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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1916

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Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 11

Believing that in the summer season one hour is sufficient time for worship in church on Sunday evenings, the Rev. J. Dunlop Landels, of the Port Melbourne…

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Methodist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 11

The Revs, G. E. Rowe and Robert Stewart, of Brisbane, have had the degree of Doctor of Divinity conferred upon them by the Syracuse University,…

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Roman Catholic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 11

When Dr. Kelly, Archbishop of Sydney, passed through Melbourne, after a visit to Tasmania, the went to Camberwell, and inspected the church of Our Lady of…

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Six O'clock Closing. Methodist Congratulations Views of State Ministers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 5

The Rev. Harold Wheen, general secretary to the Methodist Sunday School Department of New South Wales, telegraphed to the Minister for Defence to-day as…

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Churches of Christ

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 11

Mr. J. E. Thomas, of Adelaide, has accepted an engagement to labour with the Lygon-street Church, Melbourne. Open-air meetings have been…

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In Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 16

Little Tommy (leaning bock in his pew, with an audible sigh, during a very long sermon): "Mamma, do you think the preacher is as tired of it as we are?'…

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St. Philip's Church. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 5

The annual congregational meeting of St. Philip's Church, Watt-street, Newcastle, was held last night, Rev. Alex. Fraser presiding…

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St. Andrew's Church. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 5

The annual meeting of the congregation, of St. Andrew's Church, Newcastle, was held last evening. Rev. Arthur Torrens occupied the chair, and there was a…

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Safety of Churches. Demand by the Pope. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 5

The Pope has requested the Emperor of Austria to abstain from air raids in Italy, and has demanded a guarantee for the safety of St. Mark's Cathedral,…

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Anglican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 11

Rev. Carlos Stretch, eldest son of the Bishop of Newcastle has been granted a commission as captain-chaplain, and will shortly leave for the front with the…

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Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 11

The church in West Australia has opened a Presbyterian Ladies' College. At the age of 93 years, Mrs. Geedie, widow of one of the New Hebridan…

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Methodist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 11

Rev. Stanley Jarvis of Kadavu. Fiji, writes:—"We like our work, and have a good grip of things Every day the work grows more interesting."…

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Roman Catholic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 11

In the beginning of this year the six leading Catholic universities in the United States stood as follows:—Fordham, 1626 students, 154 professors: Catholic…

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Australian Aborigines' Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 11

The Australian Aborigines Mission has been in existence since 1891. It was established by Christian Endeavourers belonging to the Petersham C.E. Society,…

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Union of Churches. Progress Reported. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

An interim report from the Archbishop's sub-committee and representatives of the Nonconformist Churches in connection with the proposed world conference shows…

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Churches of Christ

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 11

Under the leadership or Mr. Goddard the Bible school at Chatswood continues to make progress. Mr. H. G. Harward will commence his…

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Work of the Church. at Home and Abroad

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 5

A public meeting in connection with the opening of the Newcastle Diocesan Synod was held in the Parish Hall last night. There was a good attendance, including a…

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The Anglican Church. Work for the Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 7

Dr. Stretch, the Bishop of Newcastle, in his address to synod, referred to the clergy of his church doing duty in connection with the war…

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Methodist Conference. Annual Meeting. Presidential Address. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 7

The Methodist Conference commenced its sittings to-night at the Lyceum Hall, under the chairmanship of the Rev. Joseph Woodhouse, the retiring…

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Diocese of Newcastle. Annual Synod. Bishop on Church Ethics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 5

The eighteenth annual synod of the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle was opened in the Lyceum Hall yesterday forenoon. The assemblage of the representatives…

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