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Churches, 1869

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Church and School Lands. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Saturday 3 July 1869 · page 3

Sir,—I have observed in your paper various letters on this subject—some of them not of the most complimentary kind: and I will thank you for small space for a remark or two. 1 note in particular one in your issue…

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Pastoral Letter of the Right Reverend Dr. Murray, Bishop of Maitland, on the Annual Collection for the Pope, and the Jubilee. James, by the Grace of God and of the Apostolic See, Bishop of Maitland, to the Catholic Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of Maitland

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 July 1869 · page 9

DEARLY BELOVED BRETHREN IN CHRIST.—The recurrence of the glorious Festival of St. Peter and Paul, which for the last few years has been availed of by all true Catholics throughout…

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Arrival of the English Mail at Adelaide. Disturbances in Ireland, Danger of a Rupture with the United States. Strong Opposition by the Lords to the Irish Church Bill. Great Conflicts in Paris—366 Killed 500 Wounded. Decline in Wool. by Electric Telegraph. [From Our Adelaide Correspondent.]

Empire · Tuesday 6 July 1869 · page 3

The branch mail steamer, from King George's Sound, with the May mails by the Geelong, arrived at Glenelg at 2 p.m. this day…

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Irish Church Property. (From the Saturday Review.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 July 1869 · page 3

THE Irish Church Commissioners stated in their Report that the annual net revenues of that Church amount to about £584,000, of which about £364,000 arises from t[?] rent-charge, about £204,000 from…

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Catholic Directory. JULY

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 July 1869 · page 8

Saturday, 10.—The Seven Brothers, and Rufina and Secunda, Mm. Sem. V de seq cam Dom et praec. Sunday, 11.—Eighth Sunday after Pentecost…

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The Immorality of Roman Catholic Priests

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 10 July 1869 · page 12

A RECENT writer in a Roman Catholic periodical says--" Imagine the Anglican clergy, as body, bound to celibacy, and what would be the result?" The Roman…

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The Irish Church Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 July 1869 · page 8

Mr. Gladstone announced on May 4, in the House of Commons, the names of the gentlemen whom he will ask Parliament to appoint to the important office of Commissioners for Church Temporalities in Ireland, under the Irish Church Bill. They are…

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Literacy Notice. Christ the Counsellor or Practical Teaching for an age of Progress, by the Rev. J. B. LAUGHTON, B.A., Minister of Scotch Church, Parramatta. SHERRIFF, Publisher, Wynyard Street. PRICE. 7s. 6d

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 10 July 1869 · page 7

MR. LAUGHTON has executed his task well, and has produced a Tory readable and instructive book. Unlike most books of sermons, Mr. Laughton's pages will be perused without any…

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Religious Memoranda. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 July 1869 · page 6

JUNE 17.—St. Alban's Church, Muswellbrook, was consecrated in presence of a crowded congregation. The church erected at Gunning, to replace the building which was destroyed by the hurricane in the month of…

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Australasian Holy Catholic Guild

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 July 1869 · page 9

The half-yearly meeting of the parent branch of the above society took place on Sunday, July 4th, in the Hall of St. Mary's Seminary. There was a large attendance of members. The…

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The Catholic Bishop of Liverpool on the Irish Church and Education

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 July 1869 · page 4

On Sunday May 14th, the Most Rev. Dr. Goss, Bishop of Liverpool, took the occasion of the consecration of a new bell to address a large congregation at Preston, oh the Irish…

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America. Death of an Jets It Catholic Priest in America

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 July 1869 · page 4

The "Chicago Republican" of April 25th contains the following announcement which will be read with, widespread and heartfelt sorrow in Ireland…

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Saint Patrick's Branch of the Australasian Holy Catholic Guild, Parramatta

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 July 1869 · page 9

The Fifteenth Half-yearly Meeting of the Society was held on Sunday 11th inst; the chaplain—the Rev. A. J. Forde presiding, over a full attendance of Members. The position and…

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"She Third Hale Yearly Report of the Council of St. Patrick's Branch of Australasian Holy Catholic Guild, Singleton

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 July 1869 · page 2

BRETHREEN—Your Council in submitting its of the operations of the Society, for the past six months, feel happy in being enabled to report that the moral and temporal condition of…

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The Irish Church Bill in the House of Commons

Sydney Mail · Saturday 17 July 1869 · page 6

April 22.—After the transaction of some minor business, the debate is committee on the Irish Church was resumed, when various amendments proposed by the Opposition were negatived by large majorities. On one point, however, the Government…

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The Irish Church Commissioners

Sydney Mail · Saturday 17 July 1869 · page 6

Mr. Gladstone announced on May 4, in the House of Commons, the names of the gentlemen whom he will ask Parliament to appoint to the important office of Commissioners for Church Temporalities in Ireland, under the Irish Church Bill. They are…

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Our Old Church

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 17 July 1869 · page 5

The following lines lately appeared in the Cazenovia Republican, and are from the pen of a Christian lady. Take them out tenderly, lift them with care,…

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The Popery of Ritualism; or Romanism in the Church of England. No. I.

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 17 July 1869 · page 12

WE use the term Ritualism for the purpose of describing the practices of a party in the Church of England, whose tendency and whose intentions, we fear, are…

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Water Police Court.—saturday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Stenhouse and Church.)

Empire · Monday 19 July 1869 · page 3

Four drunkards were fined. Mark Chisholm, a poor old blind man, was sent to the Benovolent Asylum, having no place to go to for shelter…

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New Catholic Church, Rydal

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 July 1869 · page 7

On last Sunday the 18fch inst. his Lordship the Bishop of Bathurst arrived at Rydal, for the purpose of laying the foundation stone of our new church. Although the weather was…

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