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Churches, 1859

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Tamworth. [From Our Correspondent.] St. Paul's Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 December 1859 · page 2

THE above church was consecrated and thus set apart for Divine worship on Sunday, the 13th Nov., by the Bishop of Newcastle. His lordship arrived at Goonoo Goonoo on the Saturday, where he was met by the…

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Synod of Australia, V. Dr. Lang and the Scots, Church. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 5 December 1859 · page 5

SIR,—For the Information of a large number of your readers, especially the Presbyterians, I will thank you to give Insertion in your widely circulated Journal, to the following letter, from the Rev William Purves Of Maitland, in reference to the part which…

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Unitarian Congregational Church, Macquaire Street

Empire · Friday 9 December 1859 · page 2

ON Wednesday evening, December 7th, this religious society celebrated their sixth anniversary by a tea meeting of the congregation and their friends. Notwithstanding the threatening aspect of the weather, which…

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CORRESPONDENCE. [We are not responsible for the opinions and statements of our correspondents.] Catholic Questions.' No. Iv.—when Things Are at the Worst. Do They Always Mend ?

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 December 1859 · page 3

Who Ultan is, is a matter of no moment—indeed, as a matter of fact, who he is as such is only known to two persons living—Ultan himself being one of thorn; what first induced Ultan to think for his…

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Unitarian Congregational Church, Macquarie-street

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 December 1859 · page 3

THE sixth anniversary commemoration of the establishment of the above Church was celebrated by a social gathering on the evening of Wednesday last, when a numerous assemblage of the members of the…

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CORRESPONDENCE. [We are not responsible for the opinions and statements of our correspondents.] the Catholic Young Men's Society of Melbourne. Melbourne, 8th Dec., 1859

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 14 December 1859 · page 2

SIR—The writer of the letter of which his Lord, ship the Bishop of Hobart Town bo severely complains has also laid me tinder an obligation to him. I repay it by repudiating his insinuations that I was…

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Alarming Church Riots in London

Empire · Monday 19 December 1859 · page 3

ON Sunday, the 25th September, in accordan with the directions of the Bishop of London, the parish church of St. George's-in-the-East was closed. At the Mission Church, in Calvert-street,…

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CORRESPONDENCE. [We are not responsible for the opinions and statements of our correspondents.] Irish and Catholic Immigration

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 21 December 1859 · page 2

SIR—In my letter published in the freeman of the 7th instant, an error in the heading of the returns of Remittance Immigrants, by describing them as free immigrants, requires correction…

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Saint John's Church, West Maitland.—first Communion

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 December 1859 · page 3

As it may be interesting to many of your readers to know something of the progress of our holy religion, in this particular locality, I will briefly state the pleasing sight which I had the…

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Gundagai. Solemn Opening of St. Patrick's Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 December 1859 · page 2

Thursday, the 8th instant, was a day of great and holy rejoicing at Gundagai. On that sweet festival day of the Immaculate Mary the inhabitants of Gundagai and of the surrounding districts assembled in…

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Tumut. Solemn Opening of Saint Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 December 1859 · page 2

On the 11th instant, St. Mary's Church of the immaculate Conception, at Tumut, was solemnly opened and blessed, with permission of his Grace the Archbishop. The rubric requires that a simple…

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Building of St. Mary's Church, Balmain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 December 1859 · page 7

[?] frequently had occasion to advert to the [?] and liberality of the inhabitants of Bal[?]their initiatory steps for the organisation of a [?] Rifle Corps, to be fully equipped at the…

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Roman Catholic Synodical Address

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 December 1859 · page 2

ON Sunday morning an address by the "Cardinal Archbishop and the Bishops of the province of Westminster, in Provincial Synod assembled," was read in all the Roman Catholic places of worship in…

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Contemporary Opinion. (From the Christian Pleader, December 24.) the Presbyterian College Bills

Empire · Wednesday 28 December 1859 · page 5

THE public is aware t at there is a committee of the Assembly sitting to investigate the whole case of the establishment of the Presbyterian, otherwise denominated "St. Andrew's" College. Nor will it have been…

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Memorial Church at Cawnpore. (From the Delhi Gazette, September 8.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 December 1859 · page 8

SOON after the news of the Cawnpore massacres reached England, some of the friends of the deceased met together and drew up a plan for erecting a Memorial Church near the Well into which the bodies…

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The Welsh Mission

Empire · Friday 30 December 1859 · page 5

A T A meeting followed by a public meeting in aid of the Welsh Mission, was held yesterday evening in the large room adjoining the Congregational Chapel, Pitt-street The building was profusely ornamented with floral…

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New English Catholic Paper

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 December 1859 · page 3

A Catholic paper has been started at Liverpool called the Lancashire Free Press. In appearance and ability it is second to none, of our home Catholic contemporaries. Stephen Joseph Meany, Esq., for…

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