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Churches, 1851

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The Church of Our Baptism

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 27 February 1851 · page 4

The rite by which, in ancient as in modern times, the Church acts upon the state of man, touches him with the healing power of Christ, frees him from Satan's gripe,…

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The Working Classes of Great Britain. Their present condition, and the means of their Improvement and Elevation. A Prize Essay. By the Rev. Samuel G. Green, A.B. Chap. Vii. the Church

Empire · Thursday 27 February 1851 · page 3

The pecuniary exigencies of the Church, together with the multiplication of societies-managed, of course, by their subscribers-to do the Church's own work, have greatly contributed to bring about…

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The Working Classes of Great Britain. Their present condition, and the means of their Improvement and Elevation, A Prize Essay By the Rev, Samuel G, Green, A. B. Chap, Vii, the Church. (Continued from our last.)

Empire · Friday 28 February 1851 · page 4

It may again be alleged, that the reformation effected by total abstinence is imperfect sud " superficial This, again, is fully admitted. Such reformation does not contain within itself the…

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Catholic and Protestant Writers Contrasted

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 March 1851 · page 6

I cannot help thinking, that none but those who have paid some attention to the works which were written by the exiled party during the reign of Mary,— I mean…

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The Movement in the Romish Church (From the Morning Chronicle, October 25.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 March 1851 · page 2

THE antagonism between the Roman Church and the spirit of the century has been made conscious and active by the three eventful years that have shaken Europe. All men who…

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Epitaph on a Watchmaker. Copied from a Tombstone in Lidford Churchyard, Devon

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 8 March 1851 · page 4

HERE lies, in Horizontal position, The outside case of George Routleigh, Watchmaker, Whose abilities in that line were an honour…

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Anglican Church Unions

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1851 · page 6

If the adage that a house divided against itself cannot stand, contains the slightest shadow of truth, the Church of England is certainly doomed to bite the dust during the…

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[?] Entelligence. a New Era for Catholic England

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1851 · page 2

The Holy see, in the reconstruction of the English Hierarchy, has, in a manner, added another nation to Christendom, or rather, it is a greater miracle than the conversion of a nation, it is the…

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The Church in Danger. (To the Edithurs of the Free man's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1851 · page 11

GINTLEMIN,—Shure my frind, Misthur MacNarth, our school masthur, is'nt after reeding for me all about Alaxander the Grate Samon, an dos'nt it bate Bannahur clane out, to trawneens ? Well,…

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The Free Church of Scotland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 March 1851 · page 3

AT Edinburgh, and within Free St. George's Church, the 20th day of November, 1850 years. Which day the Commission of the General…

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Ireland. the Catholic University Letter of Kenelm H. Digby, Esq

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 March 1851 · page 3

The following admirable letter has been addressed by Kenelm H. Digby, Esq., to his Grace the Lord Primate. It will doubtless be read with great interest, as showing the views taken by so…

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Address and Testimonial to the Rev. J. Grant, Windsor. the Catholic Inhabitants of Windsor and the Surrounding District. To the Rev. John Grant, Catholic Pastor of the District of Windsor

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 March 1851 · page 10

REV. AND DEAR SIR,—It is impossible for us, the Catholic inhabitants of Windsor, to express the deep and sincere regret with which we have learned that you are about to leave us. Sudden and…

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Original Correspondence. Information for the Church at Large. (To The Editors of the Freeman's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 March 1851 · page 11

GENTLEMEN.—The "managing Committee of the Society for promoting Protestant knowledge, and propagating the Gospel according to Cranmer, held a special meeting last…

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Popular Church Services in Italy

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 March 1851 · page 6

A few years ago, an Anglican Clergyman of high standing, who chanced to be on a visit to the city of Naples, was anxious to see something, as he said, of the working of…

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The Catholic Hierarchy

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 22 March 1851 · page 9

WE have been solicited on all hands, to open our columns for the discussion of the question now agitating Great Britain with a degree of intenseness belonging to no subject for a vast number of years…

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Origin of the Church of England

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 27 March 1851 · page 7

A paragraph with the above title, after going the round of the English papers found its way naturaly enough into the Herald. It runs as follows…

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Popish Ceremonials in Protestant Churches

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 27 March 1851 · page 4

But there is another very important consideration suggested, to us by the recent inmentable secessions from our Church in may, well occur to as to inquire how far the…

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The New Roman Catholic Bishops

Empire · Saturday 29 March 1851 · page 3

While the Roman Ca' holies of this country were a suffering and oppressed body—when they were shut out from any of the ordinary rights and privileges of citizenship, on…

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[?]lestastical Intelligence Cardinal Wiseman on the Catholic Hierarchy

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 April 1851 · page 2

The following is the substance of Cardinal Wiseman's first lecture, delivered on Sunday, at St. George's, Southwark, on the subject of the Cathdlio Hierarchy:-…

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The Anglican School and the Anti-catholic Agitation

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 17 April 1851 · page 6

During the progress of the great agitation which is now spreading itself over the whole of England, one class of persons only seems to preserve its usual equanimity. It…

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