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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1891

228 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 12

Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 9

THE Bible has now been translated into 66 of the languages and dialects of Africa. News has been received that a…

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Primitive Methodist Church Welcoming a Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1891 · page 8

THE Primitive Methodists of the Newcastle first circuit have been reinforced by the arrival from England of the Rev. W. "Kearsley, who has been sent by the English…

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Organ Recital at St. Mary's Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1891 · page 8

AN organ recital and a choral service were given in St. Mary's Church last evening, and proved a great success. The large building was crowded to the doors, and had the…

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Free Methodist Church Burwood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 8

A VERY pleasing temperance entertainment was given by the members of the Young People's Union in connection with the Free Methodist Church, Merewether, on…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 9

REV. GEO. HAY has received a call to the Narrabri-Gunnedah charge. A London contemporary is justly indignant at the law which allows a…

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The Summer Girl at Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 10

The preacher was young, Her look was so charming ; His nerves were unstrung, For the preacher was young…

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Greta. P.M. Church Missionary Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 September 1891 · page 5

On Wednesday night a very successful meeting was hold in the above church. Mr. Burnett, of Singleton, was called to the chair, and after prayer by the Rev. J. H…

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Higher Christian Education Scheme of the Presbyterian Church. Hunter Presbytery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1891 · page 6

THE subjects of examination this year were:—Scripture, the international scheme of lessons from January to August, and the examiners were the…

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A Critic and the Boers. Lord Randolph Churchill Burnt in Effigy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The comments of Lord Randolph Churchill, on the Boers, have caused them great anger. They have burnt Lord Churchill in effigy, at Pretoria,…

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Free Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 6

THE circuit anniversary of the Newcastle churches was celebrated on Sunday and Tuesday last, the whole passing off very pleasantly and…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1891 · page 9

THE first confi[?]tion held in St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, took place on a recent Monday, some 200 candidates being pres[?]ed…

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Lambton. Church Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1891 · page 4

THE anniversary services in connection with the Wesleyan Methodist Church were held on Sunday, when sermons were preached in the morning by Mr. J. L. Fegan, M.P., and…

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A Mission Vessel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1891 · page 4

The barque H. W. Almy has been chartered by the American Board of Foreign Missions to take the place of the missionary steamer Morning Star for one voyage, and is now on her way to Honolulu…

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Mission Yacht Southern Cross

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1891 · page 3

THE new auxilary screw yacht Southern Gross, intended for missionary work among the islands, is 386 tons yacht measurement, length over all…

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Latest District News. Lambton. Wesleyan Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1891 · page 8

The anniversary services of the above church were continued on Monday, when a public tea was given in Conn's Hall. About 150 persons sat down to ten, and did full…

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Dr. Moorhouse on Establishment. Strictures on the Church in Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 October 1891 · page 5

LONDON,, Wednesday.—Dr. Moorhouse, Bishop of Manchester, and formerly Bishop of Melbourne, in the course of a sermon de. livered at the Church Congress, Rhyl, spoke…

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Church and Religious News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1891 · page 9

THE death of the Rev. E. Griffith, of Brisbane, father of Sir Samuel Griffith, removes from Australian church life one who has laboured long…

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Methodist Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 October 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—At the Methodist Conference at Washington 500 delegates were present. Bishop Hurst presided, and in welcoming the delegates traced the steady…

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Stockton Primitive Methodist Church Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1891 · page 6

At Stockton yesterday a bazaar was held in the Temperance Hall for the purpose of raising funds for the reduction of the debt on the above church. The hall was tastefully…

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Stockton. Primitive Methodist Church Bazaar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 7

In connection with the above, an entertainment was given in the hall on Thursday evening. The children and choir in their pretty costumes repeated the Cantata, "The…

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