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Churches, 1914

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Church of England. 1913 Statistics

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 3

The Church of England Year Book for 1914 gives the following statistics for 1913:—Baptisms, 59,926; a decrease of 13,800. Eater communicants, 2,328,707; a decrease…

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Aeronautics. Mr. Winston Churchill's Views. London, March 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 3

Speaking at the Aero Club Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admirally, who has recently had a good deal of experience as an aeroplane pilot, stated that the…

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News of the Churches. Church of England

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 5

At the quarterly conference of the office-bearers of Holy Trinity Church, Dubbo, the rector, Canon Lea, emphatically contradicted the rumour that Bishop Long would…

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Disgraceful Scenes. Socialists Invade Church. New York, March 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 3

A number of members of the socialist organisation Known as the Industrial Workers of the World Invaded the Roman Catholic Church of St. Alphonsus on Sunday, and…

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Suffragettes' Church. London, Sunday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 5

Suffragists at Liverpool have formed a church of the new Ideal, conducted solely by women, with women an preachers. Men ore admitted to the evening services…

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Home Rule Problem. Mr. Churchill's Views. a Fighting Speech. London, March 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 5

In a speech at Bradford, dealing with the Home Rule question, Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, said that agreement alone would make it worth while…

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Tom Mann's Mission. Johanesburg, March 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 6

Spanking at a Labour meeting, Mr. John Ware said that the labour party jhad not been consulted, and knew nothing of Tom Mann's visit South Africa…

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Extraordinary Incident. in German an Church. Berlin, March 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 6

During the celebration of Mass in a Dominican Church in the Polish quarter of the city hundreds of Pols who who insist on the instruction of their own children in Polish, entered,…

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Disturbing Church Services

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 5

There has been a large increase of [?] of church service by suffegette prayers…

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Home Rule Fight Mr Churchill's Speech. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 2

Mr. Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, speakig at Bradford, said Mr. Asquith's offer in connection with the Home Rule question was the last offer…

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St. John's Catholic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 4

The usual weekly meeting of the above club was held last evening when the speaker (Mr. E. Prendergast) occupied the chair. The weather was rather oppressive but despite…

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Boxing. Mr. R.L. Baker's Mission London, March 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 7

Mr. R. L. Baker, of the Sydney Stadium, is negotiating with Bombardier wells, and will proceed to Paris to negotiate with carpentier of Friday…

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Presbyterian School Picnic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 4

The annual picnic of this Sunday school is to be held to-morrow on the Heddon Greff [?] and if the Weather is not [?] enjoyable time should be [?]. There…

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Naval Defence Problems Conference Needed. Mr. Churchill's Admission. London, March 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 5

In the House of Commons the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churchill, stated, in reply to Sir Clement KinlochCooke, that broadly speaking the Admiralty's…

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Presbyterian

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 5
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The Presbyterian Church of Victoria sent a commission several years ago to report on mission work in Korea, Japan, and China. It consisted of the Revs. F. H. L…

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Methodist

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 5
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At the home mission meeting of the West Australian Methodist Annual Conference, on March 5th, the lay treasurer of the home missions, Mr. J. P. Walton, announced that an…

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Roman Catholic

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 5
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In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, High Mass was celebrated at St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney on Tuesday morning, at which Rey. Father Alphonsus preached a…

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