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Churches, 1860

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Special Roman Catholic Education

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 March 1860 · page 3

The following is the petition from the Roman Catholics of Armidale against National Education:—To the Honourable the Legislative Assembly of New…

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Young Men's Catholic Guild.—middlesbrough

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 March 1860 · page 4

On Thursday, the 3rd of November, the Rev. William Pope, of Yarm, delivered a lecture to the members of the Young Men's Catholic Guild. The lecturer is a convert from Anglicanism, and…

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Close of the Mission for Men at St. Maky's. New York

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 March 1860 · page 4

A cheering sight, writes the New York Freeman's Journal of Oct. 29, was presented, last Sunday evening, at St. Mary's Church, in Grand-street. It was the close of the mission for men only, given by…

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Testimonial to the Rev. D. M'guinn, Catholic Clergyman of Sofala and the Western Gold Fields

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 March 1860 · page 3

An influential meeting of the Catholics of the Western Gold Fields was held at the Royal Hotel, Sofala, on the 20th instant, to consider the best mode of paying a tribute of respect to the…

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Willoughby Church of England Parochial Association

Empire · Tuesday 6 March 1860 · page 5

THE monthly and adjourned half-yearly meeting of the above was held in the School-room, Union-street, yesterday evening, at half-past 7 o'clock. The committee having transacted some preliminary business…

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City Mission

Empire · Wednesday 7 March 1860 · page 5

THE anniversary meeting of the City Mission was held yesterday evening, at the Chapel in Sussex-street. The meeting was opened by prayer by the Rev. Mr. RIDLEY, who afterwards moved that Alexander M'Arthur,…

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The Church-rates Question. (From the Times.)

Empire · Friday 9 March 1860 · page 3

A FEW days ago we reported Sir John Coleridge's speech upon the sacred and indefeasible character of church rates; to-day we produce Sir John Trelawny's rejoinder, in the form of an…

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The First Catholic Grammar School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 March 1860 · page 2

WHILE political fermentation goes on around us—is seething and throwing its seam to the surface—while people talk of men and measures—of those who have been in, or are going…

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His Holiness and the Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 March 1860 · page 1

Seldom in the history of the world has there been so moving a story as that which is being enacted now. A mild and benevolent Prince, a paternal ruler, a great reformer, a man of saintly…

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The New Catholic Church at Lanark, Scotland

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 14 March 1860 · page 4

Father Christie's sermon on the occasion of the opening of the New Church. A change came over Scotland and the Church of Christ was oppressed; our Cathedrals and our…

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Laying the Foundation Stone of the Chancel Arch of the New Catholic Church of St. Patrick, Ballibay

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 14 March 1860 · page 4

On Tuesday, the 15th, the ceremony of blessing and laying the foundation stone of the chancel arch of this beautiful building was performed by the Most Rev. Dr. MacNally, Lord Bishop of Clogher…

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New Church of St. Joseph's, Hunslet, Near Leeds.—laying of the Foundation Stone

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 14 March 1860 · page 4

This mission was established about six years ago, by the zealous and persevering labours of the good Fathers Oblates of Mary Immaculate, who served it from St. Marie's Community, Richmond-hill…

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Lord Cowley's Mission. (From the Daily News of January 17.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1860 · page 3

NOTHING can be more natural than that the presence in London of our Ambassador at the French Court should attract notice and be followed by speculation. In less eventful times than these Lord Cowley's visit…

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Catholic Petitions in Favour of Stateaid. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Saturday 17 March 1860 · page 3

SIR.—It will not have escaped your notice that the Roman catholics have presented to the Legislature more petitions in favour of the oontinuance of State-sid to religion than any other denomination of [?]hrla[?]ians. Judging from…

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English Catholic Loyalty to the Pope

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 21 March 1860 · page 2

THE spirit of Runnymede is not quite extinct in the English breast. Although the contest to-day is with an intolerant Ministry instead of a tyrant King, tho calm…

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Catholic Agitation in Favour of the Pope. (From the Times, January 5.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 March 1860 · page 8

THE Roman Catholics of London are not likely to give much said to the Holy Father in his efforts to regain his hold over his former subjects in the Romagna. To judge by the meeting at the Hanover-square…

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The Bishop of Orleans' Answer the Pamphlet—"the Pope and the Congress." Letter to a Catholic

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 21 March 1860 · page 1

BY MONSEIGNEUR DUPANLOUP, BISHOP OF ORLEANS, MEMBER OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY. My Dear Friend—You ask me what I think of the pamphlet, "Le Pape et le Congles," which has…

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St. Mary's Catholic Literary Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1860 · page 4

THE second half-yearly meeting of this society was held last night at St. Mary's Schoolroom, the Rev. S. A. Sheehy, president of the institution, in the chair. About sixty persons were present…

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Presbyterian College. Per Favour of the Empire

Empire · Friday 23 March 1860 · page 3

FELLOW PRESBYTERIANS.—Now that we have got rid of the Saint Andrew's College Bill, let us at once take steps to introduce into the Assembly a bill to be called, say, the Presbyterian College Bill, which shall be such as…

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Unitarian Congregational Church, Ma [?]Quarie[?]street

Empire · Saturday 24 March 1860 · page 4

THE annual meeting of this Society, for the transaction of business, was held in the Chapel on the 21st instantBuchan Thomson, Esq., in the chair. The reports of the Retiring Committee and of the…

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