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Churches, 1911

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Reform in the Congo. a Mission of Inquiry London, Jan. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 3

In response to the appeal of the Antislavery and Aborigines Protection Society the Rev. J. Harris and his wife, who were missionaries in the Congo from 1898 to…

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N.C.R. Mission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 4

Mr. John Rourke, the hon. treasurer of the Maitland committee of the North Coast Railway camp mission, gives in this issue a statement of receipts and expenditure for the year in which…

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Mr. Churchill's Plucky Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 5

Mr. Winston Churchill, Home Secretary, arrived on the scene at noon, and daringly proceeded beyond the firing line, and surveyed the house. He was subsequently pursuaded to take…

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A Church on Fire. People Crushed and Burned. Vancouver, Jan. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 3

A dis[?] accident occurred at St. [?] Mexico. on New Year's Day. While a New Year's service was being held in a church the upsetting of a candle set fire to the…

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Presbyterian

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

St. Andrew Church property in Sydney has been sold for £10,000. A new site is to be found. The Presbytery, of Monaro, has nominated…

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Methodist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

Wesleyan membership returns for 1910 show an increase of 994 members in eight districts in New South Wales, and a decrease of six in one district, thus leaving a…

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Roman Catholic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

The receipts from all sources for the completion of St. Mary's Cathedral now amount to £68,039. Cardinal Moran who returned to Sydney…

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News of the Churches. Church of England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

The Rev. A. T. Jackman has resigned the curacy of Castle Hill, Rouse, and Dural. The Rev. A. E. Jones-Ross has been appointed rural dean of Parramatta…

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Presbyterian

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 6

St. Andrews Church property in Sydney has been sold for £10,000. A new site is to be found. The Presbytery, of Monaro, has nominated…

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Methodist

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 6

Wesleyan membership returns for 1910 show an increase of 994 members in eight districts in New South Wales, and a decrease of six in one district, thus leaving a…

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Roman Catholic

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 6

The receipts from all sources for the completion of St. Mary's Cathedral now amount to £68,039. Cardinal Moran who returned to Sydney…

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Mr Churchill's Statement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 11

In the House of Commons. Mr. Churchill Home Secretary, said that in the Tonypandy district 15 constables were so severely [?]ured that they had to be relieved from duty…

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Mr. Churchill and Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 11

Mr. Winston Churchill, the Home Secretary, in answer to questions in the House of Commons, stated that none of the Metropolitan police—numbering 758—who had…

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News of the Churches. Church of England

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 6

The Rev. A. T. Jackman has resigned the curacy of Castle Hill, Rouse, and Dural. The Rev. A. E. Jones-Ross has been appointed rural dean of Parramatta…

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Panic in a Church

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 3

Vancouver, Wednesday.—A church containing a packed [?]crgregation at St. Luis Potozi, Mexico, was burned to the ground yesterday through a candle…

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Church of Seaside. The Sanctity of the Home

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

Rev. A. Deans considers that to-day there is not sufficient reverence and recognition of parental responsibility. Speaking in the Y.M.C.A. hall, Sydney,…

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Mission Services

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

A mission was opened at the Kurri Roman Catholic Church on Monday by Rev. Father Mitchell. who is described as an eloquent speaker. Great interest is being…

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"Queen of Angels." Presbyterian Moderator's Protest

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 4

Few are more ready than the rigid. Presbyterian to take exception to any expression of what they may regard as Romish tenets-under the auspices of…

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Mr. Churchill's Assailant

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 6

The young man Franklin, who tried to dog. [?] Mr. Churchill in the train from Brad. ford. proved. by his own evidence. to have been an the Home [?] track for same…

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The New Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 3

The tender of Mr. D. Jordan has been accepted for the new church that the local Roman Catholic body intend to erect on the site of the present edifice used by…

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