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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Churches

Churches, 1921

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Methodist Conference. Retiring President's Address. State Government Criticised. Rev. W. M. Howard the New President. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 4

The Methodist Conference was officially opened to-night. The Rev. T. B. Holmes, the retiring president, in his address, referred to the union of the churches, and said…

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Methodist Missions. an Appeal for Funds. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 2

At the Methodist Missionary Festival to-night, missionaries emphasised the need of augmenting the teaching staff and granting an increased…

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Women and Church Services

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 5

The Convocation of Canterbury passed a resolution that qualified women should be allowed to speak and pray in consecrated buildings at services and meetings for…

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The Parish Exhibit

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 5

These were a show in themselves, but the Eastern Parish came an easy first. The organisers of this exhibit had a hit of everything, and the…

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Catholic Church in China. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 3

A priest, who has returned to Bathurst after six years' mission work in China, declares that since 1886 the Catholic population of China has increased from 500,000…

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Methodist Conference. North Coast Appointments. Sydney Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 3

At the second reading of Stations at the Methodist Conference to-night the following were announced for North Coast districts:--Grafton, Rev…

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Methodist Conference. Circuits for Ministers. a Taxation Principle. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 5

At the Methodist, Conference to-day, in discussing the requests for circuits for ministers, Rev. W. Jones pointed out there were 36 circuits asking for probationers…

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The Parish Exhibits

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

The parish exhibits at our last show, which evoked such favorable comment, and which were a real eye opener to visitors, were judged on…

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M. Barthou's Mission. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that M. Barthou, Minister for War, before departing to London, in an interview, said his mission was particularly concerned…

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German Mission. "Germany Will Pay!" London, Monday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 3

The crowd cheered the delegation departing from Berlin for London to attend the conference crying, "Hold fast von Simons!"…

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Church of England

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

The Venerable Archdeacon Trees, who for the past nine months has administered the affairs of the Diocese dating the absence of the Bishop,…

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Soviet Russia. Grievous Economic Conditions. Report of Italian Socialist Mission. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 2

The Italian Socialist Mission, that recently visited Russia has reported that there is a forty-five per cent, reduction in the Russian worker's…

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Methodist Conference. Discusses Social Questions. Drink, Gambling and Divorce. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 4

Social questions were introduced into the Methodist Conference to-day by the Rev. Thomas Davis, and a resolution carried affirming uncompromising opposition…

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Startling Statements. at Methodist Conference. a Wave of Immorality. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 2

At the Methodist Conference to-day, Rev. W. G. Taylor said a wave of immorality was spreading over Sydney such as was never known before…

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The Liquor Traffic. Discussion at Methodist Conference the Government Condemned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 5

The president of the Methodist Conference addressing a large gathering in the Lyceum Hall remarked that the Methodist Church, if it stands for anything,…

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Methodist Conference. Union of the Churches. Theatres on Holy Days. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 5

At the Methodist Conference the Rev. Mr. Beale moved a motion relating to the proposed union of the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches. It…

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The Churches

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 1

During the absence of the Rev Harold Woodger, vicar of Coff's Harbor, at the Cathedral parish, the work at Coff's Harbor will be carried out till Easter by the…

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Military Aviation. Mr. Churchill's Policy. Third Arm of Defence. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 5

Mr. Winston Churchill emphasised the practical impossibility of abandoning the expenditure on naval and military aviation in favor of civil aviation. Mr…

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Mr. Churchill Leaves for Cairo. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 5

Mr. Winston Churchill has departed for Cairo accompanied by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air-Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard and the Arab adviser, Colonel E. P…

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Presbyterian Church

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 2

The Scotch Fair is approaching. We need your help to make it a succees. A Gift Afternoon will be held at the Manse on Thursday next,…

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