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Churches, 1914

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Presbyterian Church

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 6

Sunday, May 10th, will be observed as Mother's Day when the Rev. J. H. Robertson, M.A., of Bathurst (formerly of Berry) will preach at both services and…

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Church of England

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 6

The Archbishop of Sydney, who will be accompanied by Mrs. Wright, will be visiting the Shoalhaven district next week for the purpose of…

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Presbyterian Church

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 4

Sunday, May 10th, will be observed as Mother's Day "when the Rev J. H. Robertson, M.A. of Bathurst (formerly of Berry) will preach at both services and…

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"Passed Out." New York Churches' Stand. Frozen Streets for Workless Men

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 3

"Leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World are causing considerable trouble in New York Just now by addressing large gatherings of the unemployed and urging…

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PRESS v. Church. Mind Whom You Put on the Index

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 3

A good story of a boycott which failed is told by the "Advocate," of Chicago. "Some 4,000,000 Polish Roman Catholics in Wisconsin have been trying for the past 12 years to secure more rights in the administration of the…

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English Churchyards. Old Burying Grounds

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 3

"Not many decades ago our rural churchyards still possessed their ancient beauty," says the "Church Times." "The grey church rose from among the simple graves of the…

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A Go-to-church Campaign

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 7

The American religions papers give particulars of the Go-to-Church campaign, and the "British 'Weekly" summarises what is being done. It is a…

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Church Development at Jervis Bay

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 9

In order to give effect to a progressive policy of church work in the southern portion of the Shoalhaven parish, the Council has decided to decate the Rev. L. C. Ferris,…

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Church of England. Visit of Archbishop Wright

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 9

Dr. Wright, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney and Primate of Australia, accompanied by Mrs. Wright, paid a pastoral visit to the Shoalhaven parish last week. His Grace…

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A Go-to-church Campaign

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 3

The American religious pavers give particulars of the Go-to-Church campaign, and the “British Weekly” summarises what is being done. It is a…

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News Items. Go-to-Church Campaign

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 1

The American newspapers are full of news about the Go-to-Church campaign and the British weekly summarises what is being…

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Empire Day. Monday. Empire Sunday at All Saints' Church

The Nowra Leader · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 6

At All Saints' Church the festival of the Ascension formed one of the subjects of the day's services, and the [?] in his morning address confined Empire Day was celebrated in the usual manner in Nowra on Monday. Arrangements had been made by, the members of the Parents' and Citizens…

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Kikuyu Wrangle. the Church Controversy

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 3

The article in the United Kingdom section of the "Round Table" is devoted to The Kikuyu Controversy. After analysing the position of the two parties, it argues that if…

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The Churches and Immorality

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 2

"Apart from the chanced and changing attitude towards religion—a matter with which our Churches can only deal individually and sectionally—there…

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Churchwarden Stories

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 2

A warden when ha goes to church mint be prepared for anything. One never knows what to expect, but I certainly never could have "imagined"…

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Votes for Churches

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 3

Sir N. Helme, moving the second-reading of this bill, said it was a bill upon which agreement had been arrived at in the House of Lords. Its object was to give the…

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Churchwarden Stories

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 6

A warden when he gave to [?] must be prepared for anything. [?] never known what to expect , but I [?] never could have [?]…

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Wedding the Good. Yankee Professor's Mission

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 7

Among animals the unmated are practically non-existent. Every individual becomes either a father or a mother and contributes his or her share to the make-up…

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Roman Catholic Ball

The Bega Budget · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 2

This popular annual fixture came off on Wednesday night and was quite the success it was expected to be. The utter…

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Church Jubilee

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 4

The Women's Work Society in connection with the Presbyterian Church, decided at their last meeting to hold the Diamond Jubilee Fa[?]r in Nowra…

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