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Churches, 1912

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Tramway Mission Party. Meetings in Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 7

The Sydney Tramway Mission Party concluded a two-days' mission in Matland last evening, and the members of the party are very gratified with the result of their visit…

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St. Andrew's Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 2

No steps have yet been taken towards filling the vacancy at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, and meanwhile visiting clergymen are conducting the services. The preacher…

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St. Paul's Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 4

Reference to the B. and F. Bible Society will be made by the rector at to-morrow's services, and notices given of Advent services. The members of the C.E.M.S. are…

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News of the Churches. Church of England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 11

[?] Rev. Erasmus J. H. Van Deerlin, D.D., of California, prominent in the Episcopal Church in America, is a visitor to…

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Methodist Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1912 · page 2

Rev. G. W. Payne took for a text "Thy testimonies are my delight and my counsellors. Thy word have I bid in my heart. Referring to the magnificent work done…

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Tramway Mission Party. Visit to Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1912 · page 2

Members of the Tramway Mission Party concluded a two days' mission at Kurri on Sunday evening. The party, was met on arrival by local ministers, who gave them a…

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Congregational Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1912 · page 2

Mr. Arthur C. Nelson advocated the claims of the Society at the morning service at the Congregational Church, announcing as his subject—"The Bible—A…

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British and Foreign Bible Society. Advocacy in the Churches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1912 · page 2

Yesterday the ministers associated with the churches of the West Maitland Auxiliary advocated the claims of the British and Foreign Bible Society…

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Hinton Presbyterian Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 November 1912 · page 4

A sale of work in connection, with the Presbyterian Church, Hinton, will be held on Friday and Saturday next. Three prizes will be given for best [?] rainbow cake and…

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New Park Church Anniversary

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 November 1912 · page 2

The tea meeting and concert, to commemorate the anniversary of the New Park Church, was held on Sunday night last, and was largely attended. A fuller report…

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West Maitland Congregational Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 November 1912 · page 4

At a well-attended meeting of the above church, held last night, it was unanimously decided to give Mr. Arthur C. Nelson, of Port Adelaide, S.A., who is at present…

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Parish Calendar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 4

St. Paul's Parish calendar for December makes special mention of the dedication of the completed channel of the Cathedral by the Bishop of Newcastle on Wednesday, 13th…

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Presbyterian

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 10

For the second time in thirteen moths a disastrous typhoon in Formosa has laid waste a large of the island, hopelessly ruining the rice and sugarcane…

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Methodist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 10

A Sydney Clipsham Memorial prize for Operative Surgery has been founded at Sydney University in memory of Sydney Bowker Clipsham (son of Rev. Paul Clipsham), a…

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New Roman Catholic Church

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 2

Sunday, 8th December next, will be a red letter day in the history of S James Roman Catholic Church here, for on that day the beautiful…

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Roman Catholic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 10

Rev. Dr. Hogan. has been selected to succeed Rev. Dr. Mannix, the new Coadjutor[?] of Melbourne as president of Maynooth of [?]…

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Home Mission Festival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 4

The fourth annual Home Mission, festival under the auspices of the Presbytery of the Hunter will be held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening next. Contingents…

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Mr Winston Churchill. Federal Home Rule Speech. the First Step

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 3

At Dundee last night Mr Winston Churchill delivered a speech of great interest, in which he dealt with Irish Home Rule us the prelude to a scheme…

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Wakening Church Sleepers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 12

One John Rudge is on record as having he queathed to the parish of T[?]ll in Shrop shire, twenty shillings a year to be paid to "a poor man" employed to go about church in…

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News of the Churches. Church of England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 10

Last week Sir Win. Owen, who has been living in retirement for several years at his beautiful residence at Hunter's Hill passed away (says the Australian Christian World.")…

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