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Churches, 1859

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Grafton. [From Our Correspondent.] Church of England Conference.—diocese of Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1859 · page 5

A MEETING of the members of the Church of England was held on the evening of Wednesday, the [?]th December, to consider the proposed Bill for establishing a Synod, and to elect a delegate to proceed to the…

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Irish Catholic Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 5 January 1859 · page 3

The Trish Ecclesiastical intelligence since your last publication, although of little interest in an old Catholic country like this, where such things are becoming every-day occurrences, may bn worth…

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Australian Catholic Young Men's Society

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 5 January 1859 · page 2

The first half-yearly tea-meeting of this promising Society was hold on Monday evening, in the schoolroom of the Church of the Sacred Heart. The room was crowded, and numbers of the brethren…

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Laying the First Stone of the New Catholic Church of Arklow

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 5 January 1859 · page 3

On Wednesday, the 29th Sep. the Right Rev. Dr. Whelnn, Bishop of Bombay, at tho request of the Most Rev. Dr. Cullen, who was prevented performing the function by his departure for Rome the…

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Dedication of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Wexford

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 5 January 1859 · page 3

The progress of religion and the undying fidelity of the people of Ireland to the faith of their fathers were most strikingly illustrated this day [Oct. 3] in the solemn dedication, by the Lord Bishop of…

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Church of England Marriages. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1859 · page 3

SIR,—In the Herald of this morning, Mr. Forstor is reported to have asked the following questions in the Legislative Assembly:- "1. Is the notice dated from the Registrar-General's Office on January 21st, 1858, and issued in apparent conformity with the…

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Going to Church Without a Coat. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1859 · page 3

SIR,—I have to bring under your notice one of the most extraordinary decisions of the Morpeth Bench, which ever came under my observation in the whole course of my life, and in which I myself was the suffering party. I was going to church lately (the…

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Irish Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 January 1859 · page 3

On Tuesday, September 14th, his Grace the Primate of Ireland, in the chapel of Jonesborough, confirmed 500 children. On Thursday, September 16th, the sacrament of…

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St. Benedict's Catholic Young Men's Society

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1859 · page 3

On Monday evening, a tea party and musical soiree, in connection with this lately established society, was held in the schoolroom attached to St. Benedict's Church…

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Catholic Young Men's Societies. (4Th Article.)

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1859 · page 2

We deem it a duty once more to call the attention of the Catholic community to the subject of Young Men's societies, the establishment of which throughout the country…

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Church.—england

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1859 · page 1

Rep[?]ions are said to have been made at Rome the large number of Anglican clergymen of the adva[?]ed Tractarian school are prepared to renounce their preferments, and to submit to the…

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The Church in the United States

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 19 January 1859 · page 2

The Epincopal See of Nashville was erected by Pope Gregory XVI., in 1838, and the Right Rev. Richard P. Miles, D.D., was appointed its first Bishop. He still continues to govern the See…

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Parramatta Church Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1859 · page 5

ON Monday evening last, Mr. Woolls delivered a second lecture on the botany of the Holy Scriptures, before the members of the St. John's Auxiliary Association. The Rev. R. L. King. B. A., in the chair. Mr. Wools, in opening the subject, stated that his…

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Catholic University of Ireland

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 January 1859 · page 4

The following is the reply of Mr. Blake, M.P., to the letter from the Archbishop of Armagh, which we published in our issue of January 15th. "Waterford, September 30th…

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Re-opening of the Church of the Oratory

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 January 1859 · page 4

The Church of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri, Brompton, was re-opened on Sunday, September 10th. This important centre of religion in the metropolis has been closed for many weeks past,…

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The Church in the United States

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 26 January 1859 · page 4

A NEW CHURCH AT INDIANAPOLIS.—A new church, of brick material, more especially fur the German population, was opened for Divine worship on the Feast of the Assumption. Though not…

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Torture and Execution of a Catholic Bishop in Tonquin

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 January 1859 · page 4

" Although I have for some time been suffering from fever, I take up my pon to communicate to your Reverence some details of the horrible death which the Mandarians have inflicted on our very…

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Church Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1859 · page 5

[WE continue the correspondence between the Bishop of Adelaide and the Rev. Thomas Binney.] The Right Reveren[?] the Bishop of Adelaide to the Reverend T. Binney…

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Church Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1859 · page 5

THE following letter, says the South Australian Register of the 11th of January, from the Bishop of Adelaide, in reply to the letter of the Rev. Thomas Binney, has been forwarded to us for publication:—…

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Catholic University. Dr. Newman's Lecture to the Members of the Evening Class

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 2 February 1859 · page 4

The Very Rev. Dr. Newman, Rector of the Catholic University, delivered a lecture on Tuesday evening, Nov. 2nd, to the members of the evening classes in connection with the University. The lecture was…

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