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Churches, 1872

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A Roman Catholic Convert to Protestantism

Evening News · Monday 1 January 1872 · page 3
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A NOVEL ceremony was performed at a Free Church in Glasgow last Sunday. At the conclusion of the afternoon sermon the Rev. Mr. Rossborugh, the paster of the congregation, proceeded to admit, as a…

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Laying the Pound Aiton Stone of the New Presbyterian Church, Hill End. [From a Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1872 · page 5

THE ceremony of laying the foundation stone of St. Panl's Presbyterian Church, Hill End, took place on Tuesday, the 26th December. The site chosen for the erection of the new building is a commanding one, situated on rising…

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Catholic Church, Inverell

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1872 · page 10

I regret that this hurried season has prevented me from sending, you sooner this report., Certainly it was due to the great kindness of the Right Rev. Dr. O'Mahony, who came at…

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Prussia and the Catholic Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1872 · page 12

The admirers of Prussian education, armies, and diplomacy, will no doubt be greatly surprised at the position she now holds in regard to her Catholic subjects. It was by…

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Catholic Liberality

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1872 · page 3

The young Duke of Norfolk is about to testify his devotion to his faith by an act of the most splendid munificence. According to a report, his design is, to expend £100,000…

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The Catholic Picnic

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1872 · page 6

The Caholic picnic in the Botanical reserve was a great success. Thousands of people attended it and all appeared to derive unlimited enjoyment from the sports…

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Catholic School Excursion

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1872 · page 10

A correspondent writes —The children attending the Catholic schools, Petersham and Concord, and the Convent school at Rosebank, were treated to a picnic to Birkenhead, on the…

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Catholic Univeesity—session 1871-2

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1872 · page 4

The Catholic University of Ireland opened its seventeenth session yesterday, with a solemn High Mass. The beautiful ceremonial of the Catholic Church was carried…

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The Grenfell Catholic School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 January 1872 · page 11

The following petition, from the Roman Catholics of Grenfell, respecting the refusal of the Council of Education to grant a certificate to their school, presented to the Assembly by…

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The New Catholic Cathedral, Armi

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 January 1872 · page 2

DALE—We beg t[?] call attent on to an advertisement in our columns announcing that the new dihedral of Armidale will be opened and solemnly consecrated on the 2nd of February…

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Roman Catholic School Fort Bourke

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 January 1872 · page 9

The annual examination of the above school says the Central Australian and Bowie Telegraph prior to the breaking up for Christmas holidays, took place on the 21st ult. Amongst…

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Church of England Synod. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1872 · page 8

SIR,—Will you kindly allow me a short space in your columns to correct a serious misapprehension convoyed in the report of the proceedings of the Synod, which appeared in the Herald of the 24th November…

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A Church-going Belle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1872 · page 60

A dainty little bonnet, The sweetest marabout, A sea of tawny wavelets O'er forehead white as snow,…

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The Second Day of the Church Conference

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 13 January 1872 · page 6

The proceedings were opened by the Bishop of Sydney reading a portion of Scripture and offering up a prayer. The Rev. Cearles Kemble, M.A., Prebendary…

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Hymn for the Dedication of a Church

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1872 · page 21

FATHER in Heaven! within those walls, Which we have bullded to Thy name, As now we lift our song of praise, Set Thou our hearts and tongues aflame!…

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Presbyterian Church Philip Street, Sydney

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 5

The character of the architecture of this church is Byzantine. The lower…

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The Catholic Guild Goulburn

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 6

On Sunday immediately after the eleven o'clock high Mass a general meeting of members of the Guild of St. Peter, Goulburn, was held in the boys' schoolroom, Bourke-street…

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America. Fifty Catholic, Tracts On, Various Subjects

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 3

In 1866 the Catholic Publication Society in New York issued its first tract. Since then more than 2,500,000 of these tracts have been sold. They have produced conversions…

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Victoria. St. Francis Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 5

On Saturday last, the Advocate reports that the Feast of the Epiphany and a holiday of obligation Masses were celebrated in the Cathedral and St. Francis' at the same hours…

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