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Churches, 1904

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Church Topics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1904 · page 2

Cannon Hensley Henson is more talked about in England than any other churchman. He is a great preacher, and St. Margaret's Westminster, is crowded every…

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The Church and the Moustache

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1904 · page 7

Old illustrated books relating to the worthies of the Church often contain portraits of divines with flowing beards and moustaches. In modern times the cultivation of these…

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New Guinea Mission

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 14

We have received from the Registrar of the Diocese of Newcastle (Rev. R. M. Walker), a copy of the annual report of the New Guinea Mission. The report covers sixty pages, and…

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Church Topics

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 9

Canon Hensley Henson is more talked about in England than any other churchman. He is a great preacher, and St. Margaret's, Westminster, is crowded every…

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New Guinea Mission. Notes and News From the Staff

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 2

"The year ending March 31st, 1904, has been one of great difficulty—a year of deaths, furloughs, retrenchments, and of holding on with tenacity to positions…

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St. Peter's Church. Dedication Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 3

There was a large congregation at the forenoon service at St. Peter's Church, East Maitland, yesterday, when the ceremony, of dedicating altar plate and the tiling of the…

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The Thibet Mission. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 2

The Thibetans are fortifying positions near the Brabamputra River, and at Nata, near Lhossa, with a view to resisting the advance of the British…

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The Thibet Mission. London, Tuesday

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 2

Brigadier-General Macdonald is steadily advancing from Gyang-tee on Lbassa, the Thibetan capital. He has with him a total of 76 officers, 576…

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Holy Trinity Church, Lochinvar. Operating of a Bazaar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 July 1904 · page 2

With the view of raising funds in aid of the parsonage is connection with Holy Trinity Church, Lochinvar, a very attractive and highly interesting bazaar was opened yesterday afternoon by the Rev…

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New Guinea Mission. Notes and News From the Staff

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 12

"The year ending March 31st, 1904, has been one of great difficulty—a year of deaths, furloughs, retrenchments, and of holding on with tenacity to positions…

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LOCAL & General News. Church Services, Sunday, July 24th

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 2

CHURCH of England: S. Alban's, 7.30 a m. (H.C.); M., 10 30 a.m.; E., 7.30 p.m. S. Luke's, Spring Creek, 3 p.m. S. Mark's, Aberdeen, 3 p.m…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 14

Dr. Green, Anglican Bishop of Ballarat, has revived the Reading Union which he formed in connection with the Cathedral parish when he was a vicar some years age…

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Methodist Band of Hope. Distribution of Prizes

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 July 1904 · page 4

Despite the threatening condition of the weather, there was a very good attendance at the Band of Hope meeting held in the Methodist School Hall…

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Aborigines Mission Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 July 1904 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Singleton branch of the New South Wales Aborigines Mission was held on Thursday night at the residence of…

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LOCAL & General News. Church Services. Sunday, July 31st

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 July 1904 · page 2

CHURCH of England: S. Alban's, 7.30 a.m. (H.C.); M., 10 30 a.m.; E., 7.30 p.m. Limestone, 11 a.m. (H.C.) St. Mark's, Aberdeen, 7.30 p.m…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1904 · page 3

The Very Rev. Pere Le Rennetel, S.M., pastor of St. Patrick's Raman Catholic Church, died on Monday, aged 53. Deceased was in his usual health until eight or…

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Church and State in France. The Breach Widening. LONDON

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 August 1904 · page 2

Payment of the stipend of the Bishop of Dijon has been suspended by the French Government for a breach of the Concordat, in going to…

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Late News by Cable. London, Aug. 2. the Scottish Churches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1904 · page 5

The House of Lords has, by five votes to two, reversed the judgment of the Scottish Courts, and has decided that the Free Church minority, who objected to union with…

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A Coming Figure in Imperial Politics. the Son of Lord Randolph Churchill

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 August 1904 · page 3

"ENGLISHMAN, twenty-five years old, about 5ft, 8in, high, indifferent build, walks a little with a bend forward, pale appearance; red-brownish hair…

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LOCAL & General News. Church Services. Sunday, July 31st

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 2

CHURCH of England: S. Alban's, 10.30 a.m. (H.C.); C S., 2.30 p.m.; E., 7 30 p m. S. Andrew's, Kayuga, 3 p.m. S. Mark's, Aberdeen, 7.30 p.m…

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