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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1905

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Methodist Home Mission

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 September 1905 · page 2

The Rev. C. McClelland Barker preached yesterday in the Methodist Church morning and evening, and at Orara in the afternoon. The occasion…

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Roman Catholic Plenary Council Address by the Cardinal. Indifference and Divorce

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 September 1905 · page 5

SYDNEY. Monday.—The Roman Catholic Plenary Council concluded its deliberations yesterday, when Pontifical High Mass was celebrated. The Cardinal delivered a…

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A Disaffected Church

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 September 1905 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The disaffecation which has prevailed for two years in the Church of Christ at Prahran broke into open violence to-night. The dominant…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Methodist Home Missions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 September 1905 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Home Mission Society of the Methodist Church of Australasia was held in the Grafton Church on Monday evening…

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Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 8

The sacrament of the Lord's Supper was dispensed in the Maclean congregation last Sabbath. The Rev. W. McDonald, of St. George's Church, Sydney, conducted the…

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Empty Churches

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 2

Anglican Archdeacon Sinclair created a sensation in St. Sepulchre's Church, recently, by calling London "a pagan city." Whereupon a London paper, " Homo Chat," came out with a series of…

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Methodist Church

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 10

Home missionary meeting have been in progress during the week. The annual services were preached by the Rev. C. Barker (Brushgrove) on Sunday last, and…

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Presbyterian Church of E.a

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 10

The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was dispensed in the Maclean congregation last Sabbath, 10th inst. The Rev. W. M'Donald, of St. George's Church, Sydney,…

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Church and Socialism.—a Roman Catholic Pastoral

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 10

A past oral letter has been issued by the archbishops and bishops of the Australian Commonwealth, in plenary council assembled, to the clergy and laity of their…

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Church of England Bazaar

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1905 · page 2

Tho bazaar in aid of Maclean church of England fund, for which preparations had been in progress for some time, wan opened on Friday afternoon, The final preparatory work—the…

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Church and Labour Cuestion

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 September 1905 · page 2

The following letter was published in the London "Morning Leader" of July 5, and is worthy of the careful perusal of those interested in a question of vital…

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Presbyterian General Assembly

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 13

MELBOURNE. Thursday.—The Presbyterian General Assembly of Australia met to-day. The Moderator based his address on the Scottish Churches dispute and…

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Methodist Debating Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 4

The weekly meeting was held on Wednesday, Mr. Kittelty in the chair. The business of the evening was a discussion on Fister' Fraser's book, America at Work…

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Baptist Church

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 15

Pastor Hockey left on Wednesday last to take part in the annual meetings of the Baptist Union of New South Wales to be held in Sydney next week. After these…

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Church Building Extraordinary

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 15

On Sunday, July 16th, 1905, St. George's Church of England, Mareeba, 40 miles inland from Cairns, was dedicated by his Lordship the Bishop of North Queensland…

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Your Mission

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 2

Laughing at the storms you meet, You can stand among the sailors, Rocking on the highest billows, If you cannot on the ocean…

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Methodist Banquet

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 8

What is a regarded as an innovation in the Methodist Church was a banquet, in the School of Arts. Casino, last week. The tables were well ladies with good things,…

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Methodist Debating Society

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1905 · page 4

There was a good roll up of the members of the above society, including a number of ladies, at the weekly meeting which was held in the vestry…

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Methodist Debating Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 September 1905 · page 2

The regular meeting of members was held on Wednesday, Rev. J. Ward Harrison in the chair. It was resolved to accept with thanks the invitation from the Grafton…

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Melanesian Mission. (By Telegram.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 September 1905 · page 12

BRISBANE, Friday.—At a public meeting in connection willi the Melanesian missions, held in Brisbane, Bishop Donaldson said thal in 50 years years they had converted…

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