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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1865

17 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

Wesleyan Methodist Conference

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 25 January 1865 · page 4

In pursuance of the arrangements made for holding the annual Wesleyan Methodist Conference this year in Sydney, a large number of ministers belonging to that…

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Wesleyan Methodist Conference

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 28 January 1865 · page 4

THIRD Day.—At 10 a.m. the roll was called. The President gave out a hymn, and the Rev. Charles Creed offered prayer. The appointments of the ministers for the…

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Congregational Church. Anniversary of the Sabbath School

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 21 June 1865 · page 2

On Sunday last the anniversary of the Sabbath School attached to the Congregational Church, Brown-street, was celebrated, and the Rev. S. C. Kent, Head Master of the…

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The Church of England Synods

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 9 August 1865 · page 3

On Thursday evening a meeting of the parishioners of St. Paul's, West Maitland, was held in St. Ethel's school room (by permission), for the purpose of electing a…

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Lambton Primitive Methodist Sabbath School

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 19 August 1865 · page 2

On Sabbath last, 13th instant, three sermons were preached in the Primitive Methodist church, Lambton, and collections made in behalf of the Sabbath School. The Rev. E. C. Pritchard…

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Parochial Meeting at St. John's Church

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 26 August 1865 · page 2

A parochial meeting was held in the school-house of St. John's Church, on last Thursday evening, for the purpose of hearing an explanation of what had taken place at the recent…

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To James Hannell, Esq., M.L.A., Churchwarden of Christchurch, Newcastle

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 30 August 1865 · page 4

SIR-Your letter, dated 18th instant, readied us on the 23rd, and considering that it is spread over a space of fourteen folios of foolscap, we cannot be expected to reply to all your assertions in detail…

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To James Hannell, Esq., M.L.A., Churchwarden of Christchurch, Newcastle

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 30 August 1865 · page 4

SIR-We the undersigned members nf Christchurch, Newcastle, and occupiers of sittings in that church, have observed with painful regret the differences existing between you and our clergyman, who is placed over us in…

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Correspondence. the Parish of Curistchurch: (To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 2 September 1865 · page 2

Sir-Allow me to say a few words respecting the requisition which appears in your columns this morning, partly to point out some of the misrepresentations which it contains, and partly to state the…

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To the Churchwardens of Christ-church. (Per favour of the " Newcastle Chronicle.")

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 9 September 1865 · page 3

GENTLEMEN—In the issue of the "Newcastle Chronicle" of the 6th instant, I noticed a letter published by you, which you had received from the Rev. Canon Fletcher, referring to the new…

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The Parish of Christchurch. (To the Editor of the Newcastle Chronicle.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 13 September 1865 · page 2

SIR-In your issue of this day appears a letter signed by Mr. John Bingle, in which he taxes me with making "false statements" in my communication of Saturday last Perhaps you will be kind…

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Congregational Church Anniversary

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 7 October 1865 · page 2

IN continuation of the religious services of last Sunday, commemorating the anniversary of the Congregational Church, the recurrence of the period was further celebrated by a…

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Presbyterian Church of New South Wales. Presbytery of the Hunter

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 14 October 1865 · page 4

This Court met pursuant to adjournment in the Presbyterian church, First Maitland, on Wednesday the 11th instant. Being the first meeting within the bounds of the Presbytery…

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Anniversary of the Primitive Methodist Church, Newcastle

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 21 October 1865 · page 3

On Sabbath last, the Rev. E. Cook Pritchard, preached three sermons in the above church to large and attentive congregations. In the morning the reverend…

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Presbyterian Union

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 11 November 1865 · page 2

A publia meeting was held in the Wesleyan Church on Thursday evening, to receive the Revds. A. C. Geikie and J. M'Gibbon, who have been deputed by the Presbyterian…

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Wesleyan Church

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 25 November 1865 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Wesleyan minis-ters of the Maitland district has been recently held in the High-street Wesleyan Church, West Maitland, commencing on Thursday, 9th…

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Thursday, November 30. Hunter-street Presbyterian School. (Before H. Scott. Esq., P.M., and James Hannell, Esq, J.p.) Presentation to Miss Howden

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 2 December 1865 · page 2

LARCENY.—Frederick Lewis was charged with stealing a table cloth, the properly of Archibald Hill, on the 29th November.—Philip Phillips, constable in the police force, deposed, that on the On last Wednesday evening the Sunday School children unending the Hunter-street Presbyterian School, presented Miss M.K. Howden with a beautiful walnut writing desk, as a mark of respect and…

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