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Churches, 1917

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Notes of the Week. Catholic Notices

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 2

Mass on Friday 20th at 7. Mass on Saturday 21st at 7. Mass on Sunday 22nd at 10 at St. Joseph's Church, Gloucester. Children…

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Valedictory. Presentations to Mr. and Mrs. Davis. at the Church

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 5

On Tuesday night last in the Presbyterian Church, Taree, a number of the church folk met to bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Davis and…

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A Church Welcome

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 2

A large congregation attended the Methodist Church on Sunday evening to take, part in a welcome extended by that Communion to Private Ivan…

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Mission

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 4

THE Rev. H. D. Salmon, M. A., honorary head of the Cambridge Medical Settlement, London, arrived in Australia a short time age, and readied Port Macquarie last week…

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Methodist Flower Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 5

THE committee of the Methodist Flower Show have not been discouraged by such trifles as the loss of the School of Arts, which for eighteen years part has been the…

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Anzac Day Services. Church of England—parish of Taree

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 8

As Canon Phillips was absent at Synod on Anzac Day he held special memorial services on Sunday last. These services commenced with…

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Breaking up a Church

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 8

Evangelist William A. Sunday has given the following excellent rules on how to break up a church. He says: Don't ever come to church on time;…

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Notes of the Week. Catholic Notices

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 2

Mass at St. Joseph's Church, Gloucester on May 27th at 10 a.m.—Rev. Father Meagher. Empire Day, May 24, will not…

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Forwarding Christian Work by the N.S.W. Presbyterian Church. To the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 3

Sir,— In last Tuesday's "S. M. Herald" there appeared the following in a brief report of the previous day's session of the N.S.W…

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Methodist Church

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 May 1917 · page 6

The Kempsey Methodist Church was well filled three times on Sunday last, the occasion being the Harvest Festival. As the day happened to…

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Notes of the Week. Catholic Notices

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1917 · page 2

Mass at St. Joseph's Church, Gloucester on May 27th at 10 a.m.—Rev. Father Meagher. A novel catch was made in the…

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A Mission to Mankind

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 2

We used to read that the sense or having a mission to mankind was very deep in the German heart. One hears the Germans still have it, though they have suffered extremely,…

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Notes of the Week Methodist Church

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 2

The Rev. G. A. Burgess of Mu[?]-wellbrook is to visit Gloucester next Thursday and Friday in the interests of Foreign Missions…

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The Catholic Bazaar

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 8

THIS bright fair, that closes its brief career to-night (Wednesday), was fo[?]rlly opened on Wednesday evening last by Mayor Lane, who expressed…

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Presbyterian Roll of Honor. Unveiled Last Night

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 4

A large cong[?]egation attended the Smith-street Presbyterian Church last night to pay tribute to [?]es—some fighting liberty's battle on a foreign…

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Methodist Foreign Missions

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 4

The Rev. G. A. Burgess, for some years a missionary in Papua, visited this district during the past week, and lectured at Comboyne, Port Macquarie and Wauchope…

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Church Services

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 4

Catholic—Sunday, June 17; Wingham 9 a.m. Taree 11 a.m., Laurieton 9 a.m., Camden Havea 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, Stewart's River. 10 a.m…

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Anglican Garden Fete

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 8

An enthusiastic meeting of ladies of All Saints' Angh[?]can congregation was held in the church on monday afternoon last to arrange details in…

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Free Presbyterian

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 3

A small book ("Why does God allow the War?" by A. J. Pollack) contains the following observations, which are well worthy of consideration. Why…

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Church of England Concert

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 3

A short but enjoyable musical programme was given in the Victoria Theatre on Wednesday evening last as a bright male to the harvest festival…

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