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Hunter Valley · Churches

Churches, 1900

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A Church Amid Perpetual Snow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 1
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

The highest church in Europe is the pilgrimage chapel of St. Maria do Zoteil, above Salux, in the Swiss Canton of Granbunden. It lies 2,434 metres above the sea…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

The Mary borough Tent of the Independent Order of Recanbires has been suspended, for refusing to obey the order of the central authorities. Archbishop Redwood, of New Zealand, has…

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Children in Church

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

Perhaps I shall shock some of my readers when I say that I do not approve of taking children of tender years to church. There are two objections to…

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The Trouble in China. the Ambassadors in Peking Chinese Advancing on Tientsin. Murden Mission Bruised. Native Christians Murdered. London, july 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 3

Sri R. Hart, the British Inspector of Chinese Custerse at Faking, in a drepatch says that all the legations in the capital, resept these of Great Britain, Gemany. and italy, were destroyed on…

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Mission Station Burnt. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 3

The mission station at Mukden, the capital of Manehuria, on the Russian froutier, has been burned, and the native Christians killed…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 11

Dean Cowper on Tuesday entered upon his ninety-first year, and received congratulations from are part to of the colony. Dean Farrar is believed, says The World, to have…

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The Anglican Church. Rev J. Chaffers-Welsh in Reply to Critics

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 July 1900 · page 2

THE Rector of All Saints preached on Sunday morning from the text, "beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health,…

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The Anglican Church. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 4

SIR,—I read with much interest in year last issue the Rev. J. ChaffersWelsh's remarks concerning the discussion in a Sydney paper on the…

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Church Services. Sunday, July 15

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 4

Church of England: St. Alban's, 7.30 a.m. (E.C.); M., 10.30 a.m.; E., 7.30 p.m. St. Andrew's, Kayuga, 10.30 a.m. (H.C.) St. Luke's, Spring Creek,…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 10

Archbishop Carr considers that the increase in illegitimacy in Australia is due chiefly to the absence of real religions education in schools. A telegram from Launceston announces the death…

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Local and General News. Wesleyan Church

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

A very pleasant evening was spent in the Wesleyan Schoolroom on Wednesday last, when a number of members of the congregation and friends met to spend a social hour…

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Religious Ceremony at St. James's Church

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 July 1900 · page 2

THE very impressive ceremony of the Forty Hours' Devotion was begun in S. James' Church on Sunday morning and was concluded during the forenoon…

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Auckland Congregational Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1900 · page 3

The Congregational Committee has [?] selected the R.V. John Wilkins, of the Old Kent-road Church, Marlboro, [?] Joseph Porkour at Auckland. The R.V. Joseph Wilkins…

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Mission Oe Pacification. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 6

Li Hung Chang has left Hongkong on his journey northwards to Pekin. He expressed himself as being sanguine of securing the pacification of…

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Church Services

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 2

Wesleyan: Scone, 11 a.m., Aberdeen 3 p.m., Muswellbrook 7.30 p.m. (Rev. E.Johnston). Muswellbrook, 11 a.m. (Mr. T. Jenner). Kayuga, 3 p.m. (Mr…

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Church Intelligences

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 8

The Rev. Abbe Schurr, Vicar-General of the local diocese, died on Tuesday at Casino after a short ill ness, aged 73. Deceased was held it great respect by members of all donominations…

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The Anglican Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 3

The Right Rev.Dr.Cre[?]ghton, Bishop of London, recommends that [?] should be [?] by Pa[?]ment to [?] a representative Church By[?]od of Clergy and lalty with avie of enables…

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Church Services. Sunday, 29Th July, 1900

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 2

CHURCH of England: St. Alban's, 7.30 a.m. (E.C.); M., 10.30 a.m.; E., 7.30 p.m. Limestone; 11 a.m, (H.C.) St. Luke's, Spring Creek, 2.45 p.m…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 13

Dr. Norman Macleod, the Moderator of the Established Church of Scotland, in the fifth of his family who has been called to the office. "How do you address a rural dean?" asks the…

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