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Churches, 1887

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Original Correspondence. Church Musical Services. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1887 · page 4

SIR,—A recent issue of the Scottish Guardian has a few sensible words on the manner the musical services are now being conducted in many churches, and it will be as well if the church authorities in…

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Annual Conference of leyan Methodist [?] (Abridged from the S. M. Herald

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 14

The fourteenth annual session of [?] tralasian Wesleyan Methodist Church; [?] South Wales and Queensland, Confer[?] was commenced on Tuesday erening at [?]…

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St. Alban's Church Club, Musclebrook. (From a correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 11

The annual general meeting of the above club was held in St. Alban's schoolroom, on Monday, the 24th inst. The Rev. Canon White (President) occupied the chair…

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Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1887 · page 8

The synod was opened on Friday, the 4th instant, at 7.30 p.m., in St. George's Church, Sydney, by a sermon from the Rev. Isaac Mackay, from the 10th chapter of Numbers and 29th verse:—"We are…

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The Church of England Proprietary School

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1887 · page 2

On Monday evening a meeting of persons interested in the establishment of the Church of England proprietary school at Morpeth was held in the hall of the Maitland School of Arts. The…

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Remarkable Performance in a Presbyterian Church

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1887 · page 21

The Glasgow Herald of December 28 contains a report of some remarks made on the previous Sunday by the Rev. J. Primmer, of Dumbferline, which shows that the Rev. Dr. Lees, who is about…

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St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, East Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1887 · page 5

The annual meeting in connection with the above church was held on Tuesday evening The public meeting was preceded by a tea, at which there was a fair attendance, which would doubtless have…

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Consecration of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Perth. (From the West Australian)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1887 · page 13

The consecration of the Right Rev. Dr. Gibney, as Roman Catholic Bishop of Perth, in room of the late Bishop Griver, took place in the Cathedral on Sunday morning, Junuary 23, in the presence of…

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The Pitt-street Congregational Church and the Theatre

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1887 · page 3

Previous to delivering his sermon on "National Righteousness" at the Congregational Church, Pittstreet, lost night, (says Monday's Herald) the Rev. Dr. Jefferis referred to the fact of an hotel license…

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Wesleyan Church Anniversary

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 3

THE Anniversary of the Wesleyan Church was celebrated on Tuesday evening by a tea meeting which was held in the schoolroom and was very largely attended. After tea a public…

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The Premier's Mission to Melbourne. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Albury

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1887 · page 2

Sir Henry Parkes, accompanied by Mr. Hugh Taylor and Mr. Jeanneret, Ms.L.A., left Melbourne by the ordinary express yesterday, a special carriage being provided for his accommodation. On…

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Mr. Gladstone and Lord Randolph Churchill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1887 · page 3

The following correspondence has been published:— "2, Connaught-place, W., Jan. 10. "Dear Mr. Russell,—In reply to-your letter, I…

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A Church of England Mission to New Guinea

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 3

A public meeting was held in the Melbourne Athenæum-hall on Tuesday night for the purpose of promoting the proposed mission to New Guinea, which is about to be formed under the direction of…

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The Reredos. St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney. LETTER addressed to the Sydney Press by the Hon. W. J. Foster Q.C., M.L.A., Attorney-General. This advertisement is paid for by private subscriptions, and Readers are Asked to preserve the same for future reference. Church of England Association, Diocese of Newcastle. Box 5, P.O., West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 2

As two petitions, one to the Chapter of St Andrews cathedral, the other to the Church of England Diocesan Synod, are in course of signature, perhaps I may be pardoned for asking through…

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"Our Protestant Catholic Church: her dangers and duties."

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1887 · page 6

On Monday evening a large audience of ladies and gentlemen assembled in the hall of the Maitland Sehool of Arts, to hear a lecture by the Rev. Mervyn Archdall, M A, of Bahmain, on the above…

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Presbyterian Church Sustentation Fund

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 3

At the meeting of the Presbyterian General Assembly on Tuesday, the report of the committee on the sustentation fund, was read. It stated according to the Daily Telegraph that in 1885 the…

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St. Paul's Parish, West Maitland. Institution of the Rev. T. D. WARNER

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1887 · page 4

On Sunday morning last, the Rev.Thomas D[?]port Warner, the clergyman newly-appointed to the cure of St.Paul's, West Maitland, was formally instituted by the Rev.Canon Selwyn,…

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Opening of the Catholic Church at Wee Waa. (Narrabri Herald, March 23.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 13

On Sunday last, Dr. Murray, the Bishop of Maitland, consecrated the new church recently erected at Wee Waa. His Lordship arrived in Narrabri on Saturday by mail train, accompanied…

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St. Paul's Parish, West Maitland. Welcome to the Rev. T. D. WARNER

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 3

On Thursday evening a tea and social meeting was held in St. Paul's Parish Room, Devonshire-street, for the purpose of welcoming to the parish the Rev. T. D. Warner, the new incumbent, who…

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Turned Out of Church for Insufficient Pay

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 22

Boston, Jan. 2.—In Milford on Christmas morning the wife of Capt. John C. Berrill of the State militia attended the 9 o'clock mass and soon after the collection was taken up she was ordered to…

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