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Churches, 1877

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Dissolution of the Catholic Committee of Paris

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 May 1877 · page 7

The Catholic world has been greatly astonished by recent events in France. It appears that the Catholic Committee of Paris, a body formed with the permission of the Government five years ago as a connecting link between a number…

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Religious Memoranda. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 June 1877 · page 8

May 14.—The annual meeting of the Missionary Society was held in [?]St. James's schoolroom, the Very Rev. the Dean of Sydney in the chair. 23.—A meeting of parishioners of St. Alban's Five…

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Dissolution of the Catholic Committee of Paris

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1877 · page 698

The Catholic world has been greatly astonished by recent events in France. It appears that the Catholic Committee of Paris, a body formed with the permission of the Government five years ago as a connecting link between a number…

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The Italian Parliament and the Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 June 1877 · page 12

WHEN we are compelled to entertain a feeling of shame and compassion at the degradation of Parliamentary institutions in this country—when we blush for…

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The Present Crisis in the Reformed Church of France. the Movement for Conciliation

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 2 June 1877 · page 6

In my last letter I showed how the two great parties which divide the Reformed Church are at present confronted with each other in an attitude of open hostility, in spite of the Synod…

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Unusual Scene at the Scotts' Church

Evening News · Tuesday 5 June 1877 · page 3

We learn that a disagreement between the Rev. Dr. Lang and some of the office-bearers of the Scott's Church, resulted in the doors of the church being locked against the venerable divine on Sunday last…

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The Scots Church. To the Editor

Evening News · Friday 8 June 1877 · page 3

SIR,—As a member of the Scots Church for some years past, I crave space to make a few remarks with reference to the discreditable proceedings in the Scots Church as reported in the papers of Monday last. In the first place the Rev. Dr…

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Oath by Roman Catholic Bishops

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 9 June 1877 · page 5

The following addition has been made to this oath in consqeuence of the dogma of Infallibility. The extract is from the Roman Catholic organ The Tablet. 'As is well known, the profession…

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America. a Special Mission From the Pope to Canada

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 June 1877 · page 7

The Holy See has determined to send a special mission or delegation to British North America. The person chosen for this important office is Dr. George Convoy, the Bishop…

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Ireland. the Disestablished Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 June 1877 · page 6

The London correspondent of the Dublin Freeman says: "There have been many grave charges levelled at the Commissioners of the Irish Church temporalities, more…

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Father Fabian, The Monk of Malham Tower. Chapter Xvii. the Church Choir

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 9 June 1877 · page 3

"Alas! alas! those ruined aisles, Where never now the anthem swells! Alas! alas! that roofless choir, Those ancient towers, those silent bells"…

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The Greek Church

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 9 June 1877 · page 5

The following is the testimony of the Rev. Dr. Jeffreys, of Glasgow, who has derived his information from a visit to Russia. He says:-- 'The Priests were as depraved in morals as…

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Fatal Panic in a Church.—7 Persons Killed. (New York Tribune, March 14.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 June 1877 · page 27

It being "women's week" in Lent, St. Francis Xavier's Church has been filled on each even ing of the week with audiences of women and small children who could not be left at…

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Church and State

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 June 1877 · page 3

THE following address, signed by sixty-four deans, archdeacons, rectors, and other grades of the clergy of the Church of England, was presented to the archbishop and bishops:…

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A New Anglican Communion. (From the Whitehall Review.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1877 · page 3

We make public the astounding fact that a section of members of the Church of England have taken measures for founding what will be nothing else than a new Anglican Communion. This resolution has been…

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The Tanganyika Mission. (From the Colonies, March 31.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1877 · page 3

A MEETING of unusual interest was held on the evening of March 26, at the Memorial Hall, Farringdonstreet, in connection with the departure for Central Africa of the band of missionaries appointed to the…

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Home and Foreign. England. New Roman Catholic College

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 June 1877 · page 5

The Whitehall Review is informed that Lord Petre has just purchased the property of Woburn Park, situated between Weybridge and Cheatsey, in Surrey, not far from…

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The Australian Churchman, or the Church to Be or Not to Be of Australia

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 16 June 1877 · page 4

One of your correspondents (Mr. Irby) complains of his article on the Ritualism of one of the churches in the Grafton diocese being refused insertion in the Australian Churchman. It is…

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Wesleyan Church-sustentaion and Extension Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 June 1877 · page 5

The eighteenth annual meeting of the New South Wales Wesleyan Methodist Church Sustentation and Extension Society was held last evening in the Centenary Church, York-street, the Rev. W. B. Boyce in the chair…

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Balmain Weslevan Church

Evening News · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 5

It will be seen by advertisement in this issue that the Wesleyan Church, Darling-street, Balmain, is to be re-opened to morrow, when the Revs. Messrs. Boyce, Cosh, and Curnow will preach. This church…

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