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Churches, 1856

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The District in the Neighbourhood of the Mission Seminary

Empire · Saturday 10 May 1856 · page 3

The population is about 2000. The church members now number 111, exclusive of the members of the Institution who commune with us, 356 are on the list of candidates for admission to church-followship…

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Melbourne. St. Patrick's Church Eastern [?]

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 May 1856 · page 1

A meeting of the Roman Catholic of Melbourne was held on sunday afternoon, in the Cathedral Church of St. Francis. to receive donations and make arrangements for the [?]…

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Newcastle Church Society

Empire · Monday 12 May 1856 · page 2

The annual meeting of this society, was held in the school-house, Morpeth, on Thursday afternoon last, the Lord Bishop of the Diocese President of the society, occupied the chair. The following report of the…

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The Knightsbridge Churches.— Judgment. Consistory Court, Wednesday, Dec 5. (Before Dr. Lushington,) Westerton V. Liddell (Clerk) and Horne and Others (St. Paul's, Knightsbridge).—beal V. Liddell (Clerk) and Parke and Evans (sT, Barnabas, Pimlico.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 May 1856 · page 5

It being known that judgment in the above cases would be given, there was a large concourse of persons present. Several of the seats assigned to advocates were occupied by clergymen and gentlemen. The…

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Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia

Empire · Saturday 17 May 1856 · page 5

The Synod of Eastern Australia met by appointment of the Synod held in Maitland in November last, within Macquaric-street Church, Sydney, on Wednesday, the 7th instant, at 12 o'olock noon, and was constituted by…

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Presbyierian Church of Eastern Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 May 1856 · page 5

THE Synod of Eastern Australia met by appointment of the Synod held in Maitland in November last, within Macquarie-street Church, Sydney, on Wednesday, the 7th instant, at 12 o'clock noon, and was…

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Church of England Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1856 · page 4

PURSUANT to advertisement, the meeting of the members of the Church of England met last evening, at the St. James' Schoolroom, Castlereagh-street, to receive and consider the report of the committee appointed to…

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Church Society for the Diocese of Sydney

Empire · Thursday 22 May 1856 · page 4

A public meeting of the members of the Church of England was held on Tuesday evening, in St. James's School-room, Castlereagh-street, for the purpose of receiving the report of the provisional committee appointed…

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The Church Society

Empire · Friday 23 May 1856 · page 5

As far as we have understood the drift and aims of the new Church Society we have most cordially approved of them, and have, indeed, welcomed the prospect of some new life and unity…

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Sir William Denison, and the Sustentation Fund of the Free Church of Scotland. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Saturday 31 May 1856 · page 3

SIR—In a Speech recently delivered before the Di[?]san Society, his Excellency is reported to have given forth the following statement, which, as it is altoguther erroneous, and brought in as an argument to support…

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Catholic Church at Mittagong. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 2 June 1856 · page 2

SIR—Allow me through the medium of your highly respectable journal, to tender, on behalf of self and parishioners, our very best thanks to Daniel Cooper, Esq., Speaker of the House, for his generous…

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English Church Rates. (The Times, February 19.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1856 · page 3

THERE are two parties very much aggrieved by the present condition of Church-rates. Their grievances, however, are by no means the same. The clergy and churchwardens, backed by the…

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Ecclesiastical. Catholic Church—colonial. St. Mary's Cathedral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 June 1856 · page 4

We are glad to notice that the works of this noble structure have been resumed of late with considerable activity. The fine proportions of the extensive additions to the Cathedral begin to…

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Church of England Meeting—trinity Parish

Empire · Wednesday 11 June 1856 · page 5

A meeting of the members of the Church of England residing in Trinity Parish was held in the Parochial School-room, Fort-street, on Tuesday evening last, for the purpose of receiving the report of the…

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The Church Rate Question. Tuesday, March 4Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 June 1856 · page 3

SIR W. CLAY, in moving the second reading of this bill, explained that it was nearly identical in its terms with the measure which he had introduced last session. Before going into its details, he would ask the…

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REVIEW. "The Condition and Prospects of the Catholic Church in the United States."

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 June 1856 · page 4

We hasten according to promise to give a condensed notice of the interesting Lecture lately delivered in Baltimore, by the Archbishop of New York, on the State of the Church in the…

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To the Catholic Schoolmasters of New South Wales. (Per favour of the Freeman's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 June 1856 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—You are all aware that the gross and foul, mis-statements of the "learned three" called forth into existence an association composed of the teachers of the Denominational schools…

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Australian Wesleyan Methodist Church Missionary Society Meeting at Maitland. (From Yesterday's Maitland Mercury.)

Empire · Friday 20 June 1856 · page 5

The Anniversary services of this Society were commonced on Sunday, the 15th instant, when sermons were preached at West Maitland by the Rev. T. Adams and the Rev. J. Eggleston. On Monday evening a public…

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Goulburn. [From Our Correspondent.] Wesleyan Church Extension Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 June 1856 · page 8

A public meeting in behalf of this fund (preceded by a ten meeting) was held on Monday evening, in the Wesleyan Chapel, which was crowded, a great part of the audience being composed of ladies. The Rev…

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Southern Districts. (From the Goulburn Chronicle of Wednesday.) Wesleyan Church Extension Fund

Empire · Friday 20 June 1856 · page 3

On Sunday last two sermons were preached in the Wesleyan Chapel, Goulburn, in aid of the above fund, by the Reverend James Hoskings, of Braidwood. The congregations were not so numerous as might be…

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