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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1906

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The Church and Gambling. Remarks by Bishop Stretch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 5

A motion, standing in the name of the Ven. Archdeacon White, was on the business-paper of yesterday's session of the Synod of the Diocese of Newcastle, to the…

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Christ Church Cathedral. Unveiling of Memorial Windows

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1906 · page 4

At Christ Church Cathedral yesterday morning a special service was conducted by the Right Rev. Bishop Stretch, the occasion being the unveiling of six…

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The Church and Temperance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 6

Sir,—It is pleasurably refreshing to hear of a clergyman openly confessing he is in favour of local option, but not without compensation. As the latter has been…

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Central Mission Brotherhood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 5

Following upon the lines of the great central missions in the large cities of England, the committee of the Central Methodist Mission, King-street,…

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Fire at Hamburg. St. Michael's Church Burned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 5

A disastrous fire has destroyed St. Michael's Church, at Hamburg. The steeple, which was 430 feet high collapsed, and fell into the…

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London News. London, June 1st. Mr. Churchill on the Colonies Conference.—sir John Madden on Australian Loans and Securities.—australian Smelting Corporation.—sir Joseph Ward and the Postal Congress.—mr. Austin Chapman in London.—cecil Healy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 7

Perhaps the Colonial Conference of 1907 will help to smooth away the difficulties in the way of imperial Union that seem to have cropped up so plentifully within…

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The Church and Drink

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 2

Sir,—I was glad to see, in your issue of last Saturday, that Canon Regg carried a motion in the Newcastle Synod, "That a select committee of the synod be…

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Melbourne Gossip. Melbourne, July 4. Worrying the Churches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 14

The action of the Evangelical churches against the gambling houses has led to unexpected results. An unseen organiser is alleged to have instigated the marching of…

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Congregational Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 July 1906 · page 5

At the Brown-street Congregational Church last evening, the Rev. Asbury Caldwell, B.A., B.D., preached to a large congregation, taking for his theme…

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St. Andrew's Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 July 1906 · page 5

At St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Laman-street, last evening, the Rev. C. E. James preached with special reference to the work of the Prisoners' Aid…

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Lambton. Congregational Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 July 1906 · page 6

The anniversary services of the Lambton Congregational Church Sunday School were held yesterday, the attendance being very satisfactory at each meeting. The…

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The Church and Temperance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1906 · page 2

Sir,—One must admire the remarks recently passed by the Rev. A. Killworth in connection with the liquor traffic. If we had more broad-minded men in the…

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New Lambton. Church Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 3

The anniversary services of the New Lambton Methodist Church were continued on Monday evening. It was intended to have an entertainment instead of the…

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The Churches and Temperance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 7

Sir,—Permit mo to comment un0on the recent controversy upon the question of the churches' attitude and temperance. The Anglican Synod has been taken to…

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St. John's Church. Memorial to Archdeacon Bode

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 5

In St. John's Church, Darby-street, last night, a brass eagle lectern was dedicated to the memory of the late Ven. Archdeacon Bode, by the Right Rev. Dr. Stretch,…

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Catholic Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 6

An abstract of returns of Catholic Schools in the Maitland diocese for the year ended 30th June, 1906, has been prepared, and we have received a copy from…

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The Churches and Liquor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 3

Sir,—When it has been proved by the overwhelming and conclusive evidence of our police and criminal courts that three out of every four of the criminals in our…

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Lambton. St. John the Baptist's Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 3

The annual tea and concert in connection with St. John's Church of England, Lambton, was held on Wednesday evening, and proved successful. The rector,…

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The Church and Temperance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 11

Sir,—Mr. Pidgeon is somewhat unfair towards those churches, some of whose adherents are engaged in the liquor traffic—such as brewers, wine and spirit…

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St. Andrew's Church. the Morality of Strikes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 July 1906 · page 5

At St. Andrews's Presbyterian Church last night, the Rev. C. E. James, in a sermon upon the relations of employers and employees, spoke of the morality of…

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