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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1915

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Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 13

In his report, Mr. J. R. Love, who was in 1912 appointed honorary commissioner of the Presbyterian Board of Missions to inquire into and report on the present…

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Methodist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 13

Lydiard-street Church, Ballarat (Vic.) has on its honour list the names of eighty-six men who have joined the colours. Mr. Arthur Wheen, second son of Rev…

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Roman Catholic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 13

In all the churches in Victoria on Sunday collections were taken up for the benefit of our wounded soldiers, and the response was a generous one…

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Churches of Christ

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 13

A preachers' library has been formed in this State for the benefit of evangelists and speaking brethern. Mr. T. E. Rofe and Dr. Bardsley made this possible…

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Churches and the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1915 · page 15

Never were the churches so constrained by deep conviction and in the teeth of all their cherished and proclaimed ideals to support a war as at the present time…

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Anglican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1915 · page 13

The Rev. Dr. C. E. Weekn, at present vicar of St. John's, Lowestoft, England, has accepted the charge of Nelson (N.Z.) Cathedral, vice Archdeacon…

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Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1915 · page 13

The Rev. J. B. Fulton will be inducted to the charge of the church at Casino on the 11th instant, and the Rev. W. M'Kay Herd to the charge at Kyogle on the 12th…

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Methodist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1915 · page 13

The Rev. G. I. Pearson, of Now Britain, is on furlough in Sydney. The Rev. H. R. Rycroft, who has charge of the missionary stations in the Solomon…

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Roman Catholic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1915 · page 13

To-morrow Archbishop Kelly will lay the foundation-stone of a new presbytery and convent at Campsie. The death of Monsignor Byrne, of…

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Churches of Christ

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1915 · page 13

Mr. Hugh Gray, who has served the Churches of Christ in the Mildura district (Vic.) for four years, will close his work there at the end of September…

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St. Andrew's Church Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1915 · page 5

A successful concert, promoted by St. Andrew's Fellowship Association, was given in St. Andrew's Presbyterian School Hall last night, in aid of the wounded…

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Aborigines Inland Mission. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Aborigines' Inland Mission took place last night in St. Andrew's Hall. Mr. R. Thomas presided over at good attendance. An…

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Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 11

An in memorial service to the late Mrs. Mitchell, of Invergowrie (mother of Mrs. J. Shaw, of Waratah), was conducted in the Kingstown church, in the New…

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Methodist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 11

A Melbourne journal states.—"Under difficulties the indomitable spirit of Methodism comes out. It began in Australia in 1815, the year of Waterloo, and…

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Religious Topics. Anglican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 11

The Trinity Grammar School, with which the Bishop of Bathurst is associated, has sent 73 of its students to the front…

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Roman Catholic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 11

Without interiering with collections for patriotic purposes, Archbishop Kelly realised that the over-increasing number of appeals to the Catholic community must…

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Methodist Centenary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 6

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next are to be red-letter days for Methodists in Newcastle and Maitland districts. Teas and demonstrations for adults and…

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Churches of Christ

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 11

Mr. T. J. Gore, M.A., has resigned his work at Henley Beach, S.A. At the age of 76 be can look back upon a half-century of most fruitful ministerial service…

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Methodist Centenary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 August 1915 · page 6

Reference was made to the centenary of Methodism in Australia in all the Methodist churches in the Hamilton-Wickham circuit yesterday. It is not quite…

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Methodist Centenary. Services in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 August 1915 · page 5

Services in connection with the Methodist centenary celebrations were held yesterday at the Central .Methodist Mission. Newcastle. The preacher at the eleven…

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