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Churches, 1926

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Church of England. Facing a Great Crisis. Breakaway Possible. London, June 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 13

The "Daily Express" states that the Church of England Is facing one of the greatest crises in its history, which may lead to a breakaway of…

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Church of England. Far Reaching Proposals. London, June 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 2

Far-reaching proposals to endow tho bishops of the Church of England with unfettered power to declare judgment on matters of doctrine and discipline…

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Methodist Tennis Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 4

A special general and executive meeting of the West Maitland Methodist Tennis Club will be held in the Memorial Hall to-morrow…

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Late Miss Emma Blair. Appreciation of a Fine Life. Methodist in Memoriam Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 3

A fine appreciation or the many noble qualities of the late Miss Emma Blair, one of the most devoted officers and workers in connection…

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Church Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 4

In the pretty little Methodist Church at Lochinvar, the relatives and friends of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Badcock have erected to their…

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The Church and the Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 10

He draws a searing picture of a workless man and his wife crouched on an Embankment scat in the rain, the woman soon to become a mother…

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Anglican Church

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 4

Far-reaching proposals to endow the bishops of the Church of England with unfettered power to declare judgment on mutters of doctrine and discipline are…

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Anglican Regrets

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 4

The Sydney Council of the Anglican Church League, at at [?]ast meeting, passed the following resolution:—"That in view of the Lambeth resolutions on the…

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Catholic Ball. WEDNESDAY, 25th August. Juvenile Event Following Night

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 2

A largely [?] meeting of the parishioners of [?] Church was held on [?] to make preparations for the annual Catholic Ball…

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Why Churches Are Empty

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 7

In a sermon at the Methodist Church, Bendigo, Rev. A. Madsen, president of the Bendigo Methodist circuit, gave four causes for the…

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Canon Rushforth. Retirement From Parish Duties

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 11

The Rev. Canon Rushforth, who retiring from the parish of Morpeth, has just completed six years as rector…

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District News Letters. Singleton Catholic Juvenile Ball

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 6

The Catholic juvenile ball, held in the showground pavilion on 24th ult., was a big success. Fully 130 children took part in the grand march,…

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Late Miss Emma Blair. Appreciation of a Fine Life. Methodist in Memoriam Service

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 16

A fine appreciation of the many noble qualities of the late Miss Linma Blair, one of the most devoted officers and workers in connection…

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Remarkable Escape. Fell From Church Spire. Goulburn

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 8

William Lorimer, a tiler, was working on the spire of the Methodist Church, when he lost his footing and fell towards the ground. He…

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Position of Russian Church. London, June 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 13

The Eucharistic Congress ceremonies concluded to-day at Mundelein, 40 miles from Chicago, with the greatest religious spectacle ever…

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The Churches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 5

The services at the West Maitland Congregational Church to-morrow (Sunday) will be conduced by Rev. H. H. Mills, and the evening service…

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The Free Churches. on Learning From the Enemy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 12

I have just been reading a very striking and suggestive sermen to which the preacher gave the title which I have put at the head of this…

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Methodist Church Concert

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 2

Despite the inclement weather conditions, a good crowd gathered in the Methodist School Hall on Saturday night last when a programme of music…

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Methodist Social Evening

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 2

A social evening will be held in the parish hall, Thursday next, 7.30 p.m., in aid of the Fancy Stall for the forthcoming Snow Fair…

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China Inland Mission. Founder's Son Visits Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 6

Thirty-six years ago, a young doctor, after a brilliant course at the London University, England, gave up exceptional prospects in his…

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