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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1920

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Methodist Sunday School Picnic

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 2

The Sunday School picnic in connection with Grafton Methodist. Church will be held at Susan Island on Saturday. The ferry boat will convey passengers…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 2

At the Presbyterian General Assembly the financial report showed that the revenue during the year amounted to £.149,381, and the expenditure to £149,296…

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Church Union. Motion at Methodist Conference. Ballot of Church Members. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 3

A motion was carried at the Methodist Conference directing each annual, conference committee to take a ballot of members of the Church of the age of 18 years…

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Queensland. Presbyterian Parsons Fay. Minimum of £300 Recommended. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 3

At the Presbyterian Assembly' to-day, the elders reported that in their opinion, ministers were underpaid, and stipends should be increased to at least £300 per…

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Comment at the Presbyterian Assembly. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 5

At the Presbyterian Assembly Dr. Burgess drew attention to the published statement to the effect that "H. D. Macintosh will supply skeleton sermons for…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 2

At the Presbyterian Assembly, the Rev. D. F. Brandt condemned the modern age as being devoted to pleasure. So long as the fancily altar is absent there would be…

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Methodist Conference. Total Prohibition for Australia. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 4

The Methodist General Conference reaffirmed its conviction that total prohibition was Hie only rational ideal in reference to the importation, manufacture, and…

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Religious Education a Matter for the Church. the Perpetuation of Old Distinctions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 5

At the Methodist Conference, Mr. J. Hocking, headmaster of the Melbourne High School, questioned the wisdom of developing further the education…

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British Mission of Inquiry. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 5

Replying to Captain Wedgewood Bonn, Mr. Bonar Law said the Council of the League of Nations was at present sitting at Rome, and would discuss the question…

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The Bolsheviks. Mission to Russia League of Nations to Consider It. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 3

In the House of Commons, replying to Commander Wedgewood Benn, Mr. Bonar Law said the Council of the League of Nations was at present…

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Menace of Romanism. a Voice in the Wilderness. Presbyterian Church's Apathy. Clergyman's Strong Indictment Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 5

At the sittings of the Presbyterian Assembly to-day the Rev. J. Gillespie, of Bowen, spoke very strongly of the menace of Romanism in Australia. He knew, he…

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A Discussion in Sydney. Establishing Church Schools. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 5

The necessity for pushing Presbyterian primary and secondary education forward in this State was emphasised at the Presbyterian General Assembly…

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The Church and Labor. "A Nation of Sneaks." Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 5

At the Presbyterian General Assembly a resolution was carried viewing with grave concern the present world-wide industrial unrest, and affirming the…

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Mission Work. in the Pacific Islands. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 5

At the State Governor's invitation a large company visited Government House to consider a project to raise £30,000 as a victory and peace thanks offering to…

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Imperial Defence. Speech by Ms. Churchill. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 5

Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking at a luncheon at the opening of a military tournament, said that now we had again the broad sunlight of victorious peace,…

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Yesterday's Functions S.g. Anglican Honor Roll Unveiled

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 2

On Sunday morning the General unveiled the honor roll at St. Matthew's Church of England, South Grafton, the Vicar, Rev. G. E. Ure, M.A., conducting an appropriate service…

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Settlement Negotiations Proceeding. R.C. Church Alarmed at Its Own Work. London, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 3

The "Sunday Times" says indirect negotiations are proceeding between the British Government and the Sinn Feiners. The former is endeavoring…

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Mission to Moscow. London, Monday. LONDON

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 5

A wireless message states that a Persian diplomatic mission is going to Moscow…

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Church of England. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 5

Bishop Long, speaking at St. Andrew's Cathedral, spoke of the necessity for spreading the Church of England doctrine. He added that the work of the Church…

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Services in the Churches. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 5

Special sermons in reference to Empire Day were preached in the majority of the metropolitan churches yesterday. A plea was made for greater unity and…

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