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Churches, 1908

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Methodist Anniversary

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 2

There was a large gathering at the Moss Vale Methodist Church on Monday evening in celebration of the anniversary of the church. The occasion was emphasised by a…

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Mr. Churchill Returned

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 4

The election to fill the vacancy in the representation of Dundee in the House Commons, caused by the eleventh of Mr. E. Robertson to the…

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Methodist Church Anniversary

Robertson Advocate · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 2

A grand concert and social in connection with the anniversary of the Mittagong Methodist Church was held in the church on Wednesday evening, in the presence of a good…

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St. Jade's Church Choir Concert

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 2

An [?] was given in St. Jade's School-hall, Bowral, on Friday evening, in did of the church choir fands. The attendance was small, and the Rav. W. Knox…

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Church Assessment

Robertson Advocate · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 2

An appeal against the councils ass[?]ment that earned a good deal of interest at the sitting of the Haratville Appeal Court on Wednesday was that of Rev. F. Barclay,…

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Methodist Church Social

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1908 · page 2

A social in connection with the Bowral Methodist Church was held in the School hall last evening. A large number of members and [?]berents accepted the general…

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Catholic Social at Bowral

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1908 · page 2

There was a large gathering at the School of Arts, Bowral, on Monday night, when a social was held under the [?] of the local Catholic Church, The gathering was…

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China's Inland Mission

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 2

A largely attended meeting was convened at the St. John's C. of E. schoolroom on Thursday evening for the purpose of hearing an…

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Mandate to the Church

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 3

The Pilgrims Club entertained the prelates attending the Pan Anglican Congress at a banquet on Tuesday. Lord Curzon, who presided, proposed…

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Pan-Anglican Congress. Capital and Labour. Partnership a Remedy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 4

The Pan-Anglican Congress on Friday discussed the relations of capital and labour. The speakers included Mr. C. F. G. Masterman, M.P. (Liberal)…

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Pan-Anglican Congress

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 5

Mr. Arthur Balfour delivered an address on the conflict of science and religion. He declared that it was impossible to conceive human society…

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Pan-Anglican Congress

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 2

The closing service in St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday was stately and impressive, though of studied simplicity. The Lord Mayor, Sir…

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Smoking in Church

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 4

More than 500 men attended the first services of the Rev. Sydney Goodmans, in the new men's church in Atlantic City, New Jersey (says a New…

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Church Social at Mittagong

Robertson Advocate · Friday 10 July 1908 · page 2

A concert and social in connection with St. Stephen's Church, Mittagong, took place in the schoolroom on Wednesday evening and was a great success, in much that…

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Church Improvements. to the Editor

Robertson Advocate · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 2

Sir.—In your last issue, "Orphan" wishes the officers of St Stephen's Church to be congratulated for having the Schoolroom and the picket fence [?]. In fairness to…

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Kaiser's Church Burned. Historic Battle Trophies. Many Destroyed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 3

Berlin's historic Garrison Church, built in 1703, the Kaiser's favorites place of worship, was (writes the "Daily Mail" of 13th April) totally destroyed by fire…

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Wedding Drama. a Russian Count. Vicar Refuses to Marry. Scene in Church. Brief Courtship of Rich Widow

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 August 1908 · page 3

Bristol provides a full-blown romance in a tale of a wedding that was frustrated through the Intervention of the vicar of a fashionable suburb of the city…

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The Zenana Mission

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 2

On Tuesday evening last Miss Fulshaw, to a small audience at St. John's subcolroom. gave a brief account of the operations in India of the Zenana Bible and Medical…

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Rating of Church Properties

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of the Leichhardt Municipal Appeal Court was held at the Glebe Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Barnett, S.M.,…

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Methodist Home Mission Society

Robertson Advocate · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 2

The Rev. J. Woolnough, the deputation for the Methodist Home Mission Society in this state, has been in the district since Saturday last furthering the interests of the…

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