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Hunter Valley · Churches

Churches, 1878

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Church Progress at Gunnedah

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1878 · page 2

IF the religious Activity of a community be any criterion of its advancement, Gunnedah folks have got a long way to the rear, judging from the…

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Consecration of St. Paul's' Church, West Maintland

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1878 · page 2

ON Friday next, 25th instant, St. Paul's Church, West Maitland, is to be consecrated ; and on the 31st instant St- Mary's Church, West Maitland, will also be consecrated…

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The Consecration of St. Paul's Church, West Maitland

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1878 · page 4

THE church of St. Paul, West Maitland, having been freed from debt, was on Friday solemnly consecrated to the service of Almighty God by the Bishop of the…

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Consecration of St. Mary's Church, West Maitland

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1878 · page 4

THE above ceremony took place on Thursday, and must have been an imposing and memorable event in the church history of Maitland. A fair…

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St. Mary's Church

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1878 · page 4

Upon reference to our advertising columns it will be seen tha the usual annual Church collections in aid of the Clergy Sti pend for last year 1877, will be made in the above Church to morrow (Sunday) on which occasion the Rev. J. D. Langley o…

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Opening of the Wesleyan Church, Albion Farm. (Favored by a correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1878 · page 3

The above church, a neat weatherboard building, erected on a site liberally given by Mr. J. Pearse, J P., and adjoining the School of Arts, was opened for Divine service on Sunday, the…

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European Gablegrams. the Congress at a Deadlock. Roumanian Repulse of Russian-proposals. Ignatieff's Mission. London Thursday, March 28

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 3

A deadlock has occurred in the negotiations for an European Congress. Both houses of the Roumanian Legislature have unanimously rejected the…

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European Cablegrams. Ignatieff's Mission. a Failure. Hungary Strongly Favors English Alliance. Turkish Artilery in Occupation of Buzukdere. Loud Salisbury's Appointment Premature. London, April 1

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1878 · page 3

IGNATIRFF'S diplomatic mission to Vienna is a failure. He returns to St. Petersburg. Hungary strongly favors the…

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CONTINUATION Of Church-street to Railway

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1878 · page 6

Alderman WOLSTRNHOLME said with regard to the purchase of Mr. Mills' property for the continuation of Church-street to the rail way, that Mr. Mills was now willing to make some concession. He had agreed…

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Anniversary of the Wesleyan Church East Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1878 · page 6

On Sunday last the usual anniversary services in connection with the Wesleyan Church, East Maitland, were held in the Church. The sermons were preached by the Rev. A Parsons,…

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Free Presbyterian Church, East Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 7

A congregational meeting was held on Wednesday, 17th instant, in the sohoolroom—the Rev. P MacPherson, A M., in the chair. From the report read, it appeared that although four…

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St. James' Parish, Morpeth

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1878 · page 4

Churchwardens: St. James's, Morpeth—Mr Robert Barnier, clergyman's warden, and Messrs Goo Stephens and Geo. Blundell, for the pew holders. St. John's, Hinton: Mr. W…

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Trinity Church, Lochinvar

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1878 · page 4

At the meeting of parishioners held at, Lochinvar, on the evening of Easter Tueday, and presided over by the incumbent, Rev. C Walsh, Mr. Joseph Clift was nominated as…

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Mission Work in Fiji. (From the Echo of Wednesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1878 · page 16

Our Wesleyan Methodist friends will be glad to hear that the Rev. Dr. G. Smith, D D., late President of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference in England, and now delegate from the…

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Short Acc[?]unt of Church Work

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1878 · page 6

The following is an abstract of the short account of church work, presented to Synod on Tuesday evening. BRISBANE WATER.—The Rev A. C. Thomas,…

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St. James's Church, Morpeth. Public Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1878 · page 12

A public meeting of the parishioners in St. James's parish was held in the school room, Morpeth, on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of reducing the debt incurred in the…

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Mr. Burns' Mission to New Zealand. [Reuter's Telegram to "Mercury." Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1878 · page 4

The Hon, J. F, Burns, the Postmaster-General of New South Wales, and the Hon. S. T, Fisher, Postmaster-General of New Zealand, have prepared the following minute, which has this day been approved…

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Poetry. the New Church Doctorine

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1878 · page 1

THREE'S come a si[?]gler [?]lootrine. Sue into our church to-day; These [?] words are what the new Young preacher had to say:…

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St. Ann's Presbyterian Church, Paterson. (From our Paterson Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1878 · page 6

The Presbyterian Church of St Ann's, is perhaps (on its re-opening), worthy of more than a mere passing notice. It was erected in the year 1841, under the pastorate of the Rev…

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Opnings of the New Wesleyan Church, Bolwarra

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1878 · page 3

In September last an effort was made by the Wesleyan body at Bolwarra to have a new building created; the old chruch having proved much too small. An influential committee was…

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