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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1890

269 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 14

Stockton Congregational Church Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 August 1890 · page 8

LAST night, in the Temperance-hall, a real bumper house assembled to enjoy the concert, given in aid of the church fund. The number present augurs well for a material…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 August 1890 · page 11

REVIEWING Mr. Want's new Sunday Observance Bill for New South Wales, the Southern Cross remarks:—" The 'liberal' Sunday, it seems, includes Sunday newspapers, public…

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Church and Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A monster meeting was held at Limerick yesterday, when resolutions were passed expressing confidence in Mr. John Dillon, M.P., and protesting against…

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St. James' Young Men's Parish Club, Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1890 · page 3

THE members of the above-named club held their usual weekly meeting in the school-room on Tuesday evening last, the president, Mr. F. W. Ash, in the chair. There was a…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1890 · page 11

REV. SKENE, of Pollockshield's Free Church, Glasgow, has accepted the call to the pastorate of the Cairns Memorial Church, Melbourne. Mr. Skene was a fellow-student…

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District News. Adamstown. NEW R. C. CHURCH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 September 1890 · page 7

Yesterday the foundation-stone of a new Roman Catholic church was laid by Bishop Murray, of Maitland. There was a large assemblage of people present to witness the…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 11

THE mission established in Cuba by Alberto J. Diaz continues to prosper. Missionaries, 21; membership, 1700. Twenty young men are preparing for the ministry. It has become…

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Larceny from a Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1890 · page 7

George Oliver, a seaman, was arraigned on a charge that he did, at Newcastle, on the 9th July last, enter the Roman Catholic Church, at Newcastle, and steal a box…

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District News. Merewether. United Methodist Free Church Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1890 · page 3

THE anniversary of the above church was celebrated on Sunday last. The morning and afternoon services were conducted by the Rev. B. Hobson, and the evening one by the…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1890 · page 9

REV. D. M. Ross, of Free St. John's, Dundes on his arrival home from Australia received a warm welcome Speaking of the Presbyterian Church in Victoria, he said its great…

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Church and Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday Night.—His Holiness Pope Leo XIII, and the Archbishop of Armagh have both culogised Dr. O'Dwyer, the Bishop of Limerick, for the attitude he…

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SYDNEY. Views of Mr. Wills. Special Prayers in Churches. Resolutions at the Labour Conference. Proposal to Call all Unionists Out. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1890 · page 5

The strike appears to be about to assume larger and graver proportions. The determination of the employers not to meet the employees in conference has…

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Adamstown. Lay Methodist Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 6

The anniversary of the Lay Methodist Sunday-school will take place on Sunday and Monday next. On Sunday three services will be held in the Carrington-hall, and a public…

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Correspondence the Northern Congregational Church Extension Society to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 7

SIR,—In the Australian Independent of this month the annual report of the above society is issued. I have nothing to say against the report as a whole; but I feel that great…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 11

DR. HENRY ALLON is a strong believer in Hospital Sunday. He is convinced that the London hospitals are better sustained by the general fund than they would be were each…

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Latest District News. Adamstown. Lay Methodist Sabbath-school Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 September 1890 · page 8

THE anniversary services of the above Sunday-school took place yesterday in the Carrington Hall. There was a large congregation, and at the morning service, which was…

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Primitive Methodist Church, Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1890 · page 6

ON Monday evening a large company assembled in the above church to take part in a "silver social." After the opening hymn and prayer, led by the Rev. W. Atkinson, of…

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Adamstown. Lay Methodist Sunday-school

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1890 · page 8

A public meeting, in connection with the anniversary of the above Sunday-school, took place in the church on Monday night. There was a large attendance, and Mr. J. Fisher,…

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Waratah. St. Philip's Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1890 · page 6

A tea and meeting is to be held this evening in aid of the funds of the above church in the School of Arts hall. It is seldom the members of…

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The Presbyterian Cemetery. Presenting the Financial Statement. a Lively Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 September 1890 · page 8

A MERETING of the members of the various Presbyterian churches in the district was held in St. Andrew's Church, Watt street, last evening, for the purpose of receiving the…

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