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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1917

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Catholic Clergy Speak

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 13

"The assertion that the Catholic Church is to be considered as opposed to prohibition is," says "The Grit" (Sydney), "rank nonsense, and is an insolent…

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News of the Churches

Northern Times · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 4

The members of the New Lambton Methodist Church have responded well to the appeal for funda to enable a school hull to be built; already…

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Churches of Christ

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 13

Evangelist E. Davis, of the Toowoomba church (Q.), has made a trip through the Darling Downs. He found 80 scattered members, and arranged meetings for…

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Mr. Churchill. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 5

The "Daily Chronicle" states that Mr. Winston Churchill recently visited the Western front, and is now in Paris as the guest of the French military authorises…

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Catholic Efforts. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 June 1917 · page 5

Archbishop Baurdrillard, the president of the French Catholic propaganda in an article in "La Croix," the Catholic organ, states that German Catholics recently…

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The American Mission. Washington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 5

It is announced that Mr. Elihu Root, and the other commissioners, have arrived safely at a Russian port. It is expected that the mission will…

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Weston Methodist Honour Roll. Unveiled by Mr. W. KEARSLEY, M.L.A.

Northern Times · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 3

An honour roll, bearing 37 names of ex-members of Weston Methodist congregation, was unveiled at the church on Saturday night, in an…

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Junction. Methodist Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 3

The anniversary services of the Junction Methodist Church were held on Sunday, and largely attended. The Rev. Geo-Read preached in the morning, and Rev…

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Catholic Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 5

Sir,—In my opinion it is as much a crime to be a twister in a question of logic as a bigot, and I do not think that the Church of Rome, or any other…

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Wallsend Methodist Church. Welcome to Dr, F, W. Collier. Returned War Surgeon

Northern Times · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 4

A large number or Wallsend Methodist Church supporters gathered last night to welcome home Dr. F. W. Collier, who has lately returned from…

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Lambton Presbyterian Fair

Northern Times · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 4

A sale of work in aid of the organ fund of the Lambton Presbyterian Church will be opened in Tiplady's Hall on Saturday afternoon. The…

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Lord Northcliffe's Mission London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 5

It is officially announced that Lord Northcliffe has sailed for the United States, in response to the War Cabinet's invitation to co-ordinate the work of the…

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Anglican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 13

"The anxieties that have come to us from the unrest in Russia, and the uncertainty as to how that great nation would be led at this critical juncture, have…

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Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 13

The Right Rev. the Moderator of the State Assembly will open the new church at Wilgett to-morrow, and will spend till the 13th instant in charge, when he will…

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Methodist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 13

In discussing the work of the recent general conference at Melbourne, the Rev. John G. Wheen, general secretary to the Methodist Foreign Missions, states: "One…

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Roman Catholic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 13

Archbishop Kelly laid the foundation-stone of the new church of St. Peter, Surry Hills, and left in the evening for Melbourne, to attend the "Month's Mind"…

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The Catholic Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 2

Sir,—I have read with deep interest the different letters on the above subject. On the 2nd inst, there appeared a letter signed "Blue Degree," which is a rather queer,…

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News of the Churches

Northern Times · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 4

At a recent meeting of the Newcastle Central Mission congregation, the chairman and circuit steward (Mr. H. Charleston) stated that the new…

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Religious. The Church in War Time. As Viewed in 1970

Northern Times · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 4

The annual report for 1916 of Stamford Hall (London) Congregational Church (Rev. J. M. Gibbon) shows a rise in membership from 1,003 to 1,053…

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Churches of Christ

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 13

Mr. Chas. C. S. Rush, B.A., home missions' secretary to the N.S.W. Churches of Christ, is touring the northern districts, and will attend the Northern…

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