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Southern Highlands · Churches

Churches, 1898

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Watchnight Service at the Church of England

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 4

AT half-past eleven o'clock on Friday, 31st December last year, a "Watchnight Service," which was attended by many, began at St. Jude's Church. After a short and…

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Grand Concert. in Aid of All Saints' Church Sutton Forest

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 2

A very successful entertainment was that of Saturday night last, given in sid of the funds of All Saints' Church. Sutton Forest. The people of Moss…

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Moss Vale. Concert in Aid of All Saints' Church, Sutton Forest

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 4

THE Moss Vale folks enjoyed a treat last Saturday night, when Mr. and Mrs. Maguire, in company with Miss Edward Deane and Miss Josephine Deakin, journeyed from…

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Church of England Mission Services

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 3

ANNOUNCEMENT has been made that a ten days' parochial mission is to begin at St. Jude's Church at 8 o'clock to-night. The Rev. John Southey, who is to…

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The Bowral Churches

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 2

Having disposed of St. Simon's and St. Jude's there is not much more to be said in reaped of the o'hers. It would not be fair, however, to pass…

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Parochial Mission

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 February 1898 · page 4

[?] some time past the Rector and workers of St. lade's Church have been preparing for ten days' Parochial Mission, and on Saturday evening the opening service was held. when the Rev. John…

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Primitive Methodist Assembly

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 February 1898 · page 4

THE annual assembly of the Primitive Methodist Church, was opened at Annandale on Saturday morning, about 60 delegates being present, 20 not having then arrivel. The retiring president, the…

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St. Jude's Mission Services

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 4

THE ten days' mission closed on Monday evening with a thanksgiving service, when many who had received help attended, testifying by their presence as well as by written acknowledgement in some…

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Methodist Union

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

AT the Wesleyan conference now sitting in Sydney the Rev. W. W. Rutledge moved a resolution affirming the expediency of methodist union. After full debate the…

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Echoes of the Mission. [CONTRIBUTED.]

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 3

No MAN can walk on parallel lines with the Lord Jesus; it must either be following Him or turning our backs upon Him. We claim for Christ as His right the…

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P. M. Church. Missionary Prizes

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 3

ON Sunday last a number of prizes were distributed to scholars in the Primitive Mothodist Sunday School by the Rev. L. Hard, as rewards for collecting for the…

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A Tree in a Church

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 9 March 1898 · page 2

In the old Parish Church of Kempsey, near Worcester, a obestnut-tree may be seen growing from the tomb of Sir Edmund Wylde, Knight of Kempsey. The tomb is built into the fabric…

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"At Home" and Basket Social. in Aid of the Wesleyan Church Funds

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 2

A VERY pleasant afternoon and evening was spent in the Wesleyan School-hall, Bowral, last Wednesday, the occasion being a basket social and sale of choice articles, the proceeds in aid of the…

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The Parish Bang-beggar

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 6 April 1898 · page 2

On week days the beadle in some parishes superintended, when necessary, the use of the ducking-stool and the branks, or gag, for feminine scolds—brutal methods of…

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Presbyterian

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 4

THE year 1902 will see the centenary of the Presbyterian Church in Australia. At the meeting of the Sydney Presbytery on Tuesday week the Rev. J. Walker…

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Presbyterian

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 4 May 1898 · page 4

THE.Rev. J. S. White, M.A., LL.D., has officiated as the minister of the Presbyterian Church at Singleton, N.S.W., for the past 51 years, and on Friday night last…

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Roman Catholic

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 4 May 1898 · page 4

THE Freeman's Journal says that the Right Rev. Dr. Lasigan, of Goulburn, subscribed £1250 towards the R.C. Cathedral recently consecrated at Goulburn. Many others…

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Mittagong. Wesley an Church Anniversary

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 2

THE social in connection with the Wesleyan Church anniversary at Mittagong was hold last Tuesday evening, when a fairly large number attended, including a good few from Bowral, most of whom…

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Primitive Methodist. Band of Hope

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 2

The members and friends in connection with the above held their meeting on Friday last in the schoolroom. A good round number turned up and a very enjoyable eveing was spent. The meeting…

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Anglican Church Opinion

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 2

We may be deemed idealists and sentimentalists. We care very little, for we know the sterling value of sentiment and idealism. We are deeply concerned lest…

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