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Hunter Valley · Churches

Churches, 1908

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Presbyterian

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 6

St. Luke's, Redfern, has been granted moderation, in a call. The Rev. D. Brown, of Hornsby, has been called to Grafton…

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Methodist

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 6

Rev. J. G. Wheeon, secretary of the Foreign Mission Society, left Sydney on Wednesday on a special visit to Victoria and South Australia, in the interests of the…

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Roman Catholic

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 6

Interest in Roman Catholic circles is centred in the International Eucharist Congress in London. It is the first time the present Congress—the nineteenth—has sat…

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Methodist Sunday School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 4

Anniversary services in connection with the Methodist Sunday School in West Maitland will be held to-morrow, when the Rev. W. Halse-Rogers will preach, and there will be special…

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THE Muswollbrook Chronicle O, sacred weapon, left for truth's defence Sole dread of folly, vice and insolence, Reverent we touch thee! but with honest zeal To rouse the henchman of the public weal. Saturday, Sept. 26, 1908. LOCAL & General News. Church Services. Sunday, September 27

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 2

Church of England: S. Alban's, M., 10.30 a.m.; E., 7.30 p.m. S. Mark's, Aberdeen, 3 p.m. Presbyterian: Rev J. H. G. Auld, B.A.,…

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St. Paul's Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 4

Fifty years ago to-day St. Paul's Church in Maitland was opened by the Rev. J. R. Thackeray, the first incumbent of the parish. Special preachers will assist the…

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Church and School Land Leases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 4

Mr. R. A. Price, M.L.A., has been advised that the following church and school land leases in the county of Gloucester will terminate on September 30, 1908:—Leases 705-6, each 2290 acres, W. O…

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Union of Churches in Australia. Sympathy in Scotland. London, Sept. 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 2

Archbishop Clarke, of Melbourne, addressed an influential and representative gathering of the clergy and laity in Glasgow University relative to the movement for reunion…

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The Recent Church Congress. the Marriage Question

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 10

The Lambeth encyclical setting forth the results of the recent conference, in which 250 archbishops and bishops took a part will have caused a lively interest…

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News of the Churches. Church of England

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 6

The late F. R. White promised £1000 to St. Peter's Cathedral enlargement fund, Armidale, provided the people collected an equal amount within a certain time. That amount is now in…

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St. Thomas' Church, East Greta. Anniversary Services

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 September 1908 · page 3

The Sunday School anniversary of the above church was held yesterday afternoon and evening. The church had been tastefully decorated with flowers, ferns, and…

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The Methodist Sunday School. Anniversary Celebration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 6

Special services were held in the West Maitland Methodist Church on Sunday—morning, afternoon, and evening—in connection with the anniversary of the Sunday…

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Dedication of Church

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 2

As will be noted by advertisement, the Vicar-General (Rev. Canon Regg) will conduct the dedication service at the opening of the new Anglican Church at…

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Cases in Victoria a Church Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 3

The weather was boisterous in Melbourne on Friday morning, and more or Its violent gusts prevailed throughout the day, accompanied by driving…

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Presbyterian

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 6

The Presbyterian congregation at Grafton have given a unanimous call to the Rev. David Brown, of Hornsby. The foundation-stone of the Beecroft…

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Methodist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 6

Rev. Carl Schmidt, Methodist missionary, arrived, from Germany last week, and left Sydney by the Prinz Sigismund for work in Now Britain…

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Roman Catholic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 6

Rev. Father Griffith, of Broken Hill, has been "transferred to' Wilcannia. Two new priests for the diocese will shortly arrive from Ireland…

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Church News. Church of England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 6

English Church papers are remarkably unanimous in finding the conclusions of the Lambeth Conference somewhat unsatisfying (says an exchange). One of them sees…

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Presbyterian

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 6

The Presbyterian congregation at Grafton have given a unanimous call to the Rev. David Brown, of Hornsby. The foundation-stone of the Beecroft…

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Largs Methodist Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

A tea mooting in aid of the above church and Sunday school combined will be hold in the local School of Arts on Wednesday, October 7, us announced in our advertising…

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