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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Churches

Churches, 1937

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"Lid Off Life" Challenge to Church Must Enlist Youth Methodist Conference Told SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1937 · page 8

"The lid is off life and the Church must accept the challenge of the situation," said Rev. J. W. Burton, M.A., in an address on "The Church and the Changing…

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Homeville St. Luke's Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1937 · page 9

It was reported at the annual meeting of parishioners of St. Luke's Church, Homeville, that the debt on the parish hall was liquidated during the year…

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Methodist Church Home Mission Rally Speaker From Western Australia Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 11

Rev. Cecil Collard, of Wiluna, West Australia, who was one of the speakers at the Home Mission Department demonstration of the Methodist Conference last…

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Island Congress Catholic Churchmen Back More Pageantry Than at Sydney Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 8

The Roman Catholic Coadjutor Archbishop of Sydney (Most Rev. M. Sheehan), who, with other Australian delegates, returned to Sydney to-day by the Changte…

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Check to Church Unity Move Congregationalists and Methodists Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 10

The N.S.W. Methodist Conference today decided that negotiations with the Congregational Church for union be discontinued…

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NEWS from the CHURCHES Hamilton Methodist

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 7

Anniversary services in connection with the Sunday School will be held at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. The special preacher will be Rev. Alan Walker…

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Kurri Methodist Eisteddfod

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 13

At a meeting of the Kurri Kurri Methodist Church Eisteddfod Committee on Wednesday night, it was decided to hold the annual musical festival on May 27,…

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Action Deferred Union with Congregational Church Methodist Discussion Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 12

The Methodist Conference decided to-day to defer action concerning union with the Congregational Church. During the year prominent Methodist…

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Tarrant's Mission Team for Tour of India MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 11

Mr. Frank Tarrant, who has already organised a number of cricket tours of India by Australians, is expected to arrive next month. He will try to secure a…

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"Greater Sacrifices By People Needed" Churchill's Demand in the Commons "Britain Not Rearming Fast Enough" London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 1

Fears that Britain may not be reaming fast enough or making sufficient sacrifices, were expressed by Mr. Winston Churchill in the debate on the third reading of the Defence Loans Bill…

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Central Methodist Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 13

At the Central Methodist Mission, the Brotherhood breakfast will be held at 9 a.m. Rev. R. S. Lee will speak on "The Work of the Industrial Christian Fellowship." At 11 a.m. Rev…

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Recital at Presbyterian Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 4

Mr. George H. Young (organist), Misses Kezie Fraser (soprano) and Melva Will (pianist), and Messrs. Jack Dempsey (violinist) and Ernest Brickell (tenor)…

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Mission Eisteddfod

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 13

The second annual eisteddfod of the Central Methodist Mission will be held next week, from Thursday to Saturday. The adjudicators will be—Elocution, Mr…

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Home Mission Festival Congregational Churches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 14

The 25th annual home mission festival was held in Brown-street Congregational Church on Wednesday. Tea was served in the school hall. The tables were…

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Stockton Methodist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 13

At Stockton Methodist Church, Rev. W. T. Cross will preach at both the morning and evening services. At 11 a.m. he will take as his subject "Christ and Ourselves." The young…

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Hamilton Methodist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 13

The Sunday school anniversary services will be held at 11 a.m. and 3 and 7 p.m. at Hamilton Methodist Church. The special preacher at all services will be the Rev. Alan Walker, Associate…

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Waratah-mayfield Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 13

Rev. W. G. Reekie will preach and administer the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper at 11 p.m. in the Waratah-Mayfield Presbyterian Church. At 7 p.m. Rev. M. E. Southwell will preach…

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St. Andrew's Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 13

The Sacrament of the Lords' Supper will be administered at both services in St. Andrew's Church. Rev. Alex. Simms will preach…

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St. Philip's Presbyterian

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 13

Rev. A. R. McVittie will preach at both services in St. Philip's Presbyterian Church, Watt-street. At the morning service, at which the Covenant of the Lord's Supper will be dispensed,…

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A.h. Catholic Guilds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 9

DISTRICT COUNCIL.—Owing to the absence of Bros. T. Peters, V. Bernasconi, and C. Martin at the last monthly meeting of the Newcastle District Council of…

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