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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1895

259 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 13

Presbyterian Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 3

THE first sederunt of the eight session of the Federal Assembly of the Presbyterian Churches of Australia and Tasmania was held in Sydney on Tuesday evening. The…

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Presbyterian Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 September 1895 · page 6

THE Presbyterian Federal Assembly sat again in Sydney on Friday. The Rev. Dr. Cosh presided during the day, but in the evening the new…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. Presbyterian Federal Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 September 1895 · page 5

The Federal assembly of the Presoyterian Churches of Australia sat again yesterday, when the ex-moderator, Dr. dosh, presided The consideration of the union of the…

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Presbyterian Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 September 1895 · page 6

THE Presbyterian Assembly sat again in Sydney on Monday he Rev. J. Meiklejohn (Victoria) reported that the special sub committee appointed…

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Presbyterian Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1895 · page 7

THE Presbyterian Assembly sat again in Sydney on Tuesday. A report was submitted from the committee on home missions in Victoria. Regret…

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Presbyterian Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 7

THE eighth session of the Federal Assembly of the Presbyterian Churches of Australia and Tasmania concluded in Sydney on Wednesday. The Rev…

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Minmi. Church Entertainment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 6

On Monday night a free entertainment was held in the Primitive Methodist Church, arranged by the members and choir. The doors were…

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Islington. St. Mark's Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1895 · page 6

A well-attended meeting was hold in the above church on Thursday evening, the Rev. Mr. Swindlehurst, incumbent of Wickham, presiding…

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Day of Humiliation and Prayer. Local Church Services

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 September 1895 · page 5

In accordance with the proclamation of Sir Frederick Darley, the Lieutenant-Governor, who desired that yesterday should be set apart throughout the colony as a day of…

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The Sydney Churches. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 September 1895 · page 5

To-day was, in accordance with the Government proclamation, generally observed in the churches as a day of humiliation and prayer. In the Anglican Churches,…

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Merewether. Free Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1895 · page 7

The anniversary services of the Free Methodist Church were conducted on Sunday, when special sermons were delivered in the morning, afternoon,…

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General Booth's Mission. Grant of Land in Swaziland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—General Booth has obtained a gift of 20,000 acres of land in Swaziland, South Africa, for the purpose of establishing an over-sea…

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Old Racecourse. P.m. Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1895 · page 7

On Monday evening a pie supper was given by the lady members of the Old Racecourse P.M. Church in aid of the trust fund with much…

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District News. Stockton. St. Paul's Church Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1895 · page 7

ON Monday evening another of the highly successful monthly socials in aid of the funds of this church was held in the Temperance Hall. A very…

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Mission Schooner Meda

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1895 · page 4

Captain A. Russell, of the Wesleyan Mission schooner Meda, writes from Port sandwich, Mallicolo, New Hebrides, under date 29th August, that he had met with a succession of strong head…

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Burwood. P.m. Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1895 · page 7

The usual meeting of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour, in connection with the Burwood Primitive Methodist Church, was held…

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Mission Work in China

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—A decree, which is attributed to the Emperor of China, has been extensively circulated among the students in China, commanding…

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Islington. Congregational Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1895 · page 3

On Sunday afternoon the annual distribution of prizes took place in the Congregational Sunday-school. A large number of parents were present…

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Cruise of a Mission Vessel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1895 · page 4

Captain J. E. Graham, of the mission vessel Pitcairn, sends the following account of the cruise of that vessel. The Pitcairn left San Francisco on the 1st of last May, and was at Pitcairn Island on 6th…

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United Methodist Free Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1895 · page 8

A CANTATA entitled "Father Christmas" was given at the Methodist Free Church, Cook's Hill, last evening in aid of the church funds. The Rev. B. Hobson presided, and the…

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