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Churches, 1897

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Presbyterian Moderator. Rev. Dr. Bruce in Wagga. "The Riverina a Revelation."

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 6

"MY travels through the Riverina have been a revelation to me" I had no idea there was such a great extent of fertile country, capable of carrying milious of people."…

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St. Andrews' Church. Anniversary Services

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1897 · page 2

AT the morning service on Snnday there was large congregation when the Moderator took as his text St Matthew in, 13-15: Then cometh Jesua from Galilee to Jordan unto…

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Presbyterian

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 5

A MEETING of the trustees of the Presbyterian portion of the cemetery was held in the local meeting house on Wednesday evening last, Rev. H. A. Hutchison in the…

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Presbyterian Homestead Selections

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1897 · page 2

A NOVEL scheme was submitted to the commission of the Presbyterian General Assembly, in Sydney on Friday, for tiding country ministers over droughts. The Rev…

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The Churches as Educators

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 6

IT was beautifully said by Lord Bacon in one of his Essays: "The first creature of God in the works of the day was the light of the sense ; the last was the light of his…

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A Canon on Church History

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 4

Even many church people thought that the Church of England began in Henry VIII's time, bat that wasn't true. The church in the old country was instituted…

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Presbyterian Portion of Cemetery

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 8

WE have before us the code of regulations drafted by the committee of the Presbyterian Church, and the following is an epitome of them:—…

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The Church and the Social Question. Views of the Rev. Wools-rutledge

The Worker · Saturday 6 November 1897 · page 4

The Church has a social as well as a spiritual department to look after. The individual who is content to mind his own business, and cares not what…

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The Juvenile Concert at the Catholic School

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 10 November 1897 · page 2

MONDAY was a hot day, and it was expected that a crowded attendance at tho juvenile Catholic concert would make things uncomfortably warm: but this…

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Presbyterian Schnol Picnic

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1897 · page 2

THE annual picnic of the children attending St. Andrew's Presbyterian Sunday School, together with many of their freends, took place on Tuesday at the Gumly Reserve,…

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Grong. (From a Correspondent.) Presbyterian Church Concert

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 November 1897 · page 2

A GRAND concert in aid of the building fund of the Grong Grong Presbyterian Church was held in Laskey's Royal Hall, Grong Grong, on Saturday evening. Owing…

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Presbyterian Church. Junee

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 2

A social for the purpose of welcoming the Rev. James Carson to the pastorate of the Junee Presbyterian Church was held in Doyle's Hall, Junee, on Wednesday night…

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The Junee Presbyterian Church

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 2

A SOCIAL for the purpose of welcoming the Rev. James Carson to the pastorate of the Junee Presbyterian Church was held in Doyle's Hall, Junee, on Wednesday night…

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Lockhart. (From Our Correspondent.) the Union Church

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 5

A VERY successful tea meeting and concert in aid of the Union Church, was held on the 9th inst., fully 300 visitots being present, including visitors from the surrounding…

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Tumbarumba. (From Our Correspondent.) Church of England Sports

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1897 · page 3

THE committee of the Church of England have a long and varied programme of sports out for Boxing Day, December 26, to take place on the show grounds, in aid of the…

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Uranquinty. (By a Correspondent) Church of England Concert

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1897 · page 2

A concert was held at Uranquinty on Saturday in aid of the Church of England, and proved to be one of the most successful yet held there The hall had been decorated…

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