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Hunter Valley · Churches

Churches, 1886

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The Church Building at Mount Plkasant. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 February 1886 · page 2

Sir,—In your issue, of Wednesday the 3rd February, appeared on advertisement calling tenders for the election of a wooden building for a Church at the abevuamed place; the…

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Wesleyan Church Tea Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 February 1886 · page 2

A TEA meeting in connection with the above Church was held on Tuesday evening last, in the Wesleyan school room. The ten was provided by Mr…

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The Persecuted Church at Tonga. Public Meeting at West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1886 · page 4

On Tuesday evening a public meeting was held in the Wesleyan Church, West Maitland, for the purpose of expressing sympathy with and aiding the persecuted Wesleyan Church in Tonga and…

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Presbyterian Sunday School Picnic at Singleton. (From a Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1886 · page 3

The Sunday School picnic, in connection with the Presbyterian Church of this town, took place on Saturday last. The day, although very threatening in the morning, was delightfully cool…

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Breaking into a Church. (From the S. M. Herald.) Grafton

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1886 · page 3

The trustees of the Fry-street Presbyterian Church, with about 25 other members, assembled to-day at the Church for the purpose of holding a meeting, of which notice had been given by…

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Another Church Scandal. Blackguardism Extraordinary

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 March 1886 · page 2

ONE of these diesgraceful scones white have done so much to bring some pious people done into ridiule acured at Presbyterian church Fry-Etrent,G[?]…

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Mission Mortality in New Guinea

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 12

The Herald's New Guinea correspondent writing from Port Moresby on Jan. 16 says:—From mission returns prepared by Mr. Lawes for the Government some sad and significant facts appear. It seems…

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Presbyterian General Assembly of New South Wales. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 7

On Tuesday evening the twenty-first annual session of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales was opened in St. Stephen's Church Phillip-street, Sydney, the…

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The Church Dispute at Grafton. (Herald's Telegram.) Grafton

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 7

A meeting of members of the congregation of Fry-street Presbyterian Church (Synod of Eastern Australia) was held to-day, for the purpose of nominating fresh trustees for the church lands. The Rev…

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Presbyterian General Assembly of New South Wales. Tuesday, March 16

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 14

The Assembly having met pursuant to adjournment, adopted an address of welcome to the Governor, and a deputation was appointed to present it to his Excellency…

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Presbyterian General Assembly of New South Wales. Wednesday, March 17

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1886 · page 3

The Assembly resumed, and went into committee to consider proposed amended regulations for the Aged and Infirm Ministers' Fund. These regulations as amended were reported to the Assembly…

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The Church Dispute at Grafton. (Telegram to the Herald.) Grafton, Friday

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1886 · page 6

The hearing of the charges of forcible entry in connection with the Fry-street Presbyterian Church of the Synod of Eastern Australia were proceeded with at the Police Court to-day. The defendant[?]…

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Wesleyan Church, West Maitland. Farewell and Presentation to the Rev. C. STEAD

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1886 · page 2

On Thursday evening a social tea meeting was given by the office bearers, trustees, members, and attendants of the Wesleyan Church, West Maitland, to the Rev. C. Stead, who has been the ministerial…

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Wesleyan Church, Morpeth

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1886 · page 13

On Wednesday evening a most succeosful tea meeting in connection with the Morpeth circuit of the Wesltyan Church was held, for the purpose of taling leave of the Rev. C. J. McCoy, who has…

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Wesleyan Church, East Maitland. Farewell to the Rev, Jas. Woolnough

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1886 · page 4

On Tuesday evening a tea and public meeting was held in the Wesleyan Church, East Maitland, to take farewell of the Rev. Jas. Woolnough, the esteemed superintendent of the circuit, who having…

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The Pope and the Australian Catholic Church

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1886 · page 16

Saturday, February 20, was the eighth anniversary of the election of Pope Leo XIII to the dignity of Sovereign Pontiff of the Boman Catholic Church. A host of…

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The Anglican and Presbyterian Churches and Divorce. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1886 · page 3

At the invitation of the Primate about 70 gentle" men, mostly clergymen, attended at the Church Society's House in Phillip-street, on Friday afternoon, for the purpose of considering the Divorce…

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All Saints' Church Annual Veetry Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1886 · page 8

The annual meeting of the parishoners —of All Saints' took place on the evening of Easter Tuesday at the schoolroom. There was a fair attendance. The incumbent of the parish, Rev. B. E. Shaw,…

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St. Mary's Church Tower and Spire

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1886 · page 7

It will interest many of our readers to learn that satisfactory progress is being made with the erection of tower and spire, which are to complete St. Mary's Church, West Maitland. Mr. Browne, the…

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Wesleyan Methodist Foreign Missions. West Maitland Circuit

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1886 · page 3

On Monday evening the annual meeting of the West Maitland circuit was held, in conuection with tho above fund, in the Wesleyan Church, High-street. On the previous day special sermons in…

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