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Churches, 1869

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Good News From France. Abjuration of Romanism by a Parish in Dauphiny

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 14 August 1869 · page 2

IN the month of October 1868, Pastor Fermaud, President of the Consistory of the Reformed Church at Grenoble, visited, for the first time, a commune in the old…

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The Irish Church Bill in the House of Lords

Sydney Mail · Saturday 14 August 1869 · page 6

ON Monday, June 14, both inside and outside the House of Lords considerable excitement was exhibited: it being felt that on the second reading of the Irish Church Bill depended the great constitutional question as to whether the Peers would seriously…

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The Popery of Ritualism; Or, Romanism in the Church of England No. III

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 14 August 1869 · page 6

AT the close of our last article, we intimated our intention to allow the Prayer hook to speak for itself; this we shall do in our present, and, it may be,…

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Ritualism or Popish Prayers for the Dead in the Church of England

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 14 August 1869 · page 13

THE Church Press Company, of Burleigh street, London, have issued some very remarkable works during their remarkable career, but certainly they never reached…

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Result of the Second Reading of the Irish Church Bill. London, Saturday, June 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 August 1869 · page 5

THE debate on the second reading of the Irish Church Bill was resumed by Lord Russell, in whose favour the Bishop of Lichfield waived his right of commencing. The following summary of the…

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The Mission of the Churches

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 21 August 1869 · page 8

VARIETIES of form do not in the smallest degree hurt the essential union of all, churches which hold, with fidelity and practical earnestness, the truths of…

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Catholic Directory AUGUST

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 August 1869 · page 8

Saturday, 21.—St. Joanna Frances Chantal de Fremiot, W. Dup. V de seq ut in 1 Vesp fest com[?] praec Dom et SS. MM. Timothei[?] et soc…

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Reception of Three Nuns in St. Patrick's Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 August 1869 · page 2

On Monday afternoon last the interesting ceremony of three young ladies receiving the white veil among the Sisters of Mercy took place in St. Patrick's Church. Although no public…

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The Irish Church Bill. London, Saturday, June 19

Sydney Mail · Saturday 21 August 1869 · page 11

THE debate on the second reading of the Irish Church Bill was resumed by Lord Russell, in whose favour the Bishop of Lichfield waived his right of commencing. The following summary of the…

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The Popery of Ritualism ; Or, Romanism in the Church of England No. IV

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 21 August 1869 · page 6

In our last article we called attention to the Calendar in the Book of Common Prayer, and to the teaching of that book on the subject of baptism. We attempted…

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Holy Catholic Guild of St. Mary and St. Joseph

Empire · Monday 23 August 1869 · page 3

The members of the Australasian Holy Catholic Guild of St. Mary and St. Joseph held their proces sion and annual communion at St. Mary's Pro Cathedral yesterday. His Grace the Archbishop said…

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Opening of the Congregational Church, Windsor

Empire · Wednesday 25 August 1869 · page 2

Yesterday the opening of the above church is celebrated by the usual opening services. A special train left Sydney at 1 p.m., containing a large number of friends, among whom were the Revds. J. Graham,…

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Christ Church, North Shore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 August 1869 · page 5

THE foundation stone of a new church, for the Anglican residents of the parish of Willoughby, on the North Shore, was laid yesterday afternoon, by Dr. Barker, the Metropolitan Bishop, in the presence of a large body of clergymen…

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Laying of the Foundation Stove of Christ's Church, North Shore

Empire · Thursday 26 August 1869 · page 3

Yesterday the foundation stone of a new church, at the head of Lavender Bay, to be called Christ's Church was laid by the Lord Bishop of Sydney in the presence of a large gathering of persons Amongst others…

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Windsor. [From Our Correspondent.] Opening of a New Church, and Ordination of the Minister

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 August 1869 · page 2

THE newly erected Congregational Church in this town was opened for public worship on Tuesday last, when the Rev. F. H. Browne, lately a student of Camden College, was duly ordained to the work of the Christian ministry,…

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Australasian Holy Catholic Guild

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 August 1869 · page 9

On Sunday morning last the general and public communion of the members of the Guild took place in St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral. Before mass the brethren assembled in the Seminary and…

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Disgraceful Scene in a Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 August 1869 · page 4

An extraordinary scene took place on Wednesday evening at the Scotch Church, Tweed mouth. A charge had been made against the minister, the Rev. G. B. Rodgers…

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Christ Church, North Shore

Sydney Mail · Saturday 28 August 1869 · page 5

THE foundation-stone of a new church, for the Anglican residents of the parish of Willoughby, on the North Shore, was laid on Wednesday afternoon, by Dr. Barker, the Metropolitan Bishop, in the presence of a large body of clergymen…

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Opening of a New Church at Windsor, and Ordination of the Minister

Sydney Mail · Saturday 28 August 1869 · page 4

The newly erected Congregational Church in Windsor, was opened for public worship on Tuesday last, when the Rev. F. H. Browne, lately a student of Camden College, was duly ordained to the work of the Christian ministry…

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The Popery of Ritualism; Or, Romanism in the Church of England No. V.

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 28 August 1869 · page 13

IN our last we set before the readers of the Standard the doctrine of the Prayerbook on Absolution and Confession, and we quoted various authorities to prove that…

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