Ritualism—scene in Northmoor Church
The Bridgewater Mercury says:—"On Sunday, the 28th October, Mr. Hunt, the incumbent, commenced the morning service soon after eleven o'clock, by which time the church was…
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Drainage Union. (Gazette, January 8) Petition Under the Drainage Promotion Act of 1865. Department of Lands, Sydney, 8th January, 1867. Parish of Butterwick
In pursuance of the Act of Parliament, 29 Victoria, No. 1, his Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has directed the publication of a petition, signed by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Newcastle Diocesan Church of England Teachers' Association. (From a Correspondent.)
The usual monthly meeting of this association was held in the Model School, Morpeth, on Saturday, the 19th instant. Mr. Blake occupied the chair, and about fourteen members were present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Church Society (Abridged from the S. M. Herald, Feb. 26.)
The annual meeting of the Church Society was held yesterday evening in St. James's Schoolroom, Castlereagh-street. The room was well filled, and the chair was taken by the Lord…
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The old farm stood baking in the sun. The cart rolled on, past stubble fields and wide horizons of corn, and clouds, and meadow-land; the St Clare was over, and the colza had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Church of England Synod.— Goulburn Diocese. (Abridged from the Goulburn Herald.)
The first synod of the Church of England in the diocese of Goulburn met on Thursday, February 28, and afterwards on successive days by adjournment, the proceedings ending on the following Wednesday…
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A well attended meeting of the Total Abstinence Society and the Sons of Temperance was held on Monday evening in the High School, for the purpose of making some arrangements to assist the town mission committee…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Diocesan Church of England Teachers' Association. (From a correspondent.)
At the last meeting of this association Mr Green read an essay on "Rewards and Punishments." The following is an outline of it:—I propose to view the subject more in a historical and theoretical manner, rather than as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wesleyan Church Sustentation and Extension Society. Annual Meeting. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.)
The annual meeting of the New South Wales Wesleyan Sustentation and Extension Society was held on Monday evening, in the Wesleyan Church, Surry Hills. Mr. E. Vickery occupied the chair. The Secretary (Rev. J…
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The splendid church of St. John the Baptist, at Croydon, was the other night almost totally destroyed by fire. The sacred edifice is situated in the lower portion of the town, at the end of…
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The annual meeting of the Maitland Town Mission was held in the High School, on Thursday evening, About fifty persons were present. Mr J. D. Langley occupied the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Colonial Episcopal Church. (From the Adelaide Church Chronicle.)
Adelaide.—Reply of the Synod to a letter from the Bishop of London, containing a series of questions relating to the Colonial Church. A special meeting of Synod, convened by the Dean, as Bishop's Commissary, has been held ia Adelaide for the…
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St. Mary's new Church, West Maitland, will be opened this day for Divine service, the Lord Bishop of the diocese preaching on the occasion the annual sermon for the Newcastle Church Society, and the Offertory collection…
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The Sixteenth annual meeting of the Newcastle Church Society was held on Thursday afternoon in the Schoolroom of St. Mary's, West Maitland. In the morning, divine service was performed for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Synod of the Church of England. (From the Empire of Tuesday.)
The Synod met again yesterday evening, in the Church Society's room, Phillip-street, Sydney, at seven o'clock. The chief subject of discussion was the tribunal ordinance, which had been read a second time, passed through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Primitive Methodist Missionary Society
A missionary meeting was held on Thursday evening at the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Bo[?]rke-street which was very well attended; the Rev. T. E. Mell, pastor of that church, occupied the ch[?]ir…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, September 7, 1867. Church of England Synod, in the Diocese of Newcastle
The third session of the first Synod of the Church of England in the Diocese of Newcastle was commenced at Morpeth on Thursday morning. The proceedings commenced by the Litany and Communion Services being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Church of England Synod, in the Diocese of Newcastle. Second Day
The Synod assembled again on Friday morning, at half-past nine o'clock, a.m, at the Morpeth School of Arts. His Lordship the Bishop of the diocese having taken the chair, the minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The…
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On Monday evening the third half-yearly tea meeting of the Maitland Town Mission was held at the Highschool; between thirty and forty persons sat down to tea. A public meeting was subsequently held in the Free…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opening of the New Catholic Church, Gresford. (From a Correspondent.)
This handsome and beautifully [?] little church was solemnly blessed and opened on Wednes day last, by the Bishop of Maitland. The cerenibues presoribed by the Riman ritual for such ocasions were carried out in…
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