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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1901

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The Scotch Free Church Law Cases

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 2

Details of the Important law suit between a small section of Free Presbyterians and the recently formed Union are to band by the mail, lt will be remembered that after…

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Roman Catholic

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1901 · page 2

THE Right Rev. Dr. Doyle paid a flying visit to the Clarence, including Maclean, last week. His Lordship contemplates spending three weeks on the Clarence at the end of next month and the…

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Maclean Wesleyan Church

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 November 1901 · page 4

THE Sunday School anniversary in connection with the above will be celebrated on Sunday by special services to be conducted by the Rev. Harold S. Bowden, of Gladstone, in the…

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Synod of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Crafton District

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 5

The sixteenth session commenced in the Wesleyan Church yesterday, at 10 a.m. After devotional exercise, the Chairman shortly reviewed the events of the last year, and welcomed ministers new to the…

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Wesleyan Methodist Church Synod District Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 November 1901 · page 2

THE sixteenth session of the Grafton District Synod of the Wesleyan Methodist Church commenced in the Wesleyan Church, Grafton, on Friday morning, at 10 a.m. After…

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Wesleyan Methodist Church Synod District Meeting. Saturday Morning

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 November 1901 · page 1

THE session opened at 9.30a.m. with singing and prayer. The district secretary for Sunday Schools, the Rev. H.S.Bowden, read the report…

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The Methodist Community

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 November 1901 · page 8

The statistics given at the Methodist [?]cumenical Conference are truly remarkable, and show how methodists are everywhere advancing in…

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Maclean Wesleyan Church

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1901 · page 2

ON Sunday the Rev. H. S. Bowden, of Gladstone, who visited the district to attend the Synod at Grafton, preached in Maclean Wesleyan Church in the morning, afternoon and evening…

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Wesleyan Church. the District Synods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 November 1901 · page 8

At Armidale Synod it was reported that a church is in course of erection at Drake. Permission was asked for the purchase of land and erection of…

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Wesleyan Methodist Church Synod Financial Session

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1901 · page 3

THE Synod met at 9.30 a.m. on Monday. Under the question "What is the Spiritual state of our Circuits, and can…

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Roman Catholic

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1901 · page 2

ON Father Walsh's visit last Thursday to Cormack's Creek a catechism class was established there Over 20 children are preparing for confirmation on Sunday, 8th December. The Sisters…

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Wesleyan Church. the Century Fund

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 November 1901 · page 5

Rev. Rainsford Bavin, Organising Secretary of the Century Fund in connection with the Grafton Wesleyan. Church, arrived in Grafton by coach from Glen Innes on Saturday…

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Grafton Wesleyan Church

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 4

A meeting of the congregation was held on Wednesday evening, when there was a fair attendance. Mr. T. Page preeiding. The object of the meeting was to increase the amount aimed at in the…

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Humours of Church Collections

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 November 1901 · page 3

WHAT could bn happier than the reply of the bishop who went to preach a sermon on behalf of a special collection in a country church one Sunday…

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Missed his Mission

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 November 1901 · page 3

It is not so long ago that a selector out west was suspected of killing an adjoining squatter's cattle, and a young trooper was deputed to shadow the selection. Towards dusk one fine…

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The Lapsed Masses. Simultaneous Mission in Full Swing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1901 · page 3

THE organisers for the great simultaneous mission in Sydney have literally interpreted the parable of the Great Supper. Not content with inviting…

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Church of England

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 22 November 1901 · page 2

WRITING from Sydney to Mr. R. Page, secretary of the Bellingen Parochial Council, the Rev. H. P. Thornton states:-" Will you kindly express to the Church Council my…

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Religious Notices. Anglican Church

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 8

Cathedral 8(H.C.), 11 (Match and Litany) 7.30 (Evensong), Alumny Creek 3 (Evensong)—The Archdeacon Carr's Creek 11 (Metins and H.C.), Moleville 3 (Evensong), German Church 7.30—Rev. F. J. Abe,…

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Tuc Simultaneous mission

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 4

This mission, to which reference was made a little while ago, is now in foll awing, and the services, which in many cases are held in tents, attract very large congregations. The principal missioner is a…

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The Lapsed Masses. a Simultaneous Mission

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 2

The organisers for the gret simultaneous mission in Sydney have (says Monday's Telegraph) literarlly interpreted the parable of the Great Supper. Not content with…

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