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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1909

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Catholic Bazaar

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 4

The bazaar in aid of the funds of the Roman Catholic Church, to be held in Bellingen during Show week, promises to prove very successful. One or two…

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An Important Mission. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 5

Earl Crewe, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has instructed Sir Chas. Lucas, head of the Dominion Department of the Colonial Office, to make…

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Tinkering at the Church

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 3

The report of the church office-bearers' discussion in Edinburgh on nonchurchgoing does not reveal any evidence of a real appreciation of the relation of…

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Church and Divorce. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 5

The Archbishop of Canterbury has ordered the Vicar of Charing, Kent not to refuse the Holy Communion to a married couple on the ground…

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Coff's Harbour Catholic Church

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 5

The Right Rev. Monsignor Ahern visited Coff's Harbor last week in connection with matters relating to the Church, and the rebuilding of the local church. The…

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Christ Church Cathedral Parish

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 9

At the last meeting of the Cathedral Council, held at the beginning of January, it was decided that a bazaar should be held during the months of June or July of the current year, in aid of…

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The Church and Football

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 11

Speaking at a meeting of the Northern Suburbs Branch of the Metropolitan Church Rugby Union last week, the Rev. W. A. Charlton (president) said that he had been associated with sport…

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Religious. Church of England

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 11

Cathedral 8 (H.C.), ll and 7.30, Carr's Creek 3—Archdeacon Moxon. Southgate ll. Alumny Creek 2.30. German Church 7.30—Rev. H. McWilliam…

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Union of the Churches

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 5

The union of the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregational Churches in Canada has been brought measurably nearer by the annual session, just held in Toronto, of…

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Catholic Schools. a Claim for State Aid

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—At Tamworth on Sunday the foundation stone of a new Roman Catholic school for boys was laid by Dr. O'Connor, Bishop of Armidale…

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Church Socialist League

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—At a Church Socialist League demonstration in Trafalgar Square the speakers, among whom, were several Church of England clergymen, Dr…

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Anglican Church Practice

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The Canterbury Convocation. Committee has recommended a revised Lectionary as follows:—That it be optional to use a Eucharistic vestment;…

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Pan-anglican Offerings

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 11

The Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr. Lowther Clarke, expressed regret that the allocation of the £10,000 for Church educational purposes from the Pan-Anglican…

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Presbyterian Church of E.a

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 11

The Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia concluded its annual session last Wednesday, at St. George's Church, Sydney. The following is a summary of the more…

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Churchmen at Law

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 9

BRISBANE, Friday.—The judgment given by the Full Court on Thursday in the appeal by the defendants against the decision of the Chief Justice, in the action brought…

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Religious. Church of England

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 11

Cathedral 7.30 (H. C.), Alumny Creek 11 (H. C.). Sportsman's Creek 2.30, Cathedral 7.30—Archdeacon Moxon. Cathedral 11. Carr's Creek 3. Southgate 7.30—Rev. H. M'William. German…

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Methodist Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 5

The eighth annual conference of the Methodist Church in N.S. Wales since the union wan brought about will be opened in Sydney this evening. The delegates appointed to the…

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Roman Catholic Charities

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Cardinal Moran, speaking at Goulburn, in alluding to the resources of this continent, said that when the people were capable of developing them…

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Methodist Conference. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 5

The N.S.W. Annual Conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia was opened at the Centenary Hall, Sydney, last night. The Rev…

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Maclean Mems. Church News

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 8

The Rev. J. Payn-Lewis, who has been on the Clarence for the past six weeks, preached his farewell sermon at the Presbyterian [?] of…

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