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Churches, 1866

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Military Mission to Russia. Berlin, August 8—p.m

Empire · Wednesday 10 October 1866 · page 8

Goneral Mantenffiel having attended a military, council, and had a-favourable audience, of the King, left yesterday on a special mission to St. Pe'ersburg, Referring to it, the semi-official journal, the…

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Presbyterian Church of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 October 1866 · page 5

YESTERDAY the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of new South Wales begnn to hold itn second annual session in the Phillip-street Church, of which the Rey. Adam Thomson (the retiring Moderator) in the pastor…

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The Public Schools Bill and the Roman Catholic Laity. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 October 1866 · page 6

SIR,—The Roman Catholic clergy, and such of the laity as join in their opposition to this bill, have made several assertions which admit of east disproof. I will, with your permission, altude to two or three of the principal of…

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Presbyterian Church

Empire · Friday 12 October 1866 · page 5

The, General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church mot again yesterday morning at 10, in Phillip street Church, the Rev. W. Purvet, having been unanimously cleated to the office of Moderator far the…

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[?]Esbyterian Church of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 October 1866 · page 3

THE General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales met in the Phillip-street Church, yesterday morning, at half-past 10, the new Moderator (the Rev. Willam Purves) pr[?]siding. About forty members of the…

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Education Bill. Meeting of Lay Members of the Church of England at the Masonic Hall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 October 1866 · page 5

A MEETING of lay members of the Church of England who were favourable to the Public Schools Bilnow before Parliament, with certain medifications, was held last evening, at the Masonic Hall. The hall was well filled, and the…

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The Presbyterian Church

Empire · Saturday 13 October 1866 · page 5

The General Assembly of the Prosby terian Church of New South Wales met again in Phillip street Church yesterday morning, at half-past 10. The morning sederunt was occupied with the consideration of the…

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Catholic Church, Armidale

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 October 1866 · page 647

The Catholics of Armidale and its Vicinity, alive to the interests of then religion, and in response to the "Circular" of the Very Rev. the Vicar General have embodied in a petition their…

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Presbyterian Church of New South Wales

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 October 1866 · page 9
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THE General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales met in the Phillip-street Church, on Thursday morning, at half-past 10, the new Moderator (the Rev. William Purves) presiding. About forty members of the…

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Presbyterian Church of New South Wales

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 October 1866 · page 3

ON Wednesday the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales began to hold its second annual session in the Philip-street Church, of which the Rev. Adam Thomson (the retiring Moderator) is the pastor…

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The General History of the Christian Church From Her Birth to Her Final Triumphant State in Heaven, Chiefly Deduced From the Apocalypse of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist. by Sig, Pastorini, Abridged by Catholicus. Chapter Ii. History of the First Age of the Christian Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 October 1866 · page 646

Christ proceeds, in the second and third chapters of the Apocalypse, to dictate to St. John particular instructions for each of the seven above mentioned churches; which, as…

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Education Bill. Meeting of Lay Members of the Church of England at the Masonic Hall

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 October 1866 · page 12

A MEETING of lay members of the Church of England who were favourable to the Public Schools Bill now before Parliament, with certain modifications, was held on Thursday, at the Masonic Hall The hall was well filled, and the…

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The Presbyterian Church

Empire · Monday 15 October 1866 · page 5

The General Assembly met, pursuant to adjournment, at 10.30 on Saturday morning. A question of privilege was raised by the Rev. W. Ross, of Wentworth, in reference to a letter inserted in…

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Presbyterian Church of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 October 1866 · page 2

THE General Assembly of New South Wales met, pursuant to adjournment, in the Phillip-street Church, on Saturday morning, at 10.30. After the [?]ed[?]runt had been opened by prayer, offered by…

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Presbyterian Church of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 October 1866 · page 2

THE General Assembly of New South Wales met, pursuant to adjournment, in the Philiip-street Church, yesterday morning, at half-past 10. After the sederunt had been opened by prayer (offered by…

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The Presbyterian Church. 1. Public Schools Bill

Empire · Tuesday 16 October 1866 · page 5

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church met yesterday morning at 10.30 in Phillip-street Church. After devotional exercises and the reading and…

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Wesleyan Methodist Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 October 1866 · page 2

THIS Conference was hold in Leeds, in July, Some of the committees met on Saturday the 21st, On Monday evening the committee for the review of chapel affairs met. The Rev. John Bedford, the senior…

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The Presbyterian Church

Empire · Wednesday 17 October 1866 · page 2

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MISSIONS TO THE HRATHEN, ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL AS:EMBLY ON THE 15TH OCTOBER. In precen[?]ing their first annual report on missions…

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Presbyterian Church of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 October 1866 · page 3

THE General Assembly of New South Wates met, pursuant to adjournment, at 10 30 a.m., in the Phillip-street Church, and was tonstituted by prayer, offered up, according to custom, by the Moderator,…

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