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Hunter Valley · Churches

Churches, 1893

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Greta. Presbyterian Church Anniversary

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1893 · page 6

A tea and public meeting was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, on Monday evening last, to commemorate the opening of the Presbyterian Church, which event took place, under…

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The Salvation Army. Indian Mission

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1893 · page 6

The Salvation Army in West Maitland have been enjoying the visit of officers of the body from India, who are present in the colonies with the object of raising funds to…

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The Salvation Army Indian Mission

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1893 · page 8

The second meeting in connection with the Indian Mission of the Salvation Army was held in the Barracks, Elgin-street, on Wednesday evening, and was similar in character…

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St. Mary's Church of England Fancy Fair and Concert

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1893 · page 6

A general meeting of the committee and members of the above was held at the Church on Friday evening, May 12, for the purpose of receiving the accounts in connection with the above. The Rev…

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The Ordination at St. Luke's Church

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 May 1893 · page 2

IT had been widely made known in the parish, that on Sunday last, Whitsunday, the Right Rev. the Bishop of Newcastle would hold an…

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Ordinations at St. Mary's Church, West Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1893 · page 4

St. Mary's church was, on Sunday last, the scene of an ordination of a specially interesting character. For on that occasion Mr. Clive Tennyson Lionel Yarrington, B.A. of Sydney "University, and son…

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Original Correspondence. Churches of the United States. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 3

SIR,—In your "Items of Interest" in the issue of 6th inst., it is stated that the "above [Roman Catholic] Church has now nearly double the membership of the strongest Protestant…

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Free Church of Scotland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 5

Mr Joseph M'Donald, of New South Wales, has given a sum of £25,000 to the Free Church of Scotland…

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The London Missionary Society. Mission Woek in Madagascar

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 June 1893 · page 7

The Rev. T. Lord and Mrs. Lord, missionaries from Madagascar in connection with the above society, have been holding meetings and preaching in advocacy of missionary…

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Original Correspondence. St. Paul's Church Restoration Fund. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1893 · page 5

SIR,—I am informed that a meeting of the above committee is to be held in the School of Arts, on Wednesday evening next, to further discuss means and report progress. Now, sir, the work they have…

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Primitive Methodist Church, East Maitland. Anniversary Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1893 · page 7

On Friday evening, the anniversary tea and public meeting of the above church was held in the church, which had been decorated with flowers, foliage, flags, etc., giving the…

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St. Peter's Church, East Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 4

Some important additions, which add materially to the inner appearance and greatly enhance the attractiveness of an already beautiful and noble edifice, have just been completed at St…

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The Early History of the Roman Catholic Church

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1893 · page 4

Upon this subject a correspondent of the Herald writes:—"Father Therry volunteered his services as chaplain for 'Botany Bay' while a priest in the diocese of Cork in the year 1819. Father Philip…

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Churchill and Home Rule

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 July 1893 · page 4

Lord R. CHURCHILL, at a large Unionist meeting held in Bolton lately, said he had never known a period in the history of the United…

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Churchill and Home Rule

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 July 1893 · page 4

LORD R. CHURCHILL, at a large Unionist meeting held in Bolton lately, said he had never known a period in the history of the Untied Kingdom…

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St. Mary's Parish. Tea and Social Evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1893 · page 4

On Wednesday evening a gathering of the above, character, organised by the teachers of St. Mary's Sunday School, was held in St. Mary's Hall, Scotia-street, for the purpose of…

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Church Disestablishment

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 August 1893 · page 7

MR GLADSTONE has declined to make any definite promise to introduce next session bills dealing with Church disestablishment in Scotland and Wales…

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Wesleyan Church Services. To-morrow, August 20

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 August 1893 · page 4

SINGLETON, 11 and 7—Rev. J. Robson. Morning Subject: "Christian Endeavour." Evening Subject: "The Song in Heaven."…

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Thrift in the Church

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 4

That is a most pleasing piece of news which comes, not from Oberon in fairyland certainly. but from Oberon, in the Blue Mountains. The…

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Congregational Church, West Maitland. Anniversary Meetings

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 September 1893 · page 6

The anniversary meetings in connection with the above church were held on Sunday and Monday last. On the former cay, the services were conducted by the Rev. George Campbell, of Burwood,…

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