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Churches, 1876

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Cardinal Manning & the Charity of His Church

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 5 February 1876 · page 4

The newspapers keep us well in mind that age has not weakened Cardinals Manning's powers, nor use made stale his eloquence. He is almost ubiquitous. The platform and the…

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"An Open Bible in the Church of Christ -- a Sealed Bible in the Romish Church."

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 5 February 1876 · page 3

In the fourth "Advent Conference" harangue Dr. Vaughan uttered with his usual confidence and unblushing assurance the following dogmatical statement. "The Catholic Church is…

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St. Matthew's Church of England, Albury

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 February 1876 · page 28

ALBURY is the most important border town in New South Wales, and in religious and educational edifices no town in the colony of equal population is so well provided. Beautifully situated as Albury is, on the…

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Latest Intelligence. Beuter's Telegrams to Australian Associated Press. the Ritualists and the Church of Rome. London, February 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1876 · page 5

CARDINAL Manning is supporting the Vatican in examining a scheme for a union between the extreme English Ritualists and the Church of Rome. One hundred leading…

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Mariners' Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1876 · page 8

THE annual [?] meeting in connection with the Marinere Church was held yesterday evening, in the schoolroom [?] the church. There was a very good attendance. A public meeting was subsequently held in the church…

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The Ritualists and the Church of Rome. London, February 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1876 · page 7

Cardinal Manning has publicly disavowed that there is any scheme proceeding from the Vatic[?]n for a union between the extreme Ritualistic party of the Church of England…

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Religious Memoranda. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1876 · page 6

January 11.—The church of St. Matthew, Albury, was opened for divine worship by the Dean of Melbourne. In connection therewith a tea and a public meeting were held —the Dean of Melbourne presiding at the latter…

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The "Catholic Church."

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 6

ONE of the boasts of all Romanists is this, that their Church has the mark of "catholicity," and, therefore, is the only true Church of Christ. The boast is very…

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Ireland, Celtic Studies in the Catholic University

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 4

The subjoined circular has been issued by a committee of gentlemen anxious to promote the study of Celtic literature:—" 14 Gardiner's-place, Dublin, November…

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Roman Catholic Wives. (To the Editors of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 2

SIRS, -- For the benefit of our common and unsuspecting Protestant brotherhood, I send you a brief account of what befel a poor, blind Protestant husband in the Isle of Man some…

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The Ritualists and the Church of Rome. London, February 5

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 204

Cardinal Manning is supporting the Vatican in examining a scheme for a union between the extreme English Ritualists and the Church of Rome. One hundred leading…

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Mariner's Church

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 205

THE annual tea meeting in connection with the Mariner's Church was held on Tuesday evening, 8th instant, in the schoolroom beneath the church. There was a very good attendance. A public meeting was subsequently…

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Special Mission to Egypt

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1876 · page 234

The Right Hon. Stephen Cave, Paymaster-General, has proceeded to Egypt on a special mission connected with the Khedive's finances. Colonel Stokes, Mr. Victor Buckley, of Foreign…

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Christian Unity Not Church Uniformity

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 19 February 1876 · page 5

Let us rejoice in the fraternization of the religions bodies, that at last they have, with the exception of the orthodox Church, held out to each other the right hand of fellowship, in…

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Union. the Churches Protestant Become One True Church in Christian Brotherhood. (To the Editors of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 19 February 1876 · page 2

SIRS, -- The union of all denominations into one common fraternity, and under one name -- "Church of Christ" -- will be one of the most remarkable occurrences of the present era ; the…

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Church of England School, Pyrmont

Evening News · Monday 21 February 1876 · page 3

Messrs. James Munro, William Chowne, John King, and William Varley, have been appointed, by the Low Bishop, members of the local board of the Certified Denomonational Church of England school at Pyrmont…

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The Roman Catholic Riots at Callan

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 February 1876 · page 27

The following account of the destruction of the Rev. Mr. O'Keeffe's house at Callan, by a Roman Catholic mob, has been given by Mr. Gregory, the magistrate who was in command of the police…

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Has the Church of England Accepted the Name "Protestant?"

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 26 February 1876 · page 2

Sir, -- It is a disputed point whether blinkers are really useful to a horse. Enlightened vets, begin to testify to the wisdom of nature, which made the eye to see in more than one direction…

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Primitive Methodist District Meeting of 1876

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1876 · page 3

ON FRIDAY, February 18th, the Church Building Committee met in the church at St. Peters, at 10 a.m., to examine the Church Schedules, and report on any cases which required the attention of the district meeting. The committee…

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The Church of England Education Defence Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 February 1876 · page 5

A [?] meeting of the friends of Denominational education, members of the Church of England, Denominational school teachers, and all friends of the present Education Act was held in the Masonte Hall, last evening. The chair was taken by…

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