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Churches, 1904

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Massacre in New Britain. Roman Catholic Missionaries. Some Shocking Incidents

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 12

The German mail steamer Prinz Waldemar, which arrived at Brisbane on Sunday afternoon from Singapore, via German New Guinea, brought news of a fearful massacre…

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The Church and Labour

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 8

Dr. Mercer, Bishop of Tasmania has been giving a series of addresses on the attitude of the church with regard to the Labour movement. He…

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The Free Church of Scotland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 3

We have been asked to print the following letter: Free Church Manse, Tinonee, Manning River, via Sydney, N.S.W., Australia. 22/8/'O4…

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The Free Church Case

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 3

A full report has been received by mail of the Lords' judgment in the dispute between the United Free Church and the Free Church o Scotland. The suit involved the…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 3

At the London Missionary Society's annual meeting in Sydney, it was staled that the Empress Dowager of China had given £1450 to the Union College and Hospital. Several…

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Cordiality in the Church

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 11

A church that turns its warm side and not its cold side out to the world is sure to have attractive winning power. A church that has a reputation for sociability…

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Scottish Free Church Judgment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 14

The House of Lords judgment against the United Free Church has come as a great surprise to Scotland, says the "Times" of Aug. 5. The property involved is valued at about…

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Mission Services

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 September 1904 · page 2

During last week, a series of mission services have been conducted at All Saints' Church by the Rev. D. H. Dillon, Rector of Hurstville, the final address from the…

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Anglican Mission at Quirindi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1904 · page 7

The Parochial Mission in connection with St. Alben's C.E. commenced on Saturday evening last with a service of intercession conducted by the Right Rev. Dr. Stretch. Dean of Newcastle…

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The United Free Church of Scotland. ("Spectator," August 6.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1904 · page 3

The decision of the House of Lords in the great case of the Free Church of Scotland v. Lord Overtoun and others will be received by all the Nonconformist Churches of the…

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British Mission in Thibet

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 3

At a farewell Durbar at Lhassa, the Thibetan officials were most friendly with the British, offering gifts of silks and clothes for all the mission. Japan has…

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The United Free Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 3

The committee of the United Free Church of Scotland has been empowered to propose arbitration…

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Presbyterian Church

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 2

We have been requested to direct attention to a notice which appears in another column, announcing that the Rev. R. J. Wallace, of Singleton, will…

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Roman Catholic Ball

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 2

The annual adult and juvenile balls in aid of the St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church were held in the Oddfellows' Hall, the former on Wednesday, and the latter…

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LOCAL & General News. Church Services. Sunday, September 25th

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 September 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. Mark's, Aberdeen, 7 30 p m. Holy Trinity, M. Creek, 3 p.m…

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The Alien Question and the Attitude of the Churches. (To the Editor of the Chronicle.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 8

SIR,—To those who are not students of history, it is frequently a matter of surprise that the Church so often appears to be in conflict with the…

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The Free Churches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 5

The committee of the United Free Church of Scotland has been empowered to propose that the matter in dispute between it and the Free Church minority relative to the…

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Church Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 3

At the Methodist President's Missionary Convention it was reported that seceders from the Church in Fiji were again becoming adherents. At a meeting of the New Guinea Missionary…

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A Freethinkers' Conferende. Church and State

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 5

At the conference of freethinkers in Rome this week, lively altercations took place between the anarchist and the socialist sections on the question…

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British Mission Atlhassa Pen Pictures Op the Holy City"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 September 1904 · page 6

The "Times" correspondent, telegraphing from the Forbidden City on Angust 3, gives an interesting and graphic account of the entry into Lhassa. He says:—…

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