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Churches, 1851

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Letter of Charles Waterton, Esq. to the State Church

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 17 April 1851 · page 5

" Quid ut noverca me tueris, out uti petita ferro bellua ?" Unfeeling Stepmother-Thou art a indeed a bad one. Say, what really incites thee to…

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The Extent of the Catholic Church

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 April 1851 · page 8

With its usual civil inconsistency, the Sydney Morning Herald, omitting no covert opportunity of insulting the Catholic portion of our community by slanderous…

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" In Necessariis Unitas, in Dubiis IJ.bertas in Omnibus charitas." Catholic Ceremonies

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 April 1851 · page 7

The week that has just past being the most holy in the year, and consequently being a time when the ceremonial of the Church is .more than usually elaborate, a great number…

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Ecciestaststical Entelligence. the Church in France

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 April 1851 · page 2

The Church alone, as remarked by a writer in the Correspondent, has been a gainer by the Republic. What shattered all other parties only loosened the bonds that confined her action; and…

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Persecution Against Catholic Servants

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 May 1851 · page 6

Our columns this week afford some painful illustrations of the sort of temper which the paoximity of the Holy Catholic Church (oh! word hated by this world with a deep…

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Anglican Establishment. Correspondence Between Her Majesty's Bishop of London and Mr. Bennett. " St. Barnabas, Pimlico," Dec. 4, 1850

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 May 1851 · page 2

" My Lord,—On reviewing the correspondence which has been carried on between your Lordship and myself since July first, I find that in my letter to you, dated July 15th, I wrote as follows :—…

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Newcastle Church Society. (Abridged from the Maitland Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1851 · page 3

ON Thursday the first annual meeting of the members of the Church of England was held in the schoolhouse, Morpeth, pursuant to announcement, for the purpose of forming a…

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Catholic Bishops and Vicars Apostolic in the British Colonies and Possessions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 May 1851 · page 5

Most Rev. John Bede Polding, O.S.B., Archbishop of Sydney, and V.A. of New Holland. The Rev. Charles Henry Davis., O.S.B., Bishop of Maitland, Coadjutor…

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Original Correspondence, Vindication of Members of the Church Of England, in a Letter to the Rev.drjackson Lord Bishop Designate of Lyttelton, in

Empire · Tuesday 6 May 1851 · page 3

MY LORD—Perceiving that you are about to leave thia Colony for England, as a member of the Church of England, and one who has many near relations ministers in that Church, I take the…

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T. E Protestant Outcry. Anti-catholic Meeting at Newark

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 May 1851 · page 2

On Monday week a public meeting was held in the Town Hall, Newark, having been convened by the Mayor, for the purpose Of considering the desirability of forwarding an address to the Queen,…

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The Catholic Soldiers in the British Army. Beginning of Persecution

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 May 1851 · page 2

[A Sermon preached at St. Peter's, Winchester, on Sunday, Nov. 10th, 1850 ; in consequence of which the attendance of the troops has been ordered to be discontinued.]…

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Domestic Intelligence. Opening of St. Augustine's Church, Balmain

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 May 1851 · page 8

The beautiful little church of St. Augustine was dedicated to the service of Almighty God on Monday last. The magnificence of the ceremonial with which Holy Church…

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The Australian Churchman. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Friday 9 May 1851 · page 3

SIR —Permit me to correct an error, occurring in a letter signed "An Australian Churchman, which appeared in your, issue of yesterday. The writer of the communication alluded to says that…

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Original Correspondence an Australian Churchman. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Friday 9 May 1851 · page 3

SIR—In a letter signed by the above personage, published in yesterdayis Empire, the writer makes a most strange, unwarrantable assertion, respocting. the Bible Society, perfectly contrary…

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Roman Catholic Sees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 May 1851 · page 2

IT will be remembered that about six weeks since the Sydney Diocesan Committee passed a series of resolutions respecting the assumption of territorial titles by prelates of the…

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Meeting of Catholic Electors

Empire · Tuesday 13 May 1851 · page 3

A Meeting was held last evening (adjourned from Mr. Lenehan's) at the Fortune of War, corner of Pitt-street and Brougham-place, in compliance with the following circular. Upwards of…

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A Word to the Australian Churchman. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 13 May 1851 · page 3

SIR—Whether "the Australian Churchman" be the foundor of a new sect, or not, it is difficult to collect, but from his fondness of Tobit, Susanna, Bell and the Dragon, which he considers…

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Original Correspondence. an Australian Churchman. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 14 May 1851 · page 3

SIR—The reply of your correspondent in your publication of the 12th instant, refers me to tho sixth Article of the Church of England, stating what may be read besides the canonical books,…

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Domestic Intelligence. the Anglican Bishop of Sydney

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 15 May 1851 · page 9

The following letter, which has been circulated among the members of the "Diocesan Committee," was published in last Monday's Herald. Sydney, 17th March, 1851…

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Catholic Speeches at the Liverpool Meeting

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 15 May 1851 · page 2

The Rev. J. Walmsley, Roman Catholic priest, rose to address the meeting. He was received with the greatest uproar, and a cansiderable time elapsed before he could obtain a hearing. On order being…

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