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Churches, 1877

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Country Correspondence. Cooma. Opening of St. Patrick's Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 September 1877 · page 9

On Sunday, the 9th instant, there occurred in Cooma an event which will be long remembered by the Catholics of the district, the informal opening of the new church. From an early…

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The Votive Church. Vienna

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1877 · page 4

On the fourth page of our supplement is seen a picture of the Austrian Church of St. Saviour, commonly called the " Votive Church," which is situated between the Alsergrund and the city of Vienna, and was…

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Review. Evanescent Protestantism and Nascent Atheism, the Modem Religious Problem. An address to the Members of the Manchester Academic of the Catholic Religion, by Daniel Noble, M.A., M.D., Fellow of the Royal C. Hege of Physicians, London

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 September 1877 · page 18

We doubt whether when the Greeks attempted, to explain away the great landmarks of the Catholic faith, that there was more necessity for cultured controversy than there is at the present…

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Gross Misrepresentations of the Colonial Clergy and Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 September 1877 · page 5

THE following letter from the Hon. W. Forster, Agent-General for New South Wales, appears in the European Matt of August 3:— "Sir,—May I ask your valuable aid in correcting…

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The Pan-Presbyterian Council

Evening News · Tuesday 18 September 1877 · page 2

On the 10th July the first Pan-Presbyterian Council concluded its proceedings, and was dissolved. This Council met on the 3rd July, when service was held in St. Giles's Church, Edinburgh, and a sermon…

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"Edinburgh, 12th July, 1877. "Rev. R. S. Paterson, Moderator. General Assembly "Presbyterian Church, New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 September 1877 · page 3

"Very Rev. dear Sir,—I had recently the pleasure to acknowledge receipt of your favour accompanying letters, aupointing me a delegate, in conjuction with the Rev. A. N. Mickray, of Torquay, to represent our Church in New…

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The Pan-presbyterian Council. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 September 1877 · page 3

SIR,—Will you kindly give a place in your paper to the accompanying letters. The one is from the Hon. J. Frazer, M.L.C., of this city; and the other is from the Rev. A. N. Mackray M. A., late of Ashfield, New South Wales, now…

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Pan-presbyterian Council. No. IV:--Continued from our last. Churchliness of Calvinism

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 22 September 1877 · page 8

Dr. Stuart Robinson read extracts from a long paper on."The Churchliness of Calvinism." He said the venerable Dr. Hodge, of Princeton, once related to him how on a certain occasion…

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Protestant and Catholic MORALITY.—No. I.

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 September 1877 · page 13

ONE great reason why Protestants are so reluctant to return to the faith of their forefather, and to submit to the authority and guidance of the Holy See, is, that they fancy that there is…

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Home and Foreign. England. Gross Misrepresentations of the Colonial Clergy and Churches

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 September 1877 · page 5

The following letter from the Hon. W. Forster, Agent-General for New South Wales, appears in the European Mail of August 3:…

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Woolahra Catholic School

Evening News · Monday 24 September 1877 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon Archbishop Vaughan laid the foundation-stone of a new Roman Catholic School it Woolahra. The site is a good one, and the grounds are about 140 by 130 feet. There were about three…

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Catholic School, Woollahra

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 September 1877 · page 15

ON Sunday last the foundation-stone of a new school was laid at Woollahra by his Grace the Archbishop, to provide for the wants of the Catholic children of that important suburb…

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St. Mary's New Catholic Church at Young

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 September 1877 · page 28

THIS fine edifice, which ia allowed by all to be the noblest structure in the Lachlan district, was completed some months ago. When the work was first commenced, it was looked upon as a great…

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Pan Presbyterian Council. No. V.--Continued from our last

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 29 September 1877 · page 9

Saturday was an idle day, in respect that no formal meeting of the Council was held, but the relief from sessional engagements was spent very profitably. Several of the clergy and…

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Opening of a New Catholic Church at Nowra SHOALHAVEN. Monday, October 1

Evening News · Wednesday 3 October 1877 · page 2

IN the pretty village of Nowra in this district, a new church was formally opened by his Grace Archbishop Vaughan, on Sunday last. The congregation in attendance was the most numerous ever seen, here, comprising, besides the body…

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Protestant and Catholic Mcrality. No. 2

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 17

THE best way of reasoning with such por[?]one as these is to make use of arguments which are conclusive of themselves; and not based on any particular facts, which bo[?]ides being exceedingly…

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Correspondence. Seduction and the Roman Catholic Church. (To the Editors of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 6

SIRS,--Now that the late Cardinal Antonelli's politely called gallantries are coming to light, who can now say that even in this our day, the Roman Catholic Church does not authorize…

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Pan-presbyterian Council. No. Vi. the Unbelief of the Present Day

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 8

The President announced that the subject of conference was "The Unbelief of the Present Day." Rev. Dr. Patton, Chicago, road the first…

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Nowra-shoalhaven. Opening of Tee New Church by the Archbishop of Sydney

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 15

Sunday, the Feast or St. Jerome, was celebrated with more than ordinary fervour and religious earnestness by the good people of this district. For weeks past arrangements have…

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Foundation Stone of the New Presbyterian Church. St. Mary's

Evening News · Monday 8 October 1877 · page 3

A large number of people assembled ul the place where the Presbyterian Church is to be erected to witness the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the permanent church, the need of which in a more…

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