There was a full attendance of [?]gy and lay representatives. Mr. Glover acted as…

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Anglican Church

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 5

The Cathedral services on Sunday, as was to be expected, were of an important nature, and were attended by large congregations. The first service was at 8 a.m., when the…

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Governor and the Churches'

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 5

THE cause of the little unpleasantness which occurred between His Excellency and the heads of the Presbyterian and Wesleyan Churches was that the Moderator of the former and the President of…

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New Wesleyan Church Movement

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 8

The tea meeting arranged for by the Wesleyans of Brushgrove to launch their new church undertaking had to be postponed from Wednesday to Friday last, owing to continued wet weather…

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Roman Catholic Mission

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 2

THE Rev. Father Frederick, a gentleman who has travelled considerably, a good scholar, and an eloquent preacher, who hits straight from the shoulder in talking to his hearers,…

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Encouraged to Court in Church

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 3

A Scotch clergyman in Leith, in an address which he delivered to his flock recently, boldly advised young ladies not to hesitate for one moment…

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