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Churches, 1877

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France. Catholic Reaction in France

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 July 1877 · page 5

The Saturday Review remarks that the condition of Europe afc the present moment offers a singular contrast to the predictions which used to be common some…

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St. Benedict's Church. Sermon of the Archbishop

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 July 1877 · page 14

ON Friday in last week tho Forty Hours Adoration commenced at St. Benedict's Church. The altar was very tastefully decorated by the…

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Glebe Presbyterian Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 July 1877 · page 3

FOR many years, members of the Presbyterian Church resident in the southern portion of the city and in the suburb of the Glebe had felt the want of a church until about three years ago, when the Rev. Andrew Gardiner,…

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The Church of England Assembly. (From the Australasian, July 21.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 July 1877 · page 5

THE first session of the Church of England Assembly that has been held under its new bishop promises to be remarkable. Apart from some minor matters connected with Church affairs, its proceedings have contained three…

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Catholic Schoolhouses. (To the Editor of the Freeman's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 August 1877 · page 17

SIR,—In the last report of the Council of Education, it is state? that many of the Catholic schoolhouses in the Sydney district (that is the city and suburbs) are at present ill-suited for…

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The Churchman and "Schism."

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 4 August 1877 · page 5

Our contemporary, the Weekly Advocate, very properly criticises and condemns the deliverance of the Australian Churchman, on the subject of Bishop Moorhouse's refusal to attend the…

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England's Great Mission.. (From the Daily Telegraph, May 29.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 August 1877 · page 6

GREAT Empires like that of Britain—which the valour and patriotism of bygone worthies have so splendidly built up—are not lost in an hour, or upon battle-fields. The terrible…

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New Presbyterian Church

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1877 · page 3

On page 5 of our supplement is given a view of the new Presbyterian church now in course of erection at the corner of Parramatta and Glebe roads. The site is a most eligible one, near a densely populated…

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Letters to the Editor. Catholic Schoolhouses. (To the Editor of the Freeman's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 August 1877 · page 16

SIR,—I am glad your correspondent " A Native " has called public attention in your last issue to the imperfections of some of the Catholic schoolhouses in the city and suburbs…

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The Election of Churchwardens at Hatcham

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 11 August 1877 · page 5

Respecting this election the Standard says:-- We have some hope that now the election of churchwardens for St. James's, Hatcham, has taken place, we shall hear no more for some…

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Sydney City Mission

Evening News · Monday 13 August 1877 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Sydney City Mission, held in the Temperance Hall on Thursday a statement made of the work carried on by missionaries showed that 2845 visits have been made in the seven…

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Traffic in Church Livings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 August 1877 · page 3

In the House of Commons, on the 26th June, Mr. Leatham called attention to the traffic in livings, and moved "That, in view of the prevalence of simoniacal evasions of the law and other scandals and abuses in connection with…

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Bush Mission

Evening News · Wednesday 15 August 1877 · page 2

On Monday evening a meeting was held in the Congregational Church, Petersham, with the object of prompting the interests of the New South Wales Bush Missionary Society. The chair was occupied by…

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French Church Livings. (From the Pall Mall Gazette)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 August 1877 · page 3

MONSIGNOR Guilbert, Bishop of Gap, one of the clearest-minded writers among French prelates, has just stated in a fair and moderate manner, the actual position and professional…

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The Anglican Memorial

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 August 1877 · page 13

IN the preface to "Lothair," Disraeli expressed his opinion that the heaviest blow ever dealt to the Anglican Church, and from the effects of which she was still…

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Russia's Mission

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1877 · page 4

THE following is an extract from the sermon of Paul, Metropolitan of Kisheneff, to the army, in presence of the Czar:— Chiefs and warriors, beloved in Christ, our venerated…

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Native Chapel, Vao Mission, Isle of Pines

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 18 August 1877 · page 8

OUR view, from a photograph by Mr. Hughan, is taken at the Roman Catholic mission for the reclamation of natives in the Isle of Pines, New Caledonia. Few sights could be more interesting or gratifying than to witness the success…

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Destructive Fire At Glympie. [A portion of the following appeared in our Second Edition of yesterday.] Terrific Explosions. Houses and Churches Injured Half a Mile Away. Lives of Many Personas Endangered. Brisbane, Friday, 6.13 p.m

Evening News · Saturday 18 August 1877 · page 4

A 'terribly destructive fire occurred at Gympie to-day. Scott's store was destroyed, and several hourses intervening between the store and Nesh's Bridge…

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The Revision of the (Irish Church) Book of Common Prayer

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 18 August 1877 · page 8

After six sessions of varying alternations the subject of the Revision of the Book of Common Prayer has at last been consigned to rest by a decision which will give satisfaction to all…

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Privy Council. Appeal.—re Insolvent Estate of Church and Hills

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 August 1877 · page 3

Judgment of the Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on the appeal of Hoare and others trading as John Frazer and Company v. The Oriental Bank Corporation, from the Supreme Court of New South Wales;…

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