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Churches, 1918

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St. Mary's Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 4

Services to-morrow will be as follows—The Holy Communion will be administered at 8 a.m., also at the 11 o'clock service. Evening prayer and sermon ut 7.30. Preacher for…

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Congregational Churches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 4

The monthly communion services will take place at the Congregational Churches, West and East Maitland, to-morrow morning and evening as announced. Full attendances…

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British Industrialists. Splendid War Work. Churchill's Warm Tribute. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 11

In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston Churchill said that to-day we had more guns of practically every calibre than when the battle began. The German claims of guns…

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Congregational Churches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 May 1918 · page 4

It was announced in the Congregational Churches of West and East Maitland yesterday that Rev. M. L. Johnson, B.A., of Balmain, had accepted the hearty and unanimous…

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Mission to Lepers

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 2

Rev. W. J. Eddy, the Australian secretary of the Mission to Lepers, is now visiting Singleton. He preached on Sunday morning in the Methodist…

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Koper River Mission. a Gift Evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 6

In St. Mary's Parish Hall last evening a misisonary gift evening was held for the Roper River Mission box. The Rev. Arthur Killworth, M.A., LL.B., presided, and there…

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Pesbyterian Church

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 2

Rev. D. M. Benjamin left Dungog yesterday for Sydney to attend a meeting of the General Assembly, which opens this evening. He will be…

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Irish Affairs. Anti-conscription, Church the Rallying Point. London, Monday Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 6

Mr. Dillon (lender of the Irish Nationalists) and Mr. de Valers, (leader of the Sinn Feiners), from the same platform, on Sunday, at Ballagadereen in Mr. Dillon's…

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Farewell to Parish Priest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 2

An important meeting of parishioners is announced to be held in St. Joseph's Church, Cessnock, on Sunday, May 12, after 8 o'clock Mass, to arrange a fitting farewell…

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The Mission to Lepers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 2

On account of an accident to his lantern apparatus, Rev. W. J. Eddy was unable to deliver his lecture on Monday last in the Mechanics' Hall. The…

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Prohibition Urged. Presbyterian Assembly's Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 2

At last night's sitting of the Presbyterian Assembly in Sydney, Chaplain G. C. Cranston moved the adoption of the report of the temperance committee, and recommended to…

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The War Wars Outcome. Churchill's Confidence. London, Wednesday.s

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 6

The Press Bureau states: Mr. Winston Churchill, in acknowledging a patriotic resolution passed by the National Brass Workers and Metal Mechanics' Society,…

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Novelty Fair. St. Paul's Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 2

A novelty fair, promoted by St. Paul's Women's Guild in aid of the Parish Hall fund and repairs to the church organ, was opened in the Parish Hall yesterday…

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Drink and Gambling. Denounced by Presbyterian Moderator

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 1

The Presbyterian Assembly commenced its annual sittings on Tuesday. It was well attended by delegates from all districts…

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Union of Churches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 6

Dr. Forsyth, in a striking address on Christian unity at the Assembly of the Congregational Union, said that recently there had been a national and great chance in the…

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Presbyterian Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 4

The morning service at the West Maitland Presbyterian Church, to-morrow (Sunday), will be conducted by the Rev. Walter Eddy, Australian secretary of the Mission to…

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Methodist Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 4

The anniversary of the West Maitland Methodist Church will be celebrated tomorrow (Sunday), when the Rev S. Varcoe Cock, of the Newcastle C.M.M., will preach…

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The Mission to Lepers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 4

Rev. Waller J. Eddy, Australian Secretary of the Mission to Lepers, which is an inter denominational mission, arrived in Maitland yesterday after a visit to several northern…

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Public Morals. Presbyterian Conference Discussion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 11

The Presbyterian Conference continued its sitting in Sydney. Last night's proceedings were devoted to the report of the committee on religion and public morals…

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Roper River Mission. a Gift Evening

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 6

In St. Mary's Parish Hall on Monday a misisonary gift evening was held for the Roper River Mission box. The Rev. Arthur Killworth, M.A., LL.B., presided, and there…

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