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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1912

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The Church and Social Problems

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 7

Even those most strongly opposed to Mr. Lloyd George in politics will find themselves in cordial agreement with a good deal of what he said in his address…

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Britain's Safety. Depends on Her Navy. Speech by Mr. Churchill. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 5

Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking at the luncheon of the Clyde Navigation Trust at Glasgow yesterday, made a…

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Waratah. Church of England

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

A social meeting was held in the Waratah School of Arts on Wednesday evening, the object being to say farewell to Mr. T. H. Barrett, catechist, who has…

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Biblical Versus Church Dogma

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 7

Sir,—In your issue of Friday last publicity is given to certain utterances made in the Parish Hall, Church-street, on the previous evening which are open to…

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St. Andrew's Church. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 3

The annual meeting of the congregation of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Newcastle, was held in the school-hall last night. The Rev. W. G…

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Biblical Versus Church Dogma

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 11

Sir,—Is not Mr. Fraser a little hypercritical? Surely in the parish hall at a gathering of Church of England school teachers it in allowable, to quote the…

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Merewether. Presbyterian Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 6

The annual meeting of the congregation of the Merewether section of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was held on Tuesday night, the Rev. W. G…

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Merewether. St. Augustine's Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 5

The annual distribution of prizes in connection with St. Augustine's Sunday-school took place in the church yesterday afternoon. The Rev. H. S. D. Portus…

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St. Andrew's Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 5

Very successful harvest thanksgiving services were held in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Newcastle, yesterday. The church had been decorated for the occasion…

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Junction Lay Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 3

The anniversary of the Lay Methodist Church was celebrated on Sunday, when, in addition to sermons preached at each service, selections were rendered by the…

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Methodist Conference. the New President. Rev. B. J. Meek. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 3

The opening session of the eleventh annual conference of the Methodist Church of Australia was held in the Lyceum Hall this evening. The Rev. Mr…

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Parish Pump Politics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 15

There is in local service the enormous advantage of working for results which one can see fulfilled, when compared with political service, which keeps one…

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Church and Social Reform

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 6

Dr. Gore, Bishop of Oxford, does not believe that the church has no concern with politics; not, that is, if social reform may be considered a political…

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District News. Stockton. Congregational Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 5

In connection with the semi-jubilee of the Congregational Church at Stockton, a public gathering was held in the church last night. The Rev. Bennett, pastor…

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Holy Week in Jerusalem. the Church of the Sepulchre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 3

My first impression in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was that I had suddenly come late a barbaric castle of magic connected with innumerable caves…

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Britain and Germany. the Naval Question. Churchill's Speech Resented. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 5

The "Borsen Courier" states that both Herr Von Bethmann-Hollwegg, the Chancellor, and Herr Von Kiderelen-Waechter, the Minister for Foreign…

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District News. Stockton. Methodist Church Festival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 6

The annual autumn festival in connection with the Stockton Methodist Church was opened yesterday in the Temperance Hall, Stockton, in the presence of a large…

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Church Union. Movement in Canada. Toronto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 5

The Presbyterian Church of Canada is in favour of church union by a vote of nearly three to one. The vote of the Methodist and…

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Humour in the Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 5

The other day the Dean of Newcastle said "going, going, going." Someone in to congregation, carried away by the sermon, said—"Gone," Humour in the…

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District News. Hamilton. Redemptorist Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 April 1912 · page 7

The mission given by the Very Rev. Father, Brown and the Rev. E. J. Gleeson, of the Order of Redemptorists, in the Sacred Heart Church, Hamilton, was…

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