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Churches, 1888

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Presbyterian Picnic

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 1

THE Broughton Creek Presbyterian Sabbath School annual picnic was held on Monday last, on the old picnic ground. The attendance was very good, there being about 400 persons on the…

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Anglican Centennial Service. Pastoral Anddress to Be Read in Churches [?] 22ND, 1888. [?] on Sunday, January, [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1888 · page 4

DEARLY Beloved in the [?] We, the Bishops of the province of New South Wales, desire to [?] to [?] all possible earnestness the Centennial…

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Presbyterian Sustentation Fund

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1888 · page 3

THE Sustentation Fund treasurer's statemen for last year says:—"In nothing is the solid character of the Sustentation Fund movement of this church more manifest than in its steady…

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Presbyterian

Moruya Examiner · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 3

THE annual congregational meeting was held in the Moruya Presbyterian Church on the 27th January, fair attendance being present. After partaking of refreshments, kindly…

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The Anglican Church in New South Wales

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1888 · page 4

THE following interesting sketch of the history of the origin and progress of the Church of England in New South Wales was given by the Bishop of Goulburn…

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Australin's Mission and Opportunity

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1888 · page 4

THE Rev. Dr. Jefferis delivered a discourse on Feb. 2, at the Pitt-street Congregational Church on "Australia's Mission and Opportunity," based upon the 42nd…

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Presbyterian. MARCH

Moruya Examiner · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 2

Sun 11—At Meeting at General Assembly; Goila, Messrs. Knaupett and Campbell, 11 a.m. Sun 18—Moruya 11, Bateman’s Bay 3.30, Nelligen 7.30,…

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Wesleyan Method at Church. MARCH

Moruya Examiner · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 2

Sun 11—Moruya 11 and 7.30, Kiora 3, Rev. F. W. Roberta Mogo 3, Mr. A. Hutchange Sun 18—Moruya 11; Mr. J. Crapp; 7.30; Mr. J. Emmett; Corinna 2.30, Rev. F. W. Roberts…

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Nowra Wesleyan Church. Valedictory Tea and Address to Rev. Charles Jones

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 April 1888 · page 2

PURSUANT to announcement a valedictory tea and address was given to the Rev. Charles Jones in the Public Hall, Nowra, last night week on the occasion of his vacating the…

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Church of England

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 2

THE Easter meeting of the seatholders and members of St. John’s Church was held in the schoolroom on Tuesday afternoon, the vicar, the Revd. G. Spencer,…

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Shoalhaven Presbyterian Church

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 25 April 1888 · page 2

THE first anniversary of the Ladies' Working Society of the above church was celebrated last Thursday by a ten and public meeting. The ten was served in the school-room at 5 p.m…

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Woman's Mission

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 25 April 1888 · page 4

As usual the Pitt-street Congregational Church was crowded on Sunday evening, when Rev. Dr. Jeffers continued his series of lectures on "Woman's mission in the Home and beyond…

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Wesleyan Church

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 25 April 1888 · page 2

ON Sunday morning the Rev. George Lane, President of the New South Wales and Queensland Conference preached, in the Wesleyan Church Nowra, in the interests of the Wesleyan Home…

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Temperance Mission

Moruya Examiner · Friday 27 April 1888 · page 2

MATTHEW BURETTE the great Yorkshire evangelist and temperance and social reformer, arrived in Moruya from Aruluen on Sunday last, and delivered his first…

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Mr. Matthew Burnett’s Mission

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 2

MR. BURNETT continued his mission on Friday night, the Lye[?] Hall being again crowded. Mr. Bland [?] the chair. In his opening remarks he said he…

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The Roman Catholic Presbytery Fund

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 2

As notified in the newspapers the Bazaar and "Centennial Fair" in connection with the above was commenced in the large shed on the A. and H. Association's grounds, Nowra, on Thursday…

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The Anglican "Mill."

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1888 · page 4

THE Freeman's Journal oF April 21st publishes a long article under the above heading, commenting on the different views held by the High and Low church sections of the Church of…

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Lord Churchill on Home Rule

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 May 1888 · page 4

Lord Randolph Churchill spoke at a debate at the Oxford Union Society on Wednesday, 22nd February, on a motion.—" That, to satisfy the just aspirations of the Irish people it is…

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Why People do not Attend Church

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 May 1888 · page 4

WE (S. M. Herald) have published more than one letter recently on the reasons why people do not attend churches, and the causes that operate to produce the alleged…

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Musical Performances in Churches

Moruya Examiner · Thursday 24 May 1888 · page 2

THE Bishop of Rochester writes as follows on the subject of organ recitals and other musical performances in parish churches : “An incum[?] it in his di[?]cese has claimed my direction on a…

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