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Churches, 1895

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Wesleyan Church Sustentation and Extension Society

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 6

On Sunday, services in connection with the above Society were held in the Wesleyan Church, East Maitland, by Mr. E. G. Fletcher in the morning, and the Rev. Dr. Sellors in the evening. On…

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Official Correspondence. the Hon. A.J.Gould, M.P., has Kindly handed us the following letters for publication :- Camberwell to St. Clement's Church Read. Public Works Department, Sydney, April 4th, 1894

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 April 1895 · page 3

SIR.- With reference to the potition presented by you from residents interested. asking that a grant may be made for the repair of the road leading…

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Wesleyan Church, Morpeth. Farewell Social to Rev. H. WILES

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 4

On Thursday evening the members and adherents of the Wesleyan Church, Morpeth, tendered a farewell social, at which an address was presented, to the Rev. H. Wiles, who, in compliance with the…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 2

General Booth is expected to visit Brisbane daring the year. Canon Puddicombe claimed £1850 in connection with the Goulburn Cathedral dispute but was…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 7

Dr. Gallagher's appointment as Coadjutor-Bishop of the Catholic See of Goulburn is very popular. At Bega the Church of England has decided for sanitary reasons to prohibit the entry of corpses…

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St. Paul's Church, West Maitland. Institution of the Rev. T. R. REGG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1895 · page 4

Yesterday, the Eight Reverend the Lord Bishop of Newcastle inducted into the cure of St. Paul's, West Maitland, the Rev. T. E. Regg, the minister chosed by the Presentation Board of the diocese to…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 3

Canon Grigson, B.A., has taken charge of St. James's Cathedral Pariah, Townsville (N.Q ) Archdeacon Farrar has been appointed Dean of Canterbury in succession to the late Dr. Payne…

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St. Paul's Church, West Maitland. Institution of the Rev. T. R. REGG

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 16

On Sunday, the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Newcastle inducted into the cure of St. Paul's West Maitland, the Rev. [?] R. Regg, the minists, chosen by the Presentation Board of the diocese to…

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Holy Trinity Church, Lochinvar

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 14

At the annual meeting of the parishioners held in the Schoolroom, for the purpose of receiving the Churchwardens' statement of accounts and to elect office-bearers for the ensuing year,…

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Union of the Churches. Cardinal Moran Interviewed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1895 · page 5

In view of the widespread interest created by recent English cables to the effect that Viscount Halifax, president of the English Church Union, his…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 3

The debt on St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney has been reduced by contribution this year from £5729 to £3429 The Church Assembly at Ballarat decided on…

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The Union of the Churches. To the Editor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1895 · page 2

Sir,—A great deal is being said and written about the "proposed union" between the Roman and Anglican Churches, and much is being assumed…

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Wesleyan Church, Morpeth. Welcome to the Rev. J. HOPKINS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 4

A social was tendered last evening in the Wesleyan Church, Morpeth, to the Rev. J. Hopkins, late of South Australia, who has been appointed to take charge of the circuit. The church was nicely…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 6

The Rev. David Tonga, a well-known native Wesleyan Minister at Haspai, Samoa, is dead. The Rev. D. Harris, of King's School, Parramatta, has resigned, and will leave for England shortly…

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TARDY CHURCh GOING

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 15

Tardy church-going is one of the evils of the day. It is wonderful how indifferent many are to the interruption in the service they cause by entering the house of God while…

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Cupid at Church

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1895 · page 3

At church I sat beside her And glanced into her eyes, Which in their loveliness had caught The azure of the skies…

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Catholic Primary Schools

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1895 · page 12

The Rev. Father O'Donohoe, Diocesan Inspector, has sent us a copy of his annual report upon the Catholic Schools in the diocese of Maitland. The enrollment for the year ended December…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1895 · page 6

Mr. Joseph Vardon has attended the meetings of the Congregational Union, now being held, in England as a delegate from South Australia. Since 1866, a sum of over £150,000 has been…

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The Churches and the Poor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 3

An article asks "Are the Churches neglecting the poor?" No, most of the churches are promising the poor a home in heaven if they will only do…

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St. Mary's Church, West Maitland. Admission of a Deaconess

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 2

Last evening, at St. Mary's Church, West Maitland, Miss Jessie Reid, a young lady who has been labouring for the past few months in the parish as a deaconess, under the oversight of the esteemed…

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