Kiama Church of England
The Lord Bishop of Sydney diocese assisted by the reverends Messrs. Ewen, Ashwin, and Smith consecrated the above building on Thursday last, the ceremony and…
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Parish Road Trusts Act v. Municipal Institutions Act. (To the Editor of the " Illawarra Mercury.")
SIR—The superiority of the latter over the former useless Act, bits been so often before the public and determined, since the advent of the new Act, that it would be useless to go into the general question. But, our own…
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We have been asked upon what authority we presumed to differ in opinion with Sir A. Stephen, Sir William Burton, and other magnates of the legal profession who have prepared and revised a…
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An influential meeting of the members of the Church of England was held on Monday, the 14th instant, in the School-room, to devise means for the speedy completion of New St. Michael's. Several ladies were present…
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In pursuance of advertisement, a public meeting of citizens interested was held in the Victoria Theatre, on Saturday afternoon, to take into consideration a series of resolutions respecting the recent nomination by the Right…
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In pursuance of advertisement, a public meeting of citizens interested was held in the Victoria Theatre, on Saturday afternoon, to take into consideration a series of resolutions…
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A highly respectable, thought not very numerous, meeting of the pew-holders of St. Michael's Church took place at the Temporary Church, on Tuesday last, for the purpose of electing Churchwardens for the present year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Church Meeting. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")
SIR—Will you kindly allow me to correct an error in your regert at the late church meeting on Easter Tuesday, by way to explaining to those members of the church of England not present on that occasion, what appears by your paper a very contra…
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The synod of this Church met in Macquarie-street Church, Sydney, on Wednesday, the 4th current, at 12 o'clock noon, and was constituted by the Rev Archibald Cameron, of Wellingrove, Moderator, with praise,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "Lay Element" in the Church of England. To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury."
Sir—I address you, as I have not observed, in your valuable paper, any notice of the singular movement which has lately been made in the Episcopal Church here. From this I conclude you cannot be aware of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"The Lay Element" in the Church of England. To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury."
SIR—Referring to a letter which appeared in your issue of the 21st instant, and signed "Sincerity," condemnatory of the steps which are being taken in this Parish to bring the means of public worship within reach…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]He Lay Elemnet" in the Church of England. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")
SIR,—Woold you allow [?] to make a few remarks, in [?] to a letter of Mr Wilshire's, which appeared in the Mercury of the 25th instant ?—the said letter being one in reply to "Sincerity," in reference to the "Lay…
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A meeting of this auxiliary was held in the temporary church, Market-street, on the 19th instant. After prayer had been offered up by the Incubent of St. Michaels' Mr. S. S. Rogers said, that in the absence of the Patron of…
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On Monday evening last, in pursuance of notification, a public meeting was held in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Wallongong, in aid of the above fund. The meeting was not very throaged. The Rev Mr…
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The following is the draft of the petition adopted by the meeting of members of the Church of England, held at the School of Arts, on Tuesday afternoon, the 4th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Scots Church Case. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")
SIR—As this case in exciting much attention amongst all classes of the community at this moment, you perhaps will allow one, although a stranger, intimately acquainted with its character, to supply your readers with some…
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OUR readers will have observed the advertisement in our columns respecting the late decision in Equity on the case of the Scots' Church, Dr. Lang's. As this is a case affecting the interests…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. the Opening of the Presbyterian Church, Shellharbor
This Church was opened on Sabbath last. The Rev S. T. M'Kenzie preached both morning and afternoon to a full congregation. The collections made for liquidating the debt, on the Church Society came up to the sum…
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On Monday evening last, in accordance with public notification a public meeting was hold in the Wesleyan Chapel, Wollongong, in order to afford the friends of the Wesleyan Foreign Missionary Society an opportunity of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →St. Michael's Church Wollongong. Consecration and Opening Services
On Thursday last the very interesting ceremony of consecration was performed in connection with the now Chinch of St. Michael in this town, by the Bishop of Sydney, Dr. Barker, assisted by the Very Rev. Mr…
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