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Churches, 1885

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An Anglican Clergymen Embracing Buddhism

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 1

A CORRESPONDENT writing from Colombo to the Madras Mail on December 18, said :—" An interesting cermony took place at Robinson-street,…

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The Presbyterian General Assembly. Wednesday, March 4

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 8

On Wednesday morning the Assembly met pursuant to adjournment. After the transaction of some formal business, the report of the Treasurership committee was approved. Following are the figures it…

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The Mission and the Force of the mahdi

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 13

The following article, which was published in May last year in the Spectator, will give a very vivid idea of the position and means of the Mahdi, which of course remains pretty…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Thursday, March 5

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1885 · page 4

The Assembly met pursuant to adjournment. The General Purposes Committee's report was received and adopted; as were also the reports of the Board of Examiners…

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Opening of a Church Home. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1885 · page 3

The opening ceremony in connection with the Home established under the auspices of the Church of England Temperance Society at 242, Forbes-street, Darlinghurst, was…

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Wesleyan church, West Maitland. Sustentation and Extension Society

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1885 · page 7

The annual meeting in connection with the above Society in West Maitland, was held i[?] the Wesleyan Church, High-street, on Tuesday evening. On Sunday services in…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, March 14, 1885. Presbyterian General Assembly. Monday, March 9

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1885 · page 4

The Assembly met pursuant to adjournment. The report of the committee on intercourse with other churches was submitted, discussed, and the discussion adjourned…

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A Peculiar Scene in a Church. (From the St. James's Gazette, January 22.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1885 · page 13

George Thomos Caldbeck, evangelist, of the Coffee Palace, Knightsbridge, was charged at the Westminster Police Court with maliciously and wilfully damaging a cross to the…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Thursday, March 12

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1885 · page 4

The Assembly met [?] ursuant to adjournment.— The Committee on Publications submitted a report, which spoke of the gratifying success which had attended the publication of the Me[?]nger for the…

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Opening of an Anglican Church at Bendolba

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1885 · page 7

Sunday, the 8th March, witnessed a ceremony which has been pretty frequent in the diocese of Newcastle, since the advent of the present Bishop. His Lordship is a firm…

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Dr. Moran on Roman Catholic and Public Schools

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1885 · page 7

On Sunday afternoon two buildings were opened at Macdonaldtown to be devoted to the education of the Catholic children of that place, by the Eoman Catholic Archbishop…

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A New Church Mission in London

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1885 · page 13

A " mission " is being carried out in the northern and western districts of London, one of the leading features of which is the outdoor work in the poor and crowded…

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Catholic Education in the Diocese of Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1885 · page 3

A copy of the report on the primary schools in the diocese of Maitland for the year 1884, prepared by the Inspector, Rev. P. V. Dwyer, for his Lordship the Right…

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A Catholic Paper on the Contingent

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1885 · page 3

Commenting on the despatch of an Australian contingent to the Soudan, the London Tablet (Roman Catholic organ) remarks:— "The silver lining to our cloud of foreign…

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Church of England Easter Meetings

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1885 · page 7

On Tuesday evening the annual Easter meetings in connection with the Church of England were held in the several parishes in the district…

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Little Woodmere Church

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 13

"The nave, it was dim, for its ceiling Was dark with its timbers oF oak; Of the militant Church 'twas the symbol; And here knelt the worshipping folk…

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Free and Open Churches. Hints Toresure Succe[?]s

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 13

The occasion of the opening of a free Church, or the throwing open of a pewed Church, should be marked by special services, the principles of Freedom of Worahtp and Weekly Offerings being strongly…

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Church Appropriation

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 13

A Church differs from every other building in having been separated from all secular uses by a Solemn dedication to God's service, and thus "consecrated"—[?], e, set apart for His worship for ever…

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All Saints' Church. Vestry Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 1

THE usual Easter vestry meeting in connection with the above Church was held in the school-room on Tuesday evening last. The Rev. B. E. Shaw,…

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Poetry. the Old Church Clock

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1885 · page 2

The great clock looks from the tall church tower On the bustling city below. And it points the time and strikes the hour As the people come and go…

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