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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1902

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Murdered in Church

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 6

A FEW weeks ago, writes the New York correspondent of the AUSTRALASIAN the most lively woman in the little hamlet of Ben Hill (State of Georgia) was murdered in a Methodist Church…

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The Tent Mission

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 8

Mr. Editor.—The Mid-Clarence public will doubtless feel that alteration of place and dates of the above Mission is somewhat disappointing. The illness of the…

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Open Column [For Contributions Sent in not Later than Wednesday Morning.] Hymnology in Presbyterian Worship

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 2

The Rev. A. Fraser gave a lecture on this subject in St. Andrew's Church on Sunday evening, taking as his text Eph. v., 19, "Speaking to one another in…

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Maclean Methodist Church

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1902 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the Methodist Church was held on Tuesday last, when the quarter's balance sheet was read, showing income £57 16s 3d and expenditure £66 8s 6d. It was…

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Church and Dissent

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 October 1902 · page 2

THE cable published last week to the effect that out of 489 local councils of the Evangelical Free Churches in England, 412 favor a refusal to pay rates…

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Mission

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 2

COMMENCING on Sunday last the Revs. Fathers Barrie and Murray have been holding a series of special religious services in the Roman Catholic Church, Bellingen, every…

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Presbyterian Bazaar

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 2

THE Presbyterian bazaar (writes a correspondent) was held on September 18, 19, and 20, at Numbucca Heads, and I understand realised a figure which gladdened and…

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Methodist Circuit

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the Bellinger River Methodist Circuit was held in the Bellingen church on Tuesday last, when the Rev. B. Hobson presided over a goodly…

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The Christian Church and the Drink Traffic

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 6

WE wish we could see some clear signs that the Christian Church was alive to the great and increasing peril of this drink question. In spite of all the efforts of the present Archbishop of…

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Church of England

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 2

We note, that the Bishop of Grafton and Armidale is again making a special appeal to church people in his diocese to raise £ 1000 next year for the purpose of assisting in the…

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Mission and Rescue Work

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1902 · page 8

Sister Francis, of the Door of Hope, Auckland, formerly connected with the Central Methodist Mission, Sydney, has just returned from an 18 months' tour…

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Mission

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 2

The Rev. Father Murray completed a week's special mission work at the Roman Catholic Church, Bellingen, on Saturday morning last; and the Rev. Father Barrie at…

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Roman Catholic

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 October 1902 · page 1

Yesterday a most interesting ceremony took place at the R.C. Church, His Lordship Bishop Doyle, assisted by the Revs. Fathers Dean and Walsh, officiating. The…

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Tent Mission

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 8

Mr. Editor.—While the reports[?] so far as they have gone, re the Ulmarra tent mission have been favourable, yet I must con[?]ess they give but a faint conception of…

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Roman Catholic

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 4

Services of a special character were held at St. Mary's on Sunday last. His Lordship the Bishop conducted the morning service, when there was an overflowing congregation. In the afternoon…

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Local and General News. The Teat Mission

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 2

THE Tent Mission opened at Maclean on Sunday, and there were very large attendances at the services, especially in the evening, when the large tent was crowded. The Rev. Mr. Mitchell…

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Movement of the Churches. Christian Union

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 4

Fifty or sixty ministerial and lay representatives of the Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Congregational and Lutheran churches met in Melbourne last week, on the occasion of the annnal federal…

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Anglican Church Progress

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1902 · page 1

In two years, says the "Diocesan News." the clergy list of the Diocese of Grafton and Armidale has increased from 37 to 48, our churches from 109 to 119, our Sunday…

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Local & General News. Methodist Synod

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1902 · page 1

The Grafton District Synod of the Methodist Church will commence at the Grafton Church to-morrow morning. It is expected that clergymen representing all the districts…

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Methodist Church. Grafton District Synod

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 5

The ministerial and lay representatives to the annual District Synod arrived initown during the week. The opening service on Thursday was conducted by the Rev. R. B…

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