Launch of the Mission Boat
YESTERDAY the old lifeboat was launched as the Seamen's Bethel Mission boat, and taken in charge by the Rev. R. M. Bowles, seamen's chaplain, on behalf of the Newcastle…
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Churches, 1897
302 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 16
Minmi. Church Anniversary
On Tuesday night the U.M.F. Church anniversary was celebrated by a public tea and concert in Mr. Wile's Hall, and was a thorough success. The ladies of the church…
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THE annual tea meeting and concert in connection with this church took place at the Wallsend School of Arts on Thursday evening. The attendance at the tea must have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Church of England Conference. the Archbishop of Canterbury's Encyclical
LONDON, Thursday.—The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued an encyclical letter to the Anglican churches embodying the results of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Is Dancing Wrong to Assist Church Funds? to the Editor
Sir,—Why should Willis Schofield object to a social with a dance to assist and promote the interests of the church? Mr. W.8. writes as if there were something morally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Abyssinia and France. Mr. Rodd's Mission
LONDON, Friday.—The Paris newspapers fear that the success of Mr. J. Rennell Rodd on his recent mission to King Menelik, Abyssinia, was so…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Highest Church in Europe
THIS distinction belongs to the pilgrimage chapel of St. Maria de Zeleil, above Salux, in the Swiss Canton of Granbunden. It lies 2434 metres above the sea level; nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Seamen's Bethel Mission. Entertainment at the Masonic Hall
WITH the object of raising funds for the Newcastle Seamen's Bethel Mission, an entertainment, which proved to be of a highly successful character, was held in the Masonic…
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A MOST successful concert was held at the Hunter-street Free Presbyterian Church on Thursday evening, in aid of the funds of the church. There was an excellent attendance,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Independent Presbyterian Church. Presentation
AN exceedingly pleasant social was held is the schoolroom attached to the Rev. Donald Fraser's residence last night, when Captain and Mrs. Newton and Miss Newton were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lambton. the Parish Club
The fortnightly meeting of the Parish Club in connection with the Church of England was held on Thursday evening, in the presence of a large audience, Mr. S. Short…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Merewether. Presbyterian Choir
The choir of the Independent Presbyterian Church here, together With several friends, met in the hall of the local School of Arts on Thursday evening last for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Bagpipes in Church. a Novel Scene
A VISITOR present at a recent morning service in St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, gives the following interesting sketch of his experience on the occasion:—What would you think of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Burwood. P.m. Church
The temperance meeting at this church was fairly attended on Thursday evening. Mr. John Dixon officiated as chairman. A good programme was provided. Recitations and…
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At a meeting of the parishioners of St. Paul's Church, West Maitland, held on Thursday evening, a branch of the Church Aid Fund was established. The Rev. F…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. "Drumtochty."
ONE of the best lectures heard in this city for many a day was that delivered in the schoolroom of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church last night by the Rev. J. A. Ewen, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney City Mission. Sydney
THE ceremony of laying the memorial-stone of the City Mission Hall, at the corner of William and Underwood streets, Paddington, was performed this afternoon by Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Stockton. Primitive Methodist Concert
A very excellent concert was given at the Temperance Hall last night, in aid of the fund of the local Primitive Methodist Church. The whole entertainment was organised by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Burwood. Wesleyan Church
The annual services in connection with the above church took place on Sunday, and attracted very fair audiences at each service. The morning service was conducted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sleepiness of the Church of England at Newcastle. to the Editor
Sir,—To a visitor staying a short time at Newcastle, the appearance of matters in connection with this church present anything but a roseate hue…
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