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Churches, 1838

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Presbyterian Schools

The Colonist · Wednesday 3 January 1838 · page 3

IT has already been publicly announced, that in addition to the ministers who have recently arrived by the Portland, Dr. Lang has also brought to this colony a number of well-educated and efficient…

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Presbyterian Schools

The Colonist · Saturday 6 January 1838 · page 2

IN our last number we announced the establishment of the Presbyterian Schools in connexion with the Synod of New South Wales, and we communicated to the public some idea of the…

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The Sydney Herald. Thursday, January 11, 18[?]8. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." Have We an Established Church in New South Wales?

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 11 January 1838 · page 2

That such an interrogatory should be seriously put in an exclusively British Colony may well excite the surprise of those who know even a little of the…

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An Established Church

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 12 January 1838 · page 3

A writer in the Herald, who subscribes himself K[?]ppa, alleges, that the Church of England is the Established Church of New South Wales. And in proof, he…

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Presbyterian Schools

The Colonist · Saturday 13 January 1838 · page 3

SYDNEY SOUTH DISTRICT.—Two schools on the Training System, viz. an infant and juvenile school, are to be immediately established in this district of the town, in connexion with the…

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Select Poetry. Let There Be Light—a Mission Hymn

The Colonist · Saturday 13 January 1838 · page 4

LIGHT for the dreary vales Of ice-bound Labrador? Where the forst-king breathes on the slippery sails Till the mariner wakes no more…

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Church at Maitland

The Colonist · Saturday 13 January 1838 · page 2

THE Rev. Mr. Allan, of Parramatta, was appointed by the Presbytery about ten days ago, to proceed to Maitland, for the purpose of preaching Mr. Garven's Church vacant. The minister sent…

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Domestic Intelligence. Church at Maitland

The Colonist · Wednesday 17 January 1838 · page 3

WE are sorry to observe that in one of two articles inserted in last number during our temporary absence by an overzealous, but not sufficiently well-informed friend, that a reflection had been made…

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Domestic Intelligence. Scots Church, Maitland

The Colonist · Wednesday 31 January 1838 · page 2

A PUBLIC MEETING of the Presbyterians of the district of Maitland was held in the Scots Church there, on Monday, the 22nd instant, at twelve P. M., Patrick Grant, Esq., J.P, Police…

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English Extracts. the Irish Church

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 14 February 1838 · page 3

If the Church in Ireland has not furthered the worship of Christ, it would appear, upon the authority of one of the reverend brawlers at a late Tory dinner in…

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Original Correspondence. a "Catholic" Bishop. to the Editor of the Colonist. February 16, 1838

The Colonist · Saturday 17 February 1838 · page 2

SIR,—Whilst I appreciate your zeal in the cause of Presbyterianism, I am persuaded you are sufficiently "Catholic" in your Christian sentiments to admire Episcopalian zeal, in the cause of our…

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The Church of England

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 22 February 1838 · page 1

We h[?]no[?] the Church of England as the most [?]olerant Church that ever existed; as an insutution, not merely compatible with civil liberty, but the ve[?]y guardian of religious liberty, even to those who…

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The Church Meeting at Brisbane Water

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 22 February 1838 · page 2

Towards the close of 1836, a subscription list went the round of Brisbane Water for the purpose of raising funds to build a Church or Churches in that…

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A Lay Presbyterian

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 23 February 1838 · page 3

We have received a letter from some anonymous writer who signs himself "A [?] Presbyterian," and whose letter, [?]ough it be condemnatory of our article…

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Church Meeting at Parramatta

The Colonist · Saturday 24 February 1838 · page 2

A MEETING of the Presbyterians of Parramatta was held on Tuesday the 20th instant, in the temporary Meeting House of the Rev. Mr. Atchison's congregation. This meeting was called by the…

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Domestic Intelligence. Scots Church, Maitland

The Colonist · Wednesday 28 February 1838 · page 2

THURSDAY, the 22nd instant, was the day appointed for the election of a minister for the Scots Church, Maitland. The candidates who had previously appeared on the field were the…

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The Colonist. Wednesday, March 7, 1836. Colonial Politics. the German Mission to the Aborigines

The Colonist · Wednesday 7 March 1838 · page 2

THE appointment of a Parliamentary Committee, to enquire into the circumstances and condition of the Aboriginal inhabitants of all the colonies of this vast empire, has…

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The Colonist. Saturday, March 10, 1838. Colonial Politics. the German Mission to the Aborigines Concluded

The Colonist · Saturday 10 March 1838 · page 2

IT cannot be denied that even in Great Britain there are comparatively few person of the requisite ability and devotedness to the Missionary cause to undertake a…

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To the Elders, Committee of Management, and Members of the Congregation of the Scots Church. Sydney, March 10, 1838

The Colonist · Saturday 24 March 1838 · page 3

Dear Friends in Christ,—Concurring with you in the belief that the interests of the Redeemer's kingdom, as connected with the Presbyterian Church in this colony, require that a second minister be appointed…

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Scots Church, Sydney

The Colonist · Saturday 24 March 1838 · page 3

THE following is a copy of the call addressed to the Rev. W. M'Intyre, by about a hundred heads of families of the congregation of the Scots Church, Sydney, together with Mr. M'Intyre's…

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