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Hunter Valley · Churches

Churches, 1914

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Free Church Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 2

At the sitting of the conference of the United Free Church, a committee was appointed to watch the negotiation with a view to union, and a resolution was agreed…

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St. Barnabas' Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 4

The annual meeting of the congregation and the distribution of Sunday School prizes will take place on Friday evening, at 8 o'clock. Evensong will be said at 7.30 p.m…

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Fire at Walgett. Church and Houses Destroyed. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 2

The Presbyterian Church and Manse and three houses at Walgett were totally destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £2000…

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Church Discipline. Presbyterian Minister's Views Resented. San Francisco. Feb. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

The Presbyterian Ministers' Association is demanding the resignation of the Rev. Dr. C. P. Aked in consequence of his statement in a sermon that he did not support…

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Presbyterian

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 6

The Rev. Edward Griffiths, of Meifoa, has just completed his fiftieth year as minister in the same pastorate, and no pastor in the ministry is held in higher esteem…

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Methodist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 6

Mr. G. W. Sara, who celebrated his hundredth year last November, died recently at Willunga (S.A.). He was probably the senior Methodist and the oldest member of…

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Roman Catholic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 6

On Thursday week a Solemn Office and Requiem Mass was held in the Memorial Church, North Sydney, on behalf of the late Mother Mary of the Cross, founder of the…

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St. John's Catholic Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 4

The speaker (Mr. T. A. Dolahenty) presided over another good attendance of members at the usual weekly meeting of the above club. The business of the…

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Church of England Aberdeen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 2

His Lordship, the Bishop of Newcastle (Rev. Dr. Stretch) will perform the opening ceremony of the new Church at Aberdeen on Friday 20th inst. It is expected that…

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News of the Churches. Church of England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 6

The Archbishop of Melbourne received a letter from his eldest son, the Rev. K. Lowther Clarke, B.D., in which he alludes to the publication of his new book on…

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St. Mary's Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 4

The services at this church to-morrow will be as follows—The Holy Communion will be celebrated at 7.30 a.m., and the usual services at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m…

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St. Barnabas' Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 7

The annual meeting in connection with St. Barnabas' Church, Horse Shoe Bend, was held last evening. The rector (Rev. Arnold Cenolly) presided over a good attendance…

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St. Paul's Church. Distribution of Sunday School Prizes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 7

The annual distribution of prizes at St. Paul's and St. Barnabas'. Sunday Schools took place during the week. A large number of parents and friends assembled with…

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The Church and Heresy. Sharp Dispute of Bishops. Historic Importance of Kikuyu

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 6

Not for the first time in history, ecclesiastical or secular (says the London "Daily Mail") has there happened in a remote and obscure locality an event which has…

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Seaham Presbyterian Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

The Congregational meeting was held on February 6 (writes a correspondent); the attendance was fair. Owing to the fires which have swept the land from Paterson…

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Catholic Federation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 4

The first Minimi meeting of the West Maitland, branch of the Catholic Federation of New South Wales was held on Sunday evening in St. John's boys schoolroom, In the…

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Roman Catholic Sensation. a French Incident. Rome, Feb. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 5

The French prelates have pretested to the Pope against the language used towards them by Father Sanba, who was sent to France as an Apostolic Visitor without the…

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Anglican Parishes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

There have been changes in the Kurri and Cessnock Anglican parishes recently. The Rev, Reay Campbell, late of Durham (Eng.) has been appointed to Cessnock in…

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Church Anniversary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

Anniversary services were held in connection with the Kurri Congregational Church on Sunday. The preacher in the morning and evening was the Rev. S. Morrison, and…

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St. James' Church, Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 4

The natural vestry meeting of the parishioners of St. James', Morpeth, was held last night, the yen. Archdeacoh Regg presiding. The chairman in his opening remarks expressed the pleasure it…

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