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Churches, 1867

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The Abbey Church of St. Denis

Empire · Monday 13 May 1867 · page 2

The Abbey Church of St. Denis is one of the finest gothic structures in Europe, and as replete with historic associations as any in the world. St. D[?]is is a village five miles north…

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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 Xiv. History of the Seventh and Last Age of the Christian Church. Recapitulation

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 May 1867 · page 13

Apoc. viii. v 1. The Lamb having opened the seventh, seal there was silence in Heaven as it were, for half an hour. Dining this time the Almighty thinks fit, as may be collected from…

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Foreign Intelligence. England. Opening of a New Church in Liverpool

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 May 1867 · page 4

On Tuesday, the Church intended for the Sisters of Notre Dame, was solemnly opened. At eleven o'clock precisely, the Right Rev. Dr. Goss, Lord Bishop of Liverpool, dressed in full…

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The Colonial Episcopal Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 May 1867 · page 5

ADELAIDE.—Reply of the Synod to a letter from the Bishop of London, containing a series of questions relating to the Colonial Church. A special meeting of Synod, convened by the Dean, as Bishop's Commissary, has been held…

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Religious Memoranda. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 May 1867 · page 5

THE Bishop of Goulburn has held Confirmation services at Moulamein and Deniliquin, and has been making a tour through the diocese The Bishop of Sydney is now visiting the Western districts…

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The Less Catholic, the Less English

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 May 1867 · page 12

These be surely strange times, and still stranger are the opinions that are cropping up apace. We trust the said opinions will not assume the form of doctrines in our day, least some…

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The Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 May 1867 · page 5

THE following is the text of the circular letter of the Archbishop of Canterbury, inviting the colonial bishops to attend a general Synod of the Church in London:- "Lambeth Palace, February 22, 1876…

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Colonial Episcopal Church

Sydney Mail · Saturday 25 May 1867 · page 8

ADELAIDE.—Reply of the Synod to a letter from the Bishop of London, containing a series of questions relating to the Colonial Church. A special meeting of Synod, convened by the Dean, as Bishop's Commissary, has been held…

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The Use of the Liturgy in the Church of Scopland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1867 · page 3

THE Scotsman prints at great length Dr. Lee's defence before the Edinburgh Presbytery of his use of the Liturgy in his church, which he has been enjoined to discontinue. Dr. Lee said he had no…

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Sydney City Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 May 1867 · page 5
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YESTERDAY evening the annual meeting of the Sydney City Mission was held in the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street. Dr. Moon being called to the chair. There was a very large and highly respectable attendance in aid of the…

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A Catholic Archbishop on Fenianism. to the People of the Diocese of Cashel and Emly

Empire · Wednesday 29 May 1867 · page 3

Beloved Brethren,—Constrained by a sense of duty, not unmingled with sorrow, I address you a few words of admonition in presence of very startling eve. They may not be pleasant words to some, but they are…

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Sydney City Mission

Sydney Mail · Saturday 1 June 1867 · page 5

ON Monday evening the annual meeting of the Sydney City Mission was held in the Temperance Hall, Pitt-Etreet Dr. Moon being called to the chair. There was a very large and highly respectable attendance in aid of the…

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The Church of England

Sydney Mail · Saturday 1 June 1867 · page 8

The following is the text of the circular letter of the Archbishop of Canterbury, inviting the colonial bishops to attend a general Synod of the Church in London :— "Lambeth Palace, February 22, 1867…

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The Sydney Punch Mission

Sydney Punch · Saturday 8 June 1867 · page 7

MY DEAR PUNCH— I beg herewith to hand you—or rather arm you—with a valuable lot of experiences gained by your humble servant, meaning myself, than whom I'm sure nobody paid more punctual; but what's the use…

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Catholic Deputation Respecting the Victorian Education Bill

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 June 1867 · page 10

On Tuesday week, a very numerous and influential deputation, representing the Catholic body of Victoria, waited upon the Chief Secretary and Attorney-General, at the…

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Consecration of Dr. Lanigan, Catholic Bishop of Goulburn. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Goulburn, June 10th, 1867

Empire · Wednesday 12 June 1867 · page 5

The solemn pomp, the mystic meanings, and the graceful accessories which belong to the great ceremonials of the Roman Catholic Church, have a strange and irresistible attraction which few, even of those who…

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Consecration of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Goulburn. (From the Goulburn Herald.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 June 1867 · page 2

ON Sunday last, the Feast of Pentecost, the Right Rev. Dr. Lanigan. Bishop-elect, was duly consecrated to the new Reman Catholic see of Goulburn. The ceremony was performed in the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, to which…

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The Catholic Church in Prussia

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 June 1867 · page 12

A little paragraph, which went the round of the papers only a week ago, deserved more attention than it appears to have attracted. The announcement was to the effect that the…

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Poet's Corner. Catholic and Protestant

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 June 1867 · page 11

Suppose I strive to reach the Heavens, And strive as well as man may do; Is that a cause that I should hate, Slander, betray, and trample you?…

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