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Churches, 1901

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 7

Dr. Moorhouse, Bishop of Manchester, stilted at a meeting on June 4th that recently no had suffered considerable pain, and his doctor told him that what he had to do was to bo patient, for there was…

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Presbyterian Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1901 · page 3

On Tuesday night was held the final meeting of the Federal Presbyterian Assembly in St. Stephen's Church, Sydney. The Rev. Alexander Yule, of Melbourne, the retiring Moderator, presided over a…

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Presbyterian Union. General Assembly Op Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 2

Wednesday was a memorable day for Presbyterianism. History was made. A great Church became united, and the ceremonies were worthy of the occasion…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. the Coronation Oath. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 3

In the Presbyterian Assembly to-day, Rev. Dr. Dill Macky moved a resolution protesting against any alteration being made in the form of the Coronation Oath and declaration of the Sovereign of…

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Presbyterian Union. Its Enthusiastic Consummation. Great Demonstrations. a Historic Gathering

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 2

ON Wednesday afternoon the Town Hall was crowded on the occasion of the consummation of the union of the Presbyterian Churches of Australia…

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Presbyterian Union

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1901 · page 4

On Tuesday night was hold the final mooting of the Federal Presbyterian Assembly in St. Stephen's Church, Sydney. The Rev. Alexander Yule, of Melbourne, the retiring Moderator, presided over a…

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The New Guinea Mission. the Annual Festival. Enthusiastic Gathering

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1901 · page 6

The annual festival of the New Guinea Mission was held on Thursday, At 5 p.m., a service was conducted at St. Andrew's Cathedral, when the Bishop of Riverina preached to a large congregation. This…

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LOCAL & General News. Church Services

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 July 1901 · page 2

CHURCH OF ENGLAND [?] St. Alban's, 7.30 a.m. (E C.); M., 10.30 a.m.; E., 7.30 p.m. Holy Trinity, Muscle Creek, 1030 a.m. (HC) St…

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The Disturbance in a Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1901 · page 3

The jury in the case of William Richardson, charged with disturbing a congregation in Pittstreet Church, after being locked up all night returned into court this morning, and announced…

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Mission Work in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1901 · page 4

The memory of a piercingly cold day, and the fact that the air was still very keen, had a bad effect upon the attendance last night in the Wesleyan Church, East Maitland, at the…

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The Congregational Church Mission, Deputation From the London Missionary Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1901 · page 4

The Rev. Thomas Lord, of Madagascar, and Miss Beatrice Harband B.A., from India, who arrived in town a few days ago as a deputation from the London Missionary Society, delivered interesting addresses…

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Thibetan Mission to St. Petersburg

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1901 · page 3

The Chinese fear that the welcome which has been accorded to the Thibetan mission in St. Petersburg is designed to strengthen Russian diplomatic action when the Manchurian question is reopened. [When…

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R. C. Church News, Wingen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 31 July 1901 · page 2

The Art Union prize drawing will come off in the School Room, Wingen, next Friday night, 2nd of August, at 7 o'clock. A committee of local gentle…

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Wesleyan Church, East Maitland. Annual Meeting and Social

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1901 · page 4

Last night there was a marked improvement in weather conditions; and, as a consequence, the Wesleyan Church, East Maitland, was nearly filled, the occasion being the annual meeting and social tea…

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Birds Living in Churches

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 August 1901 · page 3

Until recently a robin used to take up its winter quarters in a small church at Leeds. It never built its nest within the edifice, disappearing with the spring, but…

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Presbyterian General Assembly

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 6

In the Presbyterian Assembly on Friday, Rev. Dr. Dill Mucky moved a resolution protesting against any alteration being made in the form of the Coronation Oath and declaration of the Sovereign of…

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The New Guinea Mission. the Annual Festival. Enthusiastic Gathering

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 12

The annual festival of the New Guinea Mission was held on Thursday. At 5 p.m. a service was conducted at St. Andrew's Cathedral when the Bishop of Riverina preached to a large congregation. This…

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Church Services

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 2

Presbyterian: The Rev. Dr. Laing will preach at Muswellbrook at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Wesleyan: Rev, W. H. Jones will preach…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 11

A letter has been received from the Bishop of Carpentaria dated 16th June when he was at Elsey River, 300 miles south-east of Port Darwin. Bishop Montgomery of Tasmania, is about to…

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Quirindi Wesleyan Church

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 2

At a meeting of the congregation of the Quirindi Wesleyan Church, held last week, it was derided to hold a lair in the Oddfellows' Hall, Quirindi, on the 9th November…

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