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Churches, 1917

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Nine Days' Mission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 6

Announcement is made of a meetingfor women only on Monday next and for men only on Tuesday, in the Congregational Church, These meetings will be addressed by Rev. A. C. Nelson,…

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Anglican Bishops Protest. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 4

The Primate of the Church of Ireland and the Bishops of Down, Clogher, Kilmore, and Derby have issued a protest against Home Rule and urge that the Irish problem be…

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Presbyterian Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 4

To-morrow the Rev. J. Leggatt will preach in the Presbyterian Church, West Maitland in the morning continuing his series of sermons on the 17th chapter of…

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Methodist Church. Memorial Service

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 10

A service in memoriam of the late Mrs. T. J. Ribee was conducted at the Methodist Church, West Maitland, on Sunday by Rev. J. C. Hill, superintendent to the circuit…

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Nine Days' Mission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 4

The special mission begins in the Congregational Church to-night with a meeting for consecration. Much preparation has been made and everything points to a successful…

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Trench Mission. Wild Welcome

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 14

A message from New York states that the city went wild with enthusiasm this morning in a demonstration in honour of the members of the French Mission. Countless thousands…

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Public Morals. Mr. Fuller Replies to Presbyterian Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 3

Statements made during the discussion by the Presbyterian Assembly on the Religious and Public Murals Committee's report were referred to by Mr. Fuller, Acting State…

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St. Mary's Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 4

Civic, and Empire Day Services will be held at this church to-morrow. The Holy Communion will be celebrated at 7.30 a.m. and also at the evening service. The Very…

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Nine Days' Mission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 4

Inspiring services were conducted in the Congregational Church yesterday by the missioner, Rev, Arthur C. Nelson. It is expected that large numbers of men and women…

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Co-operation in Medical Work on the Mission Field

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 2

As one looks back over the years it is extremely interesting to observe the orderly development of the great missionary enterprise in China. Morrison faced china's…

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British Mission. Washington

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 5

This will be the final week of the visit of the British Mission…

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Nine Days' Mission. Death of Sapper Donald Blair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 4

A meeting for women only wan conducted by the missioned in the Congregational Church last night. The church was filled, and the women's hearts were deeply moved Mr. S. A. Hanscombe, recently of Seaham, writes from Warialda Railway Station, under date 7/5/1917, as follows:— "I got a letter from Mrs. E. Blair (once of…

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Kurri Church of England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 4

At St. Paul's Church of England, Kurri Kurri, on Sunday, successful patriotic Empire services were held. The preacher and celebrant was the Rev. W. S. McLeod, who…

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Nine Days' Mission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1917 · page 4

A well attended meeting for men only was held in the Congregational Church last night. When the Missioner dealt very plainly with social sins and the necessity of absolute…

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Catholic Charities' Bequest. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 5

The Duke of Norfolk, who died recently, left an estate valued at £300,000. In his will be bequeaths £95,000 to Catholic charities…

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Catholic Peace Movement. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 5

The "Times" Rome correspondent states that the Pope's desire "is not foreign" to the Austrian Courts' neat peace effort. The message presumably refers to the…

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Presbyterian Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 4

To-morrow (Sunday), the Rev. J. Leggatt will preach, in the West Maitland Presbyterian Church. His morning subject will be "Missionary Enterprise," the Gospel for the…

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Methodist Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 4

Whitsuntide services will be held in the Methodist Church, West Maitland, to-morrow, when the preacher both morning and evening will be the Rev. J. C. Hill. The…

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Nine Days' Mission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 6

The very successful mission services conducted by Rev. A. C. Nelson in the Congregational Church, throughout this week, will [?] concluded with meetings to-night, and…

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Public Morals. Mr. Fuller Replies to Presbyterian Assembly

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 15

Statements made during the discussion by the Presbyterian Assembly on the Religious and Public Morals Committee's report were referred to by Mr. Fuller, Acting State…

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