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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1899

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Adamstown. Lay Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 3

The anniversary services of this church were held yesterday. Three services were held. In the morning and evening Mr. Williams, of Dudley…

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A Sydney Letter. the 5s a Half-year on Current Accounts. Lord Hampden's Going Away. St. Valentine's Day on the Down Grade. a Story of Tattersall's Sweeps. the New Norfolk Island Magistrate. About New Newspapers. a Popular Presbyterian Minister. General Booth's Australian Visit. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 7

One would think, judging by the fun being made by "customers" through the papers, that it was not 5s but £5 the banks were charging on current accounts. The…

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The English Church and Politics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1899 · page 4

From all appearances the subject of religion is destined to play a prominent part at-the next general election in England. Addressing a number of…

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The Church of England. Immense Offerings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The voluntary offerings to the Church of England during 1898 amounted to £7,500,000, this amount being…

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Brown-st. Congregational Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1899 · page 5

A pleasant evening was spent on Thursday in the Brown-street Congregational school hall, the occasion being a social gathering of church members and friends for the purpose…

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Primitive Methodist Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1899 · page 8

The 54th annual assembly of the Primitive Methodist Connexion of Now South Wales was opened in the Albon-street Church, Sydney, on Saturday morning. The…

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Primitive Methodist Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 7

The final reading of stations at the above named conference resulted in the following appointments:—Sydney 1st (Albion-street), James W. Holden, Emanuel "Masterman…

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Australian Church Harvest Festival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 4

The annual harvest festival in connection with the Australian Church takes place in the Victoria Theatre to-morrow. The service at 11 is for children, to which all are…

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The Church and the President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 5

Cardinal Richard, Archbishop of Paris, who preached the funeral sermon at the grave of the late President Faure, is one of the senior members of the Sacred College…

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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 5

Members, adherents, and friends of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church met in the schoolroom last evening, to begin giving practical effect to the scheme formulated in…

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Ritualism in England. the English Church Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A meeting of the English Church Union was held to-day, at which 700 delegates, representing 260 branches, were present…

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The Discord in the Church of England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 4

There is much reason to fear that the claim of the English Church Union affirming the Church's independence of Parliament and the courts in…

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Redemptorist Mission at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1899 · page 8

A three-weeks' mission, to be preached by the Redemptorist Fathers, was opened at the Sacred Heart Church, Hamilton, at the 11 o'clock mass yesterday. The Rev. Fathers…

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International News. Church of England. the Movement Against the Confessional. Debate in the Lords

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—There was a strong debate in the House of Lords last night upon a resolution proposed against the practice of habitual…

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Crying Lost Goods In: Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 12

In certain parts, says Mr. William Andrews in his new book on "E[?]lestastical Curiosities," the custom of crying lost goods on church was undoubtedly prevalent, and…

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Tighe's Hill. New Primitive Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 6

It is gratifying to note signs of progress in connection with the good cause. The Primitive Methodists of Tighe's Hill have for some time found their church to be…

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Merewether. United Methodist Free Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1899 · page 8

A large congregation assembled in this church, last evening for the purpose of hearing the Rev. B. Hobson give his farewell address. After the preliminary exercises had…

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An Irish Catholic University

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—At the meeting of the Council of the Liberal-Unionist party to-day, the Duke of Bevonshire, Lord President of the…

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Tighe's Hill P. M. Church. Laying of New Corner Stones

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1899 · page 6

Quito a large concourse of people assembled in front of the Primitive Methodist Church, Tighe's Hill, on Saturday afternoon to witness the ceremony of laying the…

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District News. West Wallsend. Presbyterian Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1899 · page 3

The Rev. W. Powell on Sunday evening lost in the local Presbyterian Church took for his subject "The Sign of the Cross," when the church was crowded to the doors, many…

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