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Hunter Valley · Churches

Churches, 1895

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Mission Work. a Noble Gift. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 November 1895 · page 2

AT the Presbyterian Assembly to-day there was announced the receipt of a gift of about £12,000 from the Rev. Dr. Paton, the missionary who was…

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Established Church of Scotland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1895 · page 5

Dr. Archibald Scott, Minister of St. George's Church, Edinburgh, has been elected Moderator of the Established Church of Scotland…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1895 · page 3

The Right Rev. Dr. Ernest Rolland Wilberforce, Bishop of Newcastle, has been transferred to the Bishopric of Chichester, rendered vacant by the death of Dr. Durnford…

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Smoking in Church

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 November 1895 · page 3

Mr Elton B. Ede writes to the [?] from Edenhurst, Heene, Worth[?]:-"Though the sin-eater in Wiles not have existed, the mention of…

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The Free Church of Scotland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 November 1895 · page 5

The Rev. W. Miller, LL.D., has been re-elected Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland…

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Camberwell Presbyterian Church

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 November 1895 · page 2

We are requested to state that the opening of the wow Prosbytorian Church at Camberwell will be held tomorrow afternoon, at 3.30 p.m…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1895 · page 14

A member of the society of Friends, Mr. Isaac Sharp, who is in his 90th year, is about to set out on a missionary journey from England to Palestine. The Rev. James Kinghorn, preaching in St…

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BRITISH & Foreign News. the following extracts are taken from files by the English mail:- Church Advertising

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 November 1895 · page 3

Is the Leeds Mercury serious in announcing that a hard-up Scots Church near Glasgow has accepted a soap advertisement for the front of…

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East Maitland Wesleyan Church. Christian Endeavour Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1895 · page 8

Sermons in connection with the anniversary of the Christian Endeavour Society of the East Maitland Wesleyan Church were delivered on Sunday by the Rev. W. Wools Rutledge, of Ashfield. At…

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Camberwell Presbyterian Church

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 December 1895 · page 2

The new Presbyterian Church at Camborwell was opened on Sunday for public worship, when the Rev. Dr White. M.A., L.L.D., conducted service, preaching…

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New 'Presbyterian CHURCH.—The new

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1895 · page 6

Church at Camberwell was opened for worship on Sunday last. The building is a weatherboard structure and in the Gothic style, and capable of seating seventy-five. The Rev. D…

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The Catholic Church in Australasia

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 December 1895 · page 2

Cardinal Moran is essentially what may be called a busy man—a man of nation. He is always doing something; and does not content himself with simply permitting…

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Cupid in Church Choirs

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1895 · page 4

A man who sings tenor in a church on Michigan-avenue said the other day he knew of at least a half-dozen serious affairs of the heart in progress in as…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1895 · page 15

Archdeacon Farrar is a, rapid worker. Most of his discourses are produced in two or three hours. His invariable companion while writing is a pet parrot…

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Church Extension

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1895 · page 5

The Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge has voted £300 to Archdeacon Piddington, who is visiting Great Britain for the purpose of raising funds to increase the endowment of…

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Opening of a Church at Tenambit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1895 · page 6

The name of Tenambit has been much in evidence lately, owing to the activity displayed by the people thers. Tenambit is the name of an estate on the highlands between East Maitland and…

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Opening of Tenambit Church

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 December 1895 · page 9

Tenambit is the name of an estate between East Maitland and Morpeth, about mid tray between the two places as far as the populous parts of the towns are concurded, though as the municipality…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 December 1895 · page 11

The death is announced by cable of Cardinal Persisco, of Rome. Father Rossignoli, the Italian priest who escaped from Khartoum some months ago, is returning to…

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St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church. Anniversary of the Rev. R. Jackson's Pastorate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 December 1895 · page 2

For the purpose of celebrating the anniversary of the induction of the Rev. R. Jackson to the pastorate of the Presbyterian Church, East Maitland, the ladies connected with the "kirk" last evening…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 December 1895 · page 2

General Booth arrived afc Perth on Monday, and had a cordial reception. He states that he has not definitely settled about his oversea colony. A Franciscan convent at Marash, in Asia Minor,…

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