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Churches, 1870

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Catholic University Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 January 1870 · page 6

The mid-day ceremonials of this beautiful church on Sunday last were most impressively solemn. Every portion of the sacred edifice outside the sanctuary was crowded…

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Re-construction--the Irish Episcopal and Presbyterian Churches

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 22 January 1870 · page 4

THE construction of sheepfolds, as Mr. Ruskin calls it in his parable, has at present become the business, of our countrymen in Ireland in a very practical,…

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Sketches of Previous Reformers of the Italian Church. Fra Paulo Sarpi

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 22 January 1870 · page 14

BORN at Venice in 1552, entered the religious order of Servites in 1565, was at first theologian of the Duke of Mantua, then officiating in the ministry at Milan…

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Leases of Church, and School Lands

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 January 1870 · page 30

Lenses of the following lots of land, forming part of the Church and School Estate will be sold by auction at the various Land-offices indicated, on the l5th February:—…

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Religious Memoranda. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1870 · page 6

JANUARY 4.—The Bishop of Sydnoy laid the foundtation-stone of a church, to be called St. Thomas's, at Saekville Reach, Hawkesbury River. Since the flood of 1867, which swept away the church, the schoolhouse, and teachers…

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Catholic Association

Sydney Mail · Saturday 29 January 1870 · page 10

ON Monday evening, the annual meeting of the Sacred Heart Branch of the Catholic Association was held in the schoolroom of the Sacred Heart Church; Archbishop Polding being in the chair. The Most Rev…

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Singleton Branch of the Holy Catholic Guild

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 January 1870 · page 10

On Monday evening, the 17th inst., the members of the Singleton Branch, (St. Patrick's) of the Holy Catholic Guild met in the School room, to hear the Council give an account of its…

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St. Patrick's Branch of the Australasian Holy Catholic Guild

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 January 1870 · page 10

The fifteenth half yearly meeting of this society was held in St. Patrick's schoolroom, On Sunday, Jan. 16. The Rev. Father O'Farrell Was present and the following satisfactory…

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Address of the Catholics of Parilamatta to the Rev. A. J. Forde on Occasion of His Leaving That Parish

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 January 1870 · page 7

On Wednesday last, Messrs. Alderman Flynn and Trott, deputed by the Catholics of Parramatta, waited on the Rev. A. J Forde, their late Pastor, now in charge of the Sacred Heart…

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Parramatta. [From Our Correspondent.] Church Society.—st. John's Auxiliary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1870 · page 3

THE annual meeting of St. John'a Auxiliary to the Church Society for the year 1869 was held in St. John's Parochial schoolroom, on Friday evening last. the 28th ultimo, at half-past, 7 p.m. Thera were present on the…

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Sydney City Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1870 · page 4

THE annual tea meeting in connection with the Sydney City Mission was held, last ovening, in the Temperance Hall. The tea was followed by a public meeting. The hall was well filled, Mr. John Fairfax occupied the chair…

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Sydney City Mission

Sydney Mail · Saturday 5 February 1870 · page 2

The annual tea meeting in connection with the Sydney City Minion was held on Tuesday evening, in Temperance Hall. The tea was followed by a public meeting. The hall was well filled, Mr. John Fairfax occupied the chair…

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The Anglican Church in Victoria. (From the Daily Telegraph.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1870 · page 5

THE Bishop of Melbourne held a visitation of the clergy of the Church resident in the archdeaconry, in St. James's Cathedral, West Melbourne, yesterday. The Metropolitan Bishop of Sydney, the Right Rev. Dr. Barker, was present…

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A Protestant Prince and Catholic Emperor at Jerusalem

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 February 1870 · page 8

THAT Catholicism is the religion of all which has guarded holy memories most faithfully—sanctified pious associations —and made every great and noble…

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"Visitatio Infirmorum," and the Editors of the "Australian Churchman.?"

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 5 February 1870 · page 7

THE readers of the Standard will be aware that in one of our papers on-- "The Popery of Ritualism or Romanism in the Church of England," we referred…

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English Church and Ritualism. (To the Editor of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 5 February 1870 · page 6

SIR,--Many thanks to Mr. Irby, of Bolivia, for his judicious letter concerning Ritualism, addressed to the Bishop of Armidale and Grafton, which appeared in…

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Ritualism in the Diocese of Armidale and Grafton. To the Members of the Church of England in the above diocese

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 5 February 1870 · page 4

FELLOW CHURCHMEN,--Having read a letter in the Sydney Morning Herald of 15th inst. from Mr, Edward Irby of Bolivia, stating that Ritualism had shewn…

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To the Proprietors of the "Australian Churchman." [Per favour of the Herald.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1870 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—I find myself under the painful necessity of requesting that you will teke my name off the list of subscribers to your journal. The lending article in your number of to-day relative to Mr. Irby's unseemly letter to…

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The Australian Churchman and Mr. Campbell. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1870 · page 2

SIRT,—As the writer of the leader which has drawn down on the Australian Churchman the terribie visitation of the withdrawal of Mr. Charles Campbell's subscription, I may be allowed to say, that his letter was sent to the…

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Union of the Anglican and Presbyterian Churches in Ireland

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 12 February 1870 · page 7

IN an article in a recent number of the Evangelical Witness the Rev. Dr. Killen Professor of Church History and Pastoral Theology in the General Assembly's…

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