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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1917

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The Churches. Anglican

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 1

All the missions in group concluded oh Monday, when very hearty and largely attended services were held in all the parishes. Archdeacon Seymour…

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Presbyterian

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 1

Rev. H. D. Mackie, of Grafton, and Rev. James Hendry, of Coonabarabran (N.S.W.) made a voluntary exchange of pulpits during the last two months. Mr…

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Methodist

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 1

There was an encouraging attendance at the United Intercessory Service held in the Methodist Church on Wednesday night. The special feature of the evening…

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Free Presbyterian

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 1

As the Rev. H. W. Ramsay will (D.V.) be assisting at the Communion service at Maclean on Sabbath next, there will be no services on that day in the…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Sharp Criticism by Professor Angus. a Subject for Thought. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 2

Professor Angus, addressing the Presbyterian Assembly, deplored the mixture of religion with polities into which Australians were drifting. He added that…

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The French Mission. £15,000,000 for Belgium. £10,000 for General Joffre. Washington

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 3

The United States has arranged for a loan for Belgium of fifteen millions sterling for her relief, thus taking the burden from the shoulders of England and…

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Socialists Outspoken. Useless Statues or Church Bells. London, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 5

The "Daily Express'"Berlin correspondent says the Socialists in the Reichstag have denounced the German War Office for preventing the…

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Dorrigo Presbyterian Church

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 2

The service notified in our religious announcements for the above church will be the last conducted in Dorrigo by Rev. P. A. Smith in connection with…

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Roman Catholic Bazaar

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 2

For the success of a bazaar it would appear that it is necessary for the organisers to commence their duties several months before the actual date…

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The Sabbath. Presbyterian Protest. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 5

A protest was made by the Prosbyterian Assembly in Adelaide against the growing tendency to hold political meetings on Sunday…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Governor-general's Congratulations. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 5

The Governor-General was welcomed by the Presbyterian General Assembly to-day. His Excellency referred in…

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America. the French Mission. Countless Thousands Demonstrating. New York

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 5

New York is wild with enthusiasm in the demonstration in honor of the French mission. Countless thousands are cheering and singing…

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Presbyterian Church Funds

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 2

In moving the reception of the report on the treasurership and the finance committee, at the Presbyterian Assembly, in Sydney, Mr. J. T. Walker, the chairman,…

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Munition Workers' Revolt. No Separate Peace. the American Mission. New York, Friday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 3

A Petrograd message says that the munition workers at the fortress town of Schlusselburg, near Petrograd, have revolted and proclaimed a republic. It…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Shortage of Church Workers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 5

The shortage of church workers, caused by the war, was remarked upon at the Presbyterian Assembly yesterday…

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The Churches. Anglican

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 1

The first series of mission services in connection with the Diocesan Mission of Witness have been concluded in the Southern Archdeaconry, and on the whole…

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Presbyterian

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 1

The Presbytery of the Richmond met recently at Ballina. At the morning sederunt certain business was disposed of. In the afternoon the induction of…

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Catholic

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 1

Archbishop Mannix, who succeeds the late, Archbishop Carry in the Metropolitan See of Melbourne, has been in Australia a little over four years. He was…

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Methodist

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 1

The thirty-third annual report of the Sydney Central Methodist Mission is just to hand, and shows that this institution, founded by the Rev. W. G. Taylor, 33…

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Free Presbyterian

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 1

Friends of Rev. S. P. Stewart, of Taree (N.S.W.), will be pleased to hear that he has received a cable message from the Base Records Office stating that his…

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