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Churches, 1839

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Literary Notices Reasons for subscribing to the XXXIX. Articles of the Established Church of England and Ireland: her Creeds and Confessions of Faith. [Continued from our last.] Article Xiv. Works of Supererogation

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 3 June 1839 · page 4

"So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, we are unprofitable servants; we have done that which teas our duty to do." Luke, xvii. 10…

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Church and State

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 10 June 1839 · page 2

We have received a letter from "A Subscriber and Wellwisher," deprecating our publishing the inconsistent follies of "the Dancing Clergy." He considers the publication may do much harm…

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Literary Notices Reasons for subscribing to the XXXIX. Articles of the Established Church of England and Ireland: her Creeds and Confessions of Faith. [Continued from our last.] Article Xvii. of Predestination, and Election

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 10 June 1839 · page 4

To predestinate, or fore-ordain the damnation of an immortal being, is a startling proposition, one that seems at first view to impugn the justice as well as the mercy of God. It is well to…

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Domestic Intelligence. Church of England

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 12 June 1839 · page 2

The Anniversary Meeting of the Diocesan Committee of the Societies for Propagating Christian Knowledge and propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts, was held in the Girls'School Room,…

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The Colonist. Wednesday, June 12, 1839. Colonial Politics. Is the United Church of England and Ireland, the Established Church of New South Wales?

The Colonist · Wednesday 12 June 1839 · page 2

WE believe this question, important as it is, was never publicly mooted in this colony, until we discussed it in THE COLONIST of the 26th if October, 1837. In raising it,…

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Church of England

Bent's News and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1839 · page 3

The Anniversary Meeting of the Diocesan Committee of the Societies for Propagating Christian Knowledge and Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts, was held in the Girls'…

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The Colonist. Saturday, June 15, 1839. Colonial Politics. Is the United Church of England and Ireland, the Established Church of New South Wales? [Concluded From Our Last.]

The Colonist · Saturday 15 June 1839 · page 2

IN our last article, we showed, by quotations from the Act of Uniformity, that even in the besotted times of CHARLES II., when prelatic bigotry raged with a violence…

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Church and State

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 17 June 1839 · page 2

IT is much to be regretted, that Sydney should still be suffered to labour under the want of Church accommodation. We believe, that if there were a Church built at…

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Church and State

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 24 June 1839 · page 2

ON Monday last, we promised to say a few words in reply to P. Q. R., which appeared in The Sydney Herald of Wednesday, June 12th. We now proceed to the…

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Church and State. Colonization of New Zealand

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 1 July 1839 · page 2

IT appears by some of the late English papers, that a Bill is to be introduced into Parliament this session, having for its object the Colonization of New Zealand…

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The Church and Its Adversaries

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 1 July 1839 · page 3

IN The Cornwall Chronicle of June 8, a long extract appears from a pamphlet, presumed to be the production of Archdeacon Hutchins. It would appear that the Church of Scotland party…

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Church of Scotland. To the Editor of the Sydney Herald

The Sydney Herald · Monday 8 July 1839 · page 3

SIR—A despatch from Lord Glenelg to the Gover[?] of New South Wales was published in your [?]per some time ago, containing His Lordship's views reference to the position of the ministers who do…

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Church and State. Female Convicts

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 8 July 1839 · page 2

WE were much pleased to hear that the Lord Bishop of Australia addressed the female prisoners who landed last week from the Whïtby, in a way truly becoming his…

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Presbyterian Meeting

The Colonist · Wednesday 10 July 1839 · page 2

A MEETING Was last night held in the School or Arts, for the purpose of forming a Society for the Relief of Destitute Presbyterians in this colony. This Meeting was well attended, and the…

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Presbyterian Meetng

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 11 July 1839 · page 2

A public meeting of the Presbyterians resident in Sydney was held in the Mechanics' School of Arts, Pitt-street, on Tuesday evening last, for the…

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Presbyterian Meeting

The Australian · Friday 12 July 1839 · page 3

PRESBYTERIAN MEETING. A Meeting of the Presbyterians, resident in Sydney, was held in the School of Arts, on Tuesday Evening; Mr Roberts How in the…

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Domestic Intelligence. Presbyterian Meeting

The Sydney Herald · Friday 12 July 1839 · page 2

A Meeting of the Presbyterians, resident in Sydney, was held in the School or Arts, on Tuesday evening, Mr. Robert How in the chair, when the following resolutions were agreed to:-…

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The English Catholic Bishops

Bent's News and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1839 · page 3

The Roman Catholics Bishops are, we believe, but tour in number. Their sees being "in partibus infidelium," are thus denominated:--…

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English. National Education in Connexion with the Established Church

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 15 July 1839 · page 3

THE great Diocesan Meeting at Warrington on the important and interesting subject of National Education, in connexion with the Established Church, and for the purpose of adopting active…

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Church and State. To the Editor of the Sydney Standard. Parramatta, June 29, 1839

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 15 July 1839 · page 2

SIR, -- In your paper of the 24th instant, you ask the following question -- "Can P. Q. R. imagine for an instant, that He, whom the heaven of heavens cannot contain; that the Creator of…

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