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Churches, 1898

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Presbyterian Jubilee in New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 3

The Rev. Dr. R. F. Duff, convener of the colonial committee of the Free Church of Scotland, and pastor of St. George's Presbyterian Church, Glasgow, has been appointed as the delegate of the Free…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 8

The Pope advises the Roman Catholics of Manitoba, Canada, to accept partial concessions in regard to religious education in the public schools if they are unable to obtain justice from the…

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Russian Mission to Abyssinia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1898 · page 5

The Russian mission to King Menelik of Abyssinia has reached Ras Jibutil, on the western shores of the Gulf of Adon. The mission is prevented from proceeding further at present on account of the…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 11

The Presbyterian Church at Wollongong is celebrating its diamond jubilee a The Rev. F. W. Witherby, at present of St. Paul's, has expressed himself strongly against…

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Church Services

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 2

THE Rev. W. Brown, Wesleyan Minister, is visiting the outlying parts of his circuit this week, and will be absent from town till Suturday…

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Theft From a Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1898 · page 3

At tho Parramatta Police Court to-day Franz Dureek, an Austrian, was charged with stealing two silver candlesticks from the altar of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Parramatta…

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St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church. Missionary Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 2

Last evening aa united missionary meeting was held in St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, East Maitland, to listen to addrreses to be delivered by the Right Rev. Dr. Bruce, Moderator of the General…

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Church Services. SUNDAY, 16th Jan

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 2

Church of England: S. Alban's, E.C., 7 30; M. 10.30 a.m.: E., 7.30 p.m. St. Andrew's, Kayuga, 10.30 a.m., (H.C.) S, Mark's, Aberdeen, Children's Service, 3 p.m.; E., 7.30,…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 14

The Rev J. Gordon Mackie, Minister of St. George's Presbyterian Church, St. Kilds, has died in Tasmania while on a holiday. Thirty-three oub of the 100 delegates at the…

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Church Collections

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 6

On a recent Sunday the Rev. Mr. M'Anney, of Tarrytown, N.Y., after a few sarcastic remarks in relation to the smallness of the collections contributed…

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Wesyelan Church

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 2

Last Tuesday evening the Quarterly Committee Meeting of the Wesleyan. Church was held, and it was unanimously decided to hold Harvest…

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Church Collections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 3

On a recent Sunday the Rev. Mr. M'Anney, of Tarrytown N.Y,. after a few sarcastic remarks in relation to the smallness of the collections contributed…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 3

The Rev. Charles Dodgson, whose death is reported by cable, and who was better known under the pseudonym of Lewis Carroll, was senior student of Christ Church, Oxford. He was an eminent…

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An Old Churchman Dead. [By Cable] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 2

The death is announced, at the age of 87, of the Very Rev. Henry George Liddell, late Dean of Christ Church at Oxford…

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Extraordinary Gifts. Half-a-Million for Churches and Charities

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 4

MR JoHN THOMAS MORTON, of Gyllingate, Falmouth, of 107, 108, and 109 Leadenhall street, of Sufferance Wharf, Millwall, and also of Rose…

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A New Church

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 4

An event of some importance to the religious world took place on Saturday last, when the foundation stone of the first place of worship to…

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Church Services. Sunday, 30th January, 1898

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

Cburch of England—S. Alban's, M.,10.30 a.m.:E, 7.30 p.m. Appletree, 2.30 p.m. Presbyterian—S. John's, morning at 11 a.m., evening at 7.30 p.m. Muscle Creek at…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 11

The Archbishop of Sydney (Dr. Saumarez Smith) and the Earl and Countees of Dy[?]art are passengers by the Orient liner Ormuz, which left London for Australia on Friday last…

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Church Music

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 11

"I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also." Who does this ? Who accomplishes this marvel-lous musical feat ? Paul did for one. He…

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Crucifixes in the Church of England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1898 · page 3

Chancellor Tristram's judgment in the Consistorial Courts, London, in December, for the removal of certain crucifixes from a church in Marylebone will (writes the Westminster Budget) come with a…

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