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Churches, 1860

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Laying the Foundation Stone of the Wesleyan Church, Balmain

Empire · Tuesday 3 January 1860 · page 4

ON Monday afternoon, according to announcement, this interesting ceremony to members of the Wesleyan persuasion, and no doubt to many others, came off at Balmain. The time appointed was half-past two, but…

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Want of Catholic Clergy in the Middle, Island, New Zealand

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 4 January 1860 · page 3

SIR,—Allow me, through the medium of your Valuable journal, to give publicity to the following foots relative to the present state of the Catholic religion in the province of Otago, New Zealand…

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CORRESPONDENCE. [We are not responsible for the opinions and statements or our correspondents.] Catholic Advertising Permissu Superiorum

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 4 January 1860 · page 3

SIR—I perceive in the advertising columns of a weekly contemporary of yours, the Southern Cross,—an organ with which I have a general disposition to agree—certain Catholic advertisements of this…

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The Education Crisis—the Catholic Case. to the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.p., Chief Secretary for Ireland

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 4 January 1860 · page 4

SIR,—Twenty-eight years ago, and in this month, one of your distinguished predecessors in the Irish Secretaryship was engaged upon the very subject which at present occupies the serious attention of…

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The Northern Gold-fields, and the Clergymen of the Church of England. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1860 · page 8

SIR,—My attention having been drawn to the statements of Mr. Hoskings (the representative of the Northern Gold fields) in the Legislative Assembly, relative to the spiritual condition of his constituents, I…

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St. Philip's Auxiliary Branch of the Church Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1860 · page 5

THE third annual meeting of St. Philip's Auxiliary to the Church Society was held, last night, at the Parochial School-house in Harrington-street, the chair being occupied by the Very Rev. the Dean of…

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St. Philip's Auxiliary to the Church Society

Empire · Tuesday 10 January 1860 · page 5

THE Manual meeting of this branch of the Church Society was held yesterday evening, in the Parochial Schoolhouse, Harrington-street. About, fifty persons attended…

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Australasian Holy Catholic Guild. [Communicated.]

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 11 January 1860 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the Guild of St. Mary and St. Joseph took place on New Year's Day, in St.Patrick's Hall, when a goodly number of the brethren attended in their Guild costume…

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The Church of Scotland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1860 · page 5

THE following letter from the Presbyterian Church of Scotland has recently been received in this colony addressed to the Australian Synod:— To the Synods and Presbyteries and Ministers of…

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The St. Andrew's Church Bill

Empire · Friday 20 January 1860 · page 6

We understand that a petition to the following effect against certain objectionable clauses, in the St. Andrew's College Bill, will be presented to the Legislative Assembly on the re-opening of Parliament. It is now under…

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Catholic Affairs

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 January 1860 · page 2

IT was very generally rumoured in town on Thursday, that their Lordships the Bishops of Melbourne and Hobarton had arrived in the Wonga Wonga for the purpose of…

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Catholic Progress in England

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 January 1860 · page 2

FOR reasons which the reader will easily understand, and we hope honestly appreciate, we have not been able for many months past to devote that attention and consideration to…

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Melbourne Catholic Young Men's Society

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 January 1860 · page 2

The Soiree Dansante in aid of the library fund, under the auspices of the above society, was held in St. Patrick's Hali, on January 9th, and in every respect they achieved a complete success. About…

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Diocese of Liverpool. the Opening of the Temporary Catholic Chapel at Stretpord, Lancashire

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 January 1860 · page 1

The above unique, homely, but most useful chapel was opened on Monday, November 6th, on which day such a deluge of rain was witnessed as has scarcely been observed since "Noah's…

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The Irish Church Establishment

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 January 1860 · page 1

The Newry Examiner, in an able article on tho Established Church, after showing the injustice of obliging the majority to support the Church of the minority, proceeds aa follows:—"And what, may…

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Presbyterian College. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 24 January 1860 · page 8

SIR—As you take, and properly, great interest in acadernical instruction, I take the liberty of forwarding the enclosed article on "The New Constitution of the Scottish Universities," from the London Morning Past…

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The Education Crisis—the Catholic Case. Letter Iii. to the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.p., Chief Secretary for Ireland

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 25 January 1860 · page 1

SIR,—The historical and political sketches given in my former letters were absolutely necessary, in order to enable you to fully comp[?]hend the circumstances under which the National system was…

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Tea Meetings in Churches. [From a Correspondent.]

Empire · Wednesday 25 January 1860 · page 3

OF late the practice of holding tea meetings in churches has become very frequent and general. It seems to have the tide of popular feeling in its favour, and to be rapidly on the increase. Tea meetings in churches are…

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Sofala Catholic Denominational School. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1860 · page 5

SIR,—On perusing your report of the proceedings of the meeting held in Sydney relative to "Chaplains on the Gold-fields," which appeared in your impression of the 18th instant, I was greatly astonished to find…

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Our Eye-witness at Church

Empire · Monday 30 January 1860 · page 8

THIS is our Eye-witness's report of a visit to St. George's in the East. "No Popery," written in large [?]racters by some enthusiastic worshipper upon the wood-work of the first…

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