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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1891

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Wickham Wesleyan Methodist Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1891 · page 5

THE centenary of the death of John Wesley, and also the anniversary of the Wickham Wesleyan Methodist Church, were celebrated by a public meeting last night, at the…

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St. Luke's Church, Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1891 · page 3

ON Sunday, 1st instant, the Bishop-elect of Newcastle paid his first visit to this parish, and held two confirmations—one at 11 a.m., and the other at St. John's, Minmi, at 3…

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Presbyterian General Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1891 · page 3

THE twenty-sixth session of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales was opened at St. Stephen's Church, Sydney, on Tuesday night. Divine…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 9

THE annual session of the Presbyterian Assembly of New south Wales was opened in St. Stephen's Church, Sydney, on Tuesday evening, when the Rev. Robert Collie was…

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Adamstown. Lay Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 March 1891 · page 8

The anniversary services of the above church were commenced yesterday. Three services were conducted by Messrs. James Longworth and John Longworth and Mrs…

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Latest District News. Lambton. Calvinist Church Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 March 1891 · page 8

THERE were good attendances at each service of the Welsh Calvinistic Church anniversary on Sunday. Sermons were preached in the morning by the Rev. R. E. Davis, in Welsh,…

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Latest District News. Adamstown. Church Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1891 · page 8

A TEA and public meeting, connected with the Lay Methodist Church, took place on Monday evening, and was very successful. About 150 sat down to an excellent tea,…

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Lambton. Calvinistic Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1891 · page 8

The anniversary tea-meeting in connection with the Calvinistic Methodist Church at Lambton was held last night in Conn's Hall, and, despite the inclemency of the weather,…

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New Church at West Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1891 · page 8

THE new church just erected by the United Methodists of West Wallsend (in compliance with the condition on which the allotment was granted by the West Wallsend…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1891 · page 9

A LEADING Nonconformist journal has been delivering itself in somewhat startling fashion on the ministers 'Bitter Cry.' Why should not the small country-town minister…

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Burwood Primitive Methodist Bazaar. The Opening Ceremony

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1891 · page 7

A BAZAAR, in aid of the Burwood Primitive Methodist Circuit Parsonage Fund, was opened in the Mechanics' Institute, Merewether, at half past 3…

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District News. Wallsend. the Welsh Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1891 · page 6

THE opening of the new Welsh Church at Wallsend took place on Sunday last, when largely-attended services were held. In the morning, the Rev. J. Pugh, of Plattsburg,…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1891 · page 9

ALTHOUGH the American woman has invaded almost every profession formerly restricted to the male sex, there fortunately remains one which (says a New York writer) she has…

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Extraordinary Scenes in a Cork Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1891 · page 11

AT the morning service at St. Nicholas Protestant Church, Cork, on Sunday, January 25, Canon Nicholson read himself into the incumbency of the parish, vacant by…

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Hamilton Presbyterian Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1891 · page 5

The Hamilton Presbyterian Church choir, assisted by several of the leading vocalists of the district, will give a grand sacred concert in the Hamilton Mechanics' Institute, at 8…

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Lay Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1891 · page 5

The friends connected with the Lambton Lay Methodist Church intend holding a great united camp meeting on the occasion of the opening of the Kendall-street place of…

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District News. Lambton. Lay Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1891 · page 6

The members of the above intend opening their new church on Good Friday, by first holding a camp meeting in the park, conducted by Messrs. John Atkinson and…

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Primitive Methodist Services

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 5

THE anniversary services in connection with the Broadmeadow Primitive Methodist Church was held yesterday afternoon. The annual camp meeting was held at 3 o'clock,…

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Stockton. Primitive Methodist Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 7

On Tuesday evening, at the church of this body in Mitchell-street, a very successful social gathering was held. The building was thronged with an appreciative audience,…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 9

THE Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Rev. George Forrest Browne, Disney Professor of Archæology, Cambridge, to be Canon of St. Paul's…

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