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Churches, 1901

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Church Horn

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 2

Mr Chalmers, who has been assisting the Rev. Dr. White in Singleton, has returned to College to complete his course of studies. His place has been filled by Mr W. Ferries,…

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The Mission of Mr. Francis Murphy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 4

A large audience listened last night to the address (the sixth of the series) given by Mr. Francis Murphy (founder of the Blue Ribbon movement) in the Wesleyan Church. Mr. J. W. Pender presided…

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The Mission of Mr. Francis Murphy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 4

A large audience greeted Mr. Francis Murphy (founder of the Blue Ribbon movement) at the Wesleyan Church last night, and the meeting was the best, from several points of view, yet held by…

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Church Services

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 2

REV. W. BECK, of New Zealand, will p[?]each the the Presbyterian Church Muswellbrook at 11 am. 7.30., p.m., Muscle Creek at 3 p.m…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 7

The ceremony of blessing the new school in connection with St. Peter's Church, Surry Hills, was performed on Sunday afternoon by Cardinal Moran. The Presbyterian Assembly of Adelaide has passed…

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The Mission of Mr. Francis Murphy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 4

Further evidence was given last night of the popularity and power to entertain of Mr. Murphy (founder of the Blue Ribbon movement). For the Wesleyan Church was comfortably filled by a large…

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Rogues Who Rob Churches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 5

Of all classes of pilfering, that of robbing churches and church-goers is probably the most despicable. The church thief is a mean-spirited rascal, who will sneak in and about a…

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The Mission of Mr. Francis Murphy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 2

The farewell meeting in West Maitland of Mr. Francis Murphy (founder of tho Gospel Temperance Blue Ribbon movement) was held lost night, and, as expected, was largely…

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Evening Sitting. At half past seven o'clock the Synod. resumed. Murrurundi Parish

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 4

The PRESIDENT said an intimation had been received from the parish of Murrurundi that a vote had been passed at the Easter meeting agreeing to pay £250 as the stipend. The sum opposite the…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 6

Colonel Barker, of the Salvation Army, whose death in England is reported by cable, was for many years in Melbourne, and established the Prison Gate Brigade, and he was greatly esteemed. He left for…

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The Transvaal War. Boers Ambushed. a Mission From Mr. Kruger. Death of a New Zealander. London, May 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 May 1901 · page 3

General Viljoen is between Bethel and Ermelo, in the Eastern Trans foal. Field-Cornet Viljoen sustained losses in attempting to cross the railway line towards Sabi…

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Collecting Boers. British Ambush. Boer General's Escape. Mission to Botha. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 May 1901 · page 3

When Ermelo (the most important town in the eastern Transvaal, situated about midway between the Delagoa Bay and Natal-to-Johannesburg…

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Church of England Social

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1901 · page 2

On Wednesday last in the Victoria Hall, the Rev. and Mrs. T. A. Cadell were entertained at a social by the Church of England people, on a…

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LOCAL & General News. Church of England. Sunday, June 1, 1901

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

Church of England: St. Alban's, M, 10.30 a.m. (H.C.); Children's Service, 2.30 p.m.; E, choral, 7.30 p.m. Holy Trinity, Muscle Creek,…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

At the Wesleyan Methodist General Conference in Brisbane on Monday a report was submitted in favour of equality of Christian denominations, and asserting also that numerical superiority alone should give…

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An Amorous Priest. Takes Church Funds [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 2

A MAXICAN priest, named Esparza, eloped with a beautiful girl named Maria Padilla. Both worn arrested at Madrid. They had in their possession…

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The New Guinea Mission, an Interesting Lecture

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 2

A highly interesting and instructive limelight lecture was delivered in the School of Arts last evening by the Rev. Copland King, an Anglican Missionary from New Guinea, relating to the work…

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LOCAL & General News. Church Services. Sunday, June 9, 1901

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 2

CHURCH of England: St. Alhan's, 7.30 a.m (E.C); M. 10.30 a.m. E, 7.30 p.m; St. Matthew's, Apple Tree, 3 p.m; St. Luke's, Spring Creek, 3…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 6

Cardinal Moran on Sunday blessed the enlarged Church of Blessed Peter Chanel at Hunter's Hill, and baptised four of the neophytes of the British Solomon Islands mission…

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The Mission at St. John's

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 June 1901 · page 2

The religious mission, conducted at St. John's Cathedral, during the past three weeks by the Redemptorist Fathers Leo, Murray and King, closed last evening. The Cathedral, as indeed it had been…

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