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Southern Highlands · Churches

Churches, 1900

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A Curious Church Prison

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 April 1900 · page 3

Eleven miles form Witney, in oxfordshire stands the old townlet of Burford, a place but little altered during the last two hundred years, and full of interest…

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Local and District. Church Services

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 2

On and after to-morrow (Sunday) the evening service at St. John's will commence at 7 instead of 7.30. The Rector…

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Church of England. Visit of the Chinese Missionary

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

AN interesting meeting was held in S. Jude's hall on Wednesday afternoon to bear an address from the Ray Soo Hoo Ten, the ordained Chinese clergyman of the Church of England, on the subject…

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R.C. Mission

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 5

Crowded congregations have been the rule at St. Paul's during the past week, when the mission alluded to in our last issue has been successfully…

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R.C. Mission

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 5

Bringing to a successful conclusion his mission at St. Paul's Moss Vale on Sunday evening, Father Barry delivered an eloquent valedictory address…

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Roman Catholic Mission

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2

THE Rev. Fr. Murray, of the Redemptorist monastery, Waratah, has during the past week, been conducting a Mission in St. Thomas' Roman Catholic Church, Bowral…

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Relief of Mafeking. Thanksgiving Service at Ss. Simon and Jude's Church

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2

A SPECIAL thanksgiving service was held in S. Jude's Church on Sunday evening last. There was a large congregation. Special hymns were sung, and at the conclusion of the service the To Deum and National…

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Local and District. St. John's Church

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2

The Rector preached both morning and evening on the subject [?] in men's minds at the moment—"The…

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Primitive Methodist Social

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 2

A VERY pleasant afternoon and evening were spent by a goodly number of friends in the Primitive Methodist Schoolroom on Thursday (Queen's Birthday). It was the original intention of about 14 of…

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Local and District. St. John's Church

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 2

To-morrow (Sunday) being Whit Sunday the services both ing and evening will be fully choral, Tallis' Festal Serried being used. Special hymns…

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Curious Church Raid

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 1

Mr. John Kensit and his Wycliff preachers engaged in a novel and amusing exploit recently at the Yorkshire village of Womersley in…

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Presbyterian. Concert at Mittagong

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 6 June 1900 · page 2

Tim residents of Mittagong were favored with a treat on Friday evening last in the shape of a concert, given by a number of Bowral's prominent vocal talent, in the Canterbury Hall. The concert was…

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Quarterly Social. Primitive Methodist Re-union

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 3

THE schoolroom of the Primitive Methodist congregation was taxed to its utmost holding capacity on Wednesday night, the occasion being the first of a series of socials to be held quarterly in aid of the…

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Priest in a Wesleyan Church

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 6

The Rev. Father Hays, well-known as a temperature advocate, delivered an address recently in the Wesleyan Church, Colgrave, in the diocese of…

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Primitive Methodist Church. Sunday School Teachers' Social

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 1 August 1900 · page 3

THE teachers and friends of the above Sunday school held a grand social on Monday evening last, when a large number of persons of both sexes assembled…

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Methodist Union. Voting of the Primitive Methodists

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 1 August 1900 · page 3
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THE returas giving the result of the recent voting of the Primitive Methodists in this colony on the question of organic Methodist Union are now complete, and show an…

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Slips in Church

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 1 August 1900 · page 4

"WILT thou have this woman to be thy wedded wife?" asked the officiating miumtor at a northcountry wedding to a somewhat illiterate bridegroom, who had had to be assiduously coached…

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A Venerable Church Tower Upon a Hill

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 August 1900 · page 5

The old church, situated in a hollow, a little distance from the town of Kirk-oswald, possesses the peculiarity of having its site over a well or spring called…

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Sydney City mission

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 15 August 1900 · page 3

THE City Mission in Sydney is to hold a gigatic Fair in the Town Hall in October next. Five years ago a similar Fair was held, which proved very successful, and…

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