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Churches, 1854

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Anglican Plunder

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 July 1854 · page 11

St. Cross no longer enjoys the unenviable notoriety of unparalleled jobbery in charitable trust funds. Bishop Maltby's diocese, as might be expected, furnishes a counterpart to the worst…

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The Anti-catholic Conspiracy

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 July 1854 · page 8

Not, certainly within the last quarter of a century, has so imposing a meeting of British Catholics taken place, ns that which was held in St. Martin's Hall, on Tuesday, to protest against…

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Legislative Council. Thursday, July 12. the Speaker took the chair at twenty minutes past three o'clock. Scots Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 July 1854 · page 3

Mr. COWPER brought up the Bill for enabling the Trustees of the Scots Church to dispose of a portion of their land for Ecclesiastical and Educational purposes…

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The Church Missionary Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 July 1854 · page 3

THE anniversary meeting of this society was held on Tuesday morning at Exeter Hall, the Earl of Chichester presiding. Amongst the friends of the society on the platform were Bishop Carr, Sir Thomas D. Acland,…

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The Catholic University

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 July 1854 · page 8

We hope we have heard the last of opening the honours, and emoluments of Trinity College to the Roman Catholics of Ireland. The fact that a British House of Commons, under the regime of…

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The Established and Free Churches of Scotland. (From the Scotsman, April 19.)

Empire · Monday 24 July 1854 · page 5

The Disruption of 1843 was a surprising event—what if the same generation should be equally and perhaps less pleasantly surprised by a Reunion? For the…

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The Catholic School at Jamberoo

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 July 1854 · page 9

We have read the satisfactory report given by the Rev. Mr. Young, Pastor of the District, of the Examinations held at this school, on the 17th instant. Father Young states that he visits the…

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Does the Catholic Church Withhold the Scriptures From the Laity. Belfast: R. and D. Read, Crown Entry

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 July 1854 · page 5

This valuable brochure is composed of a correspondence between the Rev. E. Johnson Smyth, Protestant Vicar, and the Rev. George Pyo, P.P., Glenavy, on the so often…

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St. Anne's Church, Liverpool Road

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 July 1854 · page 9

On last Wednesday, the first stone of the new church, called in honour of the venerated mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, "whom all nations shall call blessed," was laid by the Right Rev…

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The Eastern Question—the Greek Church. (From the Dublin Telegraph.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 July 1854 · page 7

The following appeared a short time since only in an early edition, when a sudden pressure forced it out. Since then, its great value rendered us most anxious to afford to all our readers, the…

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The Presbyterian Church. (To the Editor of the Argus.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 August 1854 · page 3

SIR,—I have read in the Melbourne Morning Herald of this morning, a report of the proceedings of the Presbytery of Melbourne, in reference to the step I have recently taken in leaveing the Church of Scotland, with…

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State Churchism a Subject of Discussion in the Legislative Council. [From a Correspondent]

Empire · Saturday 5 August 1854 · page 4

Now that a proposal for increasing the pecuniary assistance rendered by the Government to clergymen of the denominations recognised by Law is before the…

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Wanted—a Suitable Church To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 August 1854 · page 5

SIR,—I am desirous of joining some religious body, but from the multiplicity of sects, and their superfluity of "articles,' I am puzzled to find one of suffisient simplicity of doctrine and Government…

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The Catholic University of Ireland.—the Enemy Afraid

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 August 1854 · page 7

The princely donations which we have lately had to record in favour of this great national institution have raised the mingled anger and fear of the Protestant enemy to…

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German Prophecies on the State of the Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 August 1854 · page 5

We shall now proceed to the visions and prophecies of Holzhauser the favoured servant of God. From his great orthodoxy and holiness—the blessings which attended his pastoral ministry…

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St. Patrick's New Church, Goulburn

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 August 1854 · page 10

The Catholics in the vicinity of the township where this new Church is proposed to be erected must feel under many obligations to Mr. Constable for the munificent donation and grant of land…

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The Wesleyan Mission to China. (From the Watchman, May 3.)

Empire · Wednesday 16 August 1854 · page 6

At the noble meeting in the London Tavern on Saturday morning, it was happily said that the great work of Methodism in the foreign field would, for the next fifty years, be the evangelisation of…

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Intemperance at the Gold Fields. Copy of a letter from the Incumbent of Sofala and Tambarcora, to the Colonial Secretary. Christ Church, Sofala,31st July, 1854

Empire · Thursday 17 August 1854 · page 3

SIR.—As the Increase of intemperance in this colony, and especially in the gold district, is occupying the attention of the Legislature, I may perhaps he pardoned the liberly of offering a few…

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Catholic Church Parramatta

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 August 1854 · page 10

On Sunday, the 13th ultimo, pursuant to advertisement, the first stone of St. Patrick's Church was laid by his Lordship the Bishop of Adelaide. The ceremony commenced at eleven…

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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 August 1854 · page 5

The Rev. John Dougall, minister of this Church, having received by the English mail intelligence of a deeply distressing nature, was unable to conduct the services of the day. The Rev. James Milne, minister…

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