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Northern Rivers · Churches

Churches, 1917

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The Secondary Schools. Mr. Holman and Catholic Children

Northern Star · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--Mr. J.D. Fitzgerald, while speaking at a lecture at the Catholic Federation meeting last night, in referring to the various educational systems, cited the…

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Catholic Priest Drowned Brave Brother Priest. Taree

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

The Rev. Father Kelly, 36, acting parish priest, was drowned yesterday afternoon whilst bathing m the breakers at Mitch ell's Isand. Father Davoren,…

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Methodist Notes

Northern Star · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 8

The Society meeting at Lismore elected as representatives to the quarterly meetings and leaders' meetings for 1917, Mrs. R. Noble, and Messrs. W. Davies and H. H. Axtens…

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The Churches. Presbyterianism

Northern Star · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 8

The Presbyterian polity was widely accepted in Europe. The Calvinistic doctrine was accepted even more widely. Thus, the xxxix Articles of Religion drawn up by the Church…

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Among Prominent People, Papers and Politicians a Churchman's View

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 8

"Our claims to equality of sacrifice are a damnable die. There are men who are enduring the burning sands of the deserts or are waist-deep in the…

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War Loan. Irish Church's Big Contribution. London

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 3

The Church in Ireland has subscribed £1,400,000 to the War Loan…

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St. Andrews Presbyterian Church

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

Morning 11, Evening 8, Uki 2.30. Moonlight Services, Friday February 2nd Tumbulgum, 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 7th. Tyalgum at 8 p.m…

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Presbyterian. Tweed Heads

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

SUNDAY SERVICES FEBRUARY, 4th Longreach 11.30 a.m. Gudgen 3 p.m. Tweed Heads 8 p.m…

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Grammar School. Church of England's Effort

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 4

At the invitation of Rev. Canon Ware there was a numerous gathering of ladies and gentleman interested in the question of a…

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Church Notes. Methodist Notes

Northern Star · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 8

After the service at Bexhill on Tuesday last the annual meeting of the members of the Church was held, and Mrs. R. Virtue was unanimously elected to represent the…

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St. Cuthbert's Church, Tweed Heads

Tweed Daily · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 3

The Harvest Thanksgiving services will ba held at St. Cutabert's Church, Tweed Heads, on Sunday next, February 4th. There will be a celebration of…

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Open Column. (Editor, "Star.") the British Church

Northern Star · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 3

SIR, -- In the column, "To Correspondents," appearing in your paper this warning there was an answer to Inquirer (Tabletop) that requires some respectful consideration. In…

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Methodist Church

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Methodist Church was held on 17th January, the chair being occupied by Rev. W. Coleman. The income…

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The British Church. (Editor, "Star.")

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 3

Sir, -- I am not fond of religious controversy, and would rather peacefully press on with my work as a member of the Catholic, Church. However, when my church is…

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Catholic School Needs

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 3

"I am here as a priest of the Church whose flag represents re-ligious liberty and civic equality, and we claim that our nuns and…

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The Churches. Methodist Notes

Northern Star · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 8

The harvest festival at Lismore last Sunday suffered very considerably through the heavy rain. The Church, however, was most tastefully decorated by skilled workers, under…

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Progress of the Church of Christ

Northern Star · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 8

Four words express the progress of the Disciples of Christ in the ten years immediately past -- the extensive growth, unity, faith's outreaches, and the triumph of prayer…

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Church of England Guild

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 February 1917 · page 2

The following is a list of goods sent to the Red Cross Society, Sydney, on Saturday, from the Church of England Women's Guild Society: Nine pairs…

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The Churches. Presbyterianism

Northern Star · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 8

In these notes it was stated that four things contributed to the phenomenal spread of Presbyterianism. Two of these causes: love of leaving and devotion to democratic…

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Church of Christ

Northern Star · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 8

Recently Mr. A.C. Rankine, evangelist of Ann-street Tabernacle, received an invitation from the Anglican ministers to place before them "The Plea" of the Church of…

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