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Churches, 1873

33 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 2

Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Conference

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 23 January 1873 · page 4

The Nineteenth Annual Conference in connection with the Wesley an. Methodist Church of Australasia commenced the sittings at the Centenary Chapel, York-street, on Thursday. About…

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Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Conference. Sixth Day, Thursday, January 23

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 28 January 1873 · page 3

The Connectional Committee.—The secretary called the names of the lay members of the committee, and those who were present responded to the call…

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Latest English Telegrams. Reuter's Australian Associated Press Telegrams. Count Schouwaloff's Mission to England. Berlin. January 22

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 28 January 1873 · page 2

Count Schouwaloff, the special Envoy of Russia to England, in regard to the Khiva expedition and the Central Asia question, has returned, and had an interview with the…

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Concert and Soiree at St. Mary's R. C. Church

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 30 January 1873 · page 3

Among the Anniversary amusement* that were arranged for yesterday, there was none attended with greater success or satisfaction to those interested than the concert and…

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Primitive Methodist Connexion. District Meeting.—first Day

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 1 February 1873 · page 3

The District Meeting of 1873 commenced its sittings in the Primitive Methodist Church, Newcastle, on Friday, January 31, 1873. The meeting was opened by singing, and…

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Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Conference

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 4 February 1873 · page 4

At the meeting of the Wesleyan Conference in Sydney, on Saturday, the Missionary Secretary announced the decisions of the Committee of Consultation, which had met with the Rev…

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Primitive Methodist Connexion. District Meeting. 1873

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1873 · page 3

The annual District Assembly of the Primitive Methodist Connexion, appointed to lie held in Newcastle, commenced its sittings io the King-street church, on January 31st, and…

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St. Andrew's Church

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 4 March 1873 · page 3

The annual general meeting of the congregation of the above church took place on Thursday last, the 27th of February. Mr. Robert Turton, the senior Elder, occupied the…

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Primitive Methodist Sabbath-school Anniversary

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 17 April 1873 · page 2

The annual tea meeting in connection, with the above Sabbath-school took place in the school-room, Brown-street, on Monday evening last. Thin was the seventeenth…

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Election of Churchwardens. Christ Church

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 17 April 1873 · page 2

The annual meeting of pew-holders in Christ Church took place in the schoolroom, Church-street, on Tuesday evening last. The attendance was small…

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St. John's Church

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 17 April 1873 · page 2

On Tuesday evening, a similar meeting was held at St. John's Church, Darby-street. The Rev. F. D. Bude occupied the chair, and stated the object of the meeting, and, in reviewing…

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Mr. Spurgeon on a State Church

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 24 April 1873 · page 4

The Rev. C. H. Spurgeon yesterday, took as his subject the disestablishment of the English Church, taking as his text Mathew xxii., 42, "What think you of Christ?" The preacher…

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Church of England Synod. Diocese of Newcastle

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 8 May 1873 · page 2

The third Synod of the Church of England, in the Diocese of Newcastle, commenced on Tuesday morning last. The clergy of the Diocese, the lay members…

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Church of England Synod Diocese of Newcastle. Thursday.—third Day

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 3

The Synod re-opened its sittings shortly after 10 a.m. After the usual prayers by the Right Rev. the President, the Rev. secretary (the Rev. S…

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Cruise of the Southern Cross. Progress Ok the Melanesian Mission.—interesting Account

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 26 June 1873 · page 4

The Auckland Southern Cross of the 6th instant says:—We have to acknowledge our indebtedness to Captain Jacobs, of the missionary schooner Southern Cross, for the…

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Horrible Scene and Desecration in a Churchyard

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 3 July 1873 · page 4

At the Clerkenwell Police-court, on Wednesday, Michael Daley, aged sixteen, of No. 5, Horseshoe court, Clerkenwell; Henry [?], aged seventeen, of No. 2, Baldwin's gardens;…

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Presbyterian Church. Presbytery of the Hunter

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 3

This reverend court met yesterday in the Presbyterian Church, West Maitland. Present :—The Rev. J. Bonthorne (moderator), the Rev. D. Ross, Rev. T. Stirton, Rev. Dr…

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Suicide by a Roman Catholic Clergyman. From the South Australian Register, August 21

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 2 September 1873 · page 4

The melancholy death at Euston of the Rev. Michal Fitzsimmons, who was not long ago appointed by Archbishop Polding, of Sydney, to the charge of the Roman Catholics at…

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The Great Roman Catholic Will Case

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 4 September 1873 · page 4

In the Court of Probate, the case Farrell v. Gordon was proceeded with. The case for those propounding the will was strengthened by the additional evidence of several witnesses who…

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Wesleyan Methodist Church

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 13 September 1873 · page 6

On Monday evening last, the anniversary of the above church was further celebrated by a tea and public meeting, in the Wesleyan Church, Tyrell-street…

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