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Churches, 1863

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Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 August 1863 · page 9

The first anniversary of the ministry of the Rev. Dr. Steel, of the Free Church, Macquarie-street, was celebrated Wednesday evening, 22nd July, by a social tea meeting, in the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street. Notwithstanding that…

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Religious Memoranda. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 August 1863 · page 9

THE Rev. Charles R. Ord arrived in the ship William Duthie, to labour in the Sydney diocese, having been engaged and sent out by the Bishop of Sydney for that purpose…

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Presbyterian Union. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 August 1863 · page 5

SIR,—Convinced by recent negotiations and otherwise, that the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia cannot in present circumstances, without surrendering its principles, effect a union with the Church under the spiritual…

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The Church Burial Service. House of Lords, June 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 August 1863 · page 2

LORD Ebury said, that three years ago he had made a proposition to the House to address her Majesty for a Royal Commission, for the purpose of considering the grievances and anomalies which were alleged to have…

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Central Police Court. Saturday. Before the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Church and Oatley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 August 1863 · page 5

Eight prisoners were brought before the Court. Of these, five were discharged and one was remanded. Augustine Tebo[?] was summarily convicted of having stolen from the Domain three palings, valued at 1s. 6d, the…

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Central Police Court— Saturday. Before the Police Megistrate, and Messrs. Oatley and Church

Empire · Monday 24 August 1863 · page 5

Four persons were brought up for drunkenness and discharged. Anne King, for wilfully breaking a square of glass, valued at 4s. 6d., the property of Mary Stapleton, was…

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Mission to the Aborigines of New Zealand; a Lecture by the Rev. John Warren

Empire · Tuesday 25 August 1863 · page 2

THE Pev. John Warren, who formerly resided in this town, and who for twenty-four years has been a missionary in New Zealand, delivered a lecture on the above subject, on the 9th ult., to the Young…

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Catholics and the Members of the " Established" Church in Ireland

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 26 August 1863 · page 3

A return moved for by Mr. Letroy gives the number of Roman Catholics in Ireland in the years 1834 and 1861, the number of members of the Established Church in Ireland, in the same…

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jebusalem. Extraordinary Science

Empire · Thursday 27 August 1863 · page 8

A correspondent of the Timer, who was a witness of the great ceremonial of the Gre k Church at Jerusalem, a few weeks ago, and of the still greater ceremonial of the combined Greek, Arm-man and Coptic churches with respect…

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Randwick and Coogre Church. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 31 August 1863 · page 4

SIR—Is,it consisitent with the duty of the executor of the will of the late Erederior Jones to allow his instructions as to the erection of a church at Googee to be frustrated by the delay of their sollaltors to have their…

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Braidwood Catholic Young Men's Society

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 2 September 1863 · page 6

On Sunday last the members of the Catholic Young Men's Society assembled in St. Bede's Schoolroom, and shortly after one o'clock sat , down to partake of a breakfast to which they…

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The American Catholic Bishops Denouncing Secret Societies

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 2 September 1863 · page 1

The Dubuque (Iowa) Times of the 5th June, publishes the following:— "On Sunday afternoon last, after the usual Vesper services at the Cathedral in this, city…

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St. Bede's Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 September 1863 · page 3

On Sunday last, immediately after Mass, a meeting was held in the schoolroom of St. Bede's, for the purpose of devising means for the com pletion of the Church and appointing a committee…

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Scots Church, Church Hill

Empire · Saturday 5 September 1863 · page 3

ON Thursday evening a social [?] meeting was held in the above church. About seven hundred persons assembled to welcome the Rev. George Graham, [?] copaster of the church, and celebrate the opening of the…

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Central Police Court. Saturday. Before the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Church, Caldwell, Peden, and Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 September 1863 · page 5

Twenty three persons were brought before the Court in custody. Of these fourteen, five were charged with gambling in a booth on the Randwick Course. Three charged with wilful destruction of property; two charged with intent to…

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Central Police Court— Saturday Betobe the Police Magistrate, with Mesara. Church, Hill Caldwell,, and Peden

Empire · Monday 7 September 1863 · page 5

Five drunkards were brought up end discharged, Lonisa Hndeon, for vagrancy, Was sent to gaol for two months. William Johnston wes fonnd. guilly of stealing a box…

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Opening of a New Catholic Church, Kirkconnell

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 9 September 1863 · page 5

On Sunday last the new Catholic church in our little town was solemnly opened for devine service by the Rev. P. O'Farrell of Peel. Mass was celebrated at, 11 o'clock, and although the weather was…

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The Pope and the Catholic University

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 9 September 1863 · page 2

The following interesting extract from a letter of the Very Rev. Mgr. Woodlock has been published:— "Irish College, Rome, 16th May, 1863…

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The Confiscation of Church Property in Italy

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 9 September 1863 · page 2

The correspondent of the Daily News, writing from Naples on the 16th June, supplies the annexed astounding revelations of the wholesale robbery of the church in the Neapolitan…

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Address to the Catholic Clergy of the Diocese of Hobart Town

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 September 1863 · page 2

MY DEAR AND REVEREND BROTHERS,—With mingled feelings of pain and pleasure I earnestly address you: of pain,—on account of the distressing cause which calls forth this address; of…

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