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Hunter Valley · Churches

Churches, 1880

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Wesleyan Methodist Church

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 6

The quarterly meeting was held in the High-street Church, on Wednesday last, and was well attended. It was found from the returns of church…

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Original Correspondence. Random Thoughts of a Catholic on Dissenters and Scrutator. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 14

SIR,—In your issue of the 27th inst., it is amusing to read the bombastic eructation that oscillates from the soul-inspired Scrutator, in which his æolian harp is strung to…

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St. Mary's Church.—Reception to the Rev. Mr. Yarrington

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 16

Active preparations are being made by the parishioners of St. Mary's Church, West Maitland, to give a fitting welcome to their new incumbent, the Rev. Mr. Yarrington,…

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How Dissenters are Made. to the Bishops and Clergy of the Church of England. (Per favour of the Editor of the Protestant Standard.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1880 · page 2

SIRS,- Relatives of mine had recently occasion to take up their residence in the suburbs of London. Born in and residing in this colony up to the time of their…

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PATERSON. (From an occasional Correspondent.) the Presbyterian Soiree, Etc

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1880 · page 8

On Monday evening the Presbyterian soiree took place in the Oddfellows' Hall, and notwithstanding the attractions in Maitland and Morpeth, and a fancy bazaar and…

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Church of England Temperance Society. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 14

A public meeting in connection with the above society, was held on Tuesday night in St. Phillip's Schoolroom. There was a very good attendance, including the Very Rev. the…

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The Church of England Proprietary School

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 6

An advertisement elsewhere revives a longsleeping project. We are not acquainted with the History of the scheme for establishing a high school in connection with the Church of…

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St. Mary's Parish, West Maitland. (From a Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1880 · page 4

Two meetings were held in the school house on Friday evening last, in connection with parish matters. The first meeting, presided over by Mr. J. D. Prentice, was for the…

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Caledonian Catholic Association

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1880 · page 2

FROM time to time much has been heard about the progress of Roman Catholicism in Scotland. The following report shows one of the means used to accomplish this end…

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Church of England debt at Armidale. (From the Express, Jan. 30.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1880 · page 1

A MEETING to consider the best means of reducing the present debt on the Church of England was held, in the School-room, Rusden-street, on Wednesday night. The…

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The School Question in the United States. Radical Action by the Catholic Authorities. Schools to Be Established in Every Parish. (Boston Journal, Nov. 27.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1880 · page 8

The outcome of the school difficulties in Cambridge is likely to be a great change in the relations of thousands of the childien of Massachusetts with the public schools. In…

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A Church-going Horse

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1880 · page 6

We have been told of many intelligent mules and horses. One case we remember of a mule going into a blacksmith's shop to have a nail pulled from his foot is only…

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The Probable Result of the Educational Question As Regards the Roman Catholic Church. (To the Editor of Singleton Argus.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1880 · page 2

SIR,-I will commence my subject by observing that I do not wish in any way to wound the feelings of or write anything that might be regarded as…

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Attempt to Murder Priests in a Roman Catholic Church

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 14

Alexander Schossa, aged thirty-five, who said he was an asphalte worker, residing at Great Saffron-hill, a German by birth, was charged before the magistrate at Clerkenwell…

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Church of England Vestry Meetings

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1880 · page 4

The usual vestry meetings in connexion with the Church of England were held on Easter Tuesday evening. Special interest attached to the proceedings, as in addition…

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St. James' Church, Morpeth

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1880 · page 4

The Ven. Archdeacon Child presided over the meeeting in connexion with St. James' Church, Morpeth, which took place in the schoolroom. There was only a small…

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St. Mary's Parish

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1880 · page 4

At the Easter meeting in connexion with the above, a committee was appointed to carry out certain improvements in the Parsonage and grounds. The gentlemen forming the committee met on…

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St. Paul's Church, Murrurundi. Vestry Meeting

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1880 · page 1

THE usual Easter meeting of church members was held in St. Paul's schoolroom on Tuesday afternoon last. The Rev. W. Marshall (the Incumbent)…

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Cardinal Newman on the Catholic Position in England

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1880 · page 15

Cardinal Newman presided at the recent annual Roman Catholic reunion in Birmingham, that being his first public appearance since his elevation to the cardinalship. There was a large attendance. The…

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Mining on Church and School Lands

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1880 · page 6

A case of considerable importance came before the Braidwood Police Court on the 5th March (reported in the Dispatch) as follows:— —P. O'Heir was summoned by J. Ellis, before…

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