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Churches, 1840

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Mr. Justice Burton and "The Church."

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 23 July 1840 · page 2

WE close our review of Mr. Burton's insidious publication without following up our original plan, having learned with pleasure that the subject has been taken up, and will be treated with better and…

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Scandalous State of the Church Missionary Society. Relative to New Zealand

The Australian · Thursday 23 July 1840 · page 3

It has more than once occurred to us that the character and proceedings of various societies at home, which exert a very important influence on colonial…

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Morality of the Anglican Church

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 28 July 1840 · page 1

Mr. Baines, on Tuesday night, went into this subject, upon moving for a committee to inquire into the subject of first fruits and Queen Anne's bounty. The first fruits and tenths, primitiœ and annales,…

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Advance Australia. Sydney Gazette. Tuesday, July 28, 1840. the Church

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1840 · page 2

IN a December number of the Colonial Gazette, we noticed the formation of a Church Endowment Society for the Colony of South Australia. The principle of this Society is to…

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Original Correspondence. Colonial Churches and Schools. No. IV. To the Editor of the Sydney Gazette

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1840 · page 2

SIR, Since I addressed my last letter to you, on the subject of Colonial Churches and Schools, two objections have been raised against the…

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On the Wanderings of the Human MIND.—No. 30. "The lenity of the church is content with the sacerdotal judgment, and avoids all sanguinary punishments, even in this case of the 'Manichees,' who have laid aside all modesty, prohibiting the matrimonial connexion, and subverting all law, human and divine.'—ST. Leo the Great

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 28 July 1840 · page 2

MR. EDITOR—True religion must be the result of a full and free conviction, strengthened by God's grace. Hence, all force and fanaticism are essentially opposed to the spirit of religion; and hence the…

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Original Correspondence. Christmas Day. To the Right Reverend the Bishop of the Church of England and the Bishop qf the Roman Catholic Church in New South Wales

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1840 · page 2

Sirs,—In consequence of New South Wales being originally established as a mere gaol, where British convicts might be employed at large, a sort of "Rules" of the criminal…

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Original Correspondence. Colonial Churches & Schools

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1840 · page 2

SIR, The second objection to which I [?] in my last letter, refers to the establishment of the Church of Scotland in the Colonies. It is…

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Parish Roads Bill

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 6 August 1840 · page 2

THE Herald informs us, contrary to all the reports we have seen of the debate on this bill, that when the question relative to voters was mooted " the Governor said, that he thought the right of…

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Advance Australia. Sydney Gazette. Thursday, August 6, 1840. Established Churches, and Protestant Confederation

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1840 · page 2

OUR respected Correspondent, "A Protestant," seems to question our assertion respecting the exclusive light of the Church of England to be considered as the only Church…

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Church Lands

The Colonist · Thursday 6 August 1840 · page 2

IN his Financial Minute, His Excellency the Governor announced his intention of disposing of the Church and School Corporation Lands, and of applying the proceeds to supply the deficiency…

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Original Correspondence. Colonial Churches and Schools. No. VI. To the Editor of the Sydney Gazette

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1840 · page 3

SIR. The subject of my present communication will be devoted exclusively to the clergy and schools of New South Wales, and more…

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The Colonist. Saturday, August 10, 1840. Colonial Politics. the Established Churches

The Colonist · Saturday 8 August 1840 · page 2

The great difference between the Churches of Scotland and England is this—the one is strictly territorial, and the other is imperial. Out of Scotland, the Kirk, or Church of Scotland is a…

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Original Correspondence. on the Wanderings of the Human MIND.—No. 32. "God placed in his church apostles, prophets, doctors; and the whole operation of his spirit, of which they do not partake, who are not united to the church; but by their own bad designs and actions, they deprive themselves of life. For where the church is, there is the spirit of God; and where this spirit is, there is the church and all grace, and the spirit of truth."—St. Irenœus, Martyr in 202

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 11 August 1840 · page 2

MR. EDITOR—This strenuous advocate for the necessity of preserving "the unity of faith in the bond of charity," says, in addition to the above forcible words, that "no reformation can be so…

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Church Establishments. "To this we must come at last."

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 11 August 1840 · page 2

IT will be seen by a series of despatches in our present number that Sir George Gipps has recommended, the home government not to sanction the introduction of any more clergymen of any…

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English Extracts. Pope Gregory Xvi. To our beloved son. John Earl of Shreushury. President of the Catholic Institute of Great Britain

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 18 August 1840 · page 2

BELOVED SON—Health and Apostolical Benediction. Whilst filled with sorrow on account of the ever increasing calamities of the church of Christ, we have received such abundant cause of gladness…

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Original Correspondence[?] Colonial Churches and Schools. No. VI[?] To the Editor of the Sydney Gazette

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1840 · page 3

SIR, In my present communication, I purpose giving some account of voluntaryism in America. In so doing, I am well aware of the…

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Lamentations of "The Church" in Canada

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 18 August 1840 · page 2

Extracts from a letter of the Protestant Bishop of Toronto to Mr. Packington, M.P., relative to the proposed union of the two provinces. From the Times, 18th April…

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Public Dinner to Captain Burnett, of Ship "Broxbornebury, At Mr. Petty's Hotel, Church Hill

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1840 · page 2

On Friday evening last, pursuant ta announcement, about forty gentlemen, commanders of vessels, and others connected with the shipping us interests of the Colony, sat down to partake of…

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Colonial Churches and Schools. No. VIII. To the Editor of the Sydney Gazette

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1840 · page 3

SIR, "In my last communication I laid before you a Statistical account of the various denominations in America, by which it appears that more…

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