Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Churches, all years

Sydney · Churches

Churches, 1878

359 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 18

Sydney City Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 May 1878 · page 3

THE sixteenth annual meeting of the Sydney City Mission was held last night in the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street. The non. W.J.Foster, Attorney-General, presided, and, after devotional engagements, called upon the secretary to…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Count Schouvaloff's Mission to St. Petersburg. London, May 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 May 1878 · page 5

Count Schouvaloff visited Bismarck at Berlin, and proceeded thence to St. Petersburg…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Sydney City Mission

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 695

THE sixteenth annual meeting of the Sydney City Mission was held on Tuesday night in the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street. The Hon. W. J. Foster, Attorney-General, presided, and, after devotional engagements, called upon the…

Continued on Trove, page 695 →

England. the Progress of the Church in Scotland

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 6

From documents deposited in the Propaganda archives, and from statistics furnished by the Vicars-Apostolic of Scotland, it would appear that within the last fifty years the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

St. Thomas Church, South Brisbane

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 5

The Easter meeting of the congregation of St. Thomas Church, Brisbane, was held yesterday evening, in the church building. The Rev. F. Smith, the incumbent, presided, and the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] [Neuter's Telegrams.] Count Schouvaloff's Mission. St. Petersburg, May 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 May 1878 · page 5

COUNT Schouvaloff will remain here a few days to receive the Emperor's decision on the suggestions made by the British Government. On his return journey to London he will…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wesleyan Methodist Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1878 · page 7

On the 8th May the sessions of the second general Conference of the Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Church commenced in Sydney. Five years ago the Wesleyan Church had reached such dimensions that the old system of…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Count Schouvaloffs Mission to St. Petersburg. London. May 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 May 1878 · page 5

Sir John Holker stated in the House of Commons to-night, in reply to a question, that nothing authentic had yet, transpired as to the result of Count…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wesleyan Methodist Conference

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1878 · page 736

Pursuant to adjournment the Wesleyan General Conference resumed its sittings on the 17th instant, and entered upon a discussion of matters affecting private and ministerial interests. At the afternoon sitting…

Continued on Trove, page 736 →

Count Schouvaloff's Mission. London, May 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 May 1878 · page 5

The interview between Lord Salisbury and Count Schouvaloff is arranged for to-morrow. The strictest secresy is being observed with regard to Count Schouvaloff's mission, pending…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Unity of Churchmen and Dissenters

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 25 May 1878 · page 10

For the sake of brevity, and in accordance with custom, we apply the former term of our subject to members of the Church of England, being at the same time well aware and holding as…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

The British Government and Count Schouvaloff's Mission. London. May 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1878 · page 5

A Cabinet Council held yesterday considered the proposals submitted by Count Schouvaloff, the Russian Ambassador. Another meeting of the Cabinet is to be held to-day, when it is…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Church Missionary Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 May 1878 · page 3

A PUBLIC meeting in connection with the Church Missionary Society was held in the Chruch Society's House, Phillip-street, yesterday evening, and was well attended. The Dan of Sydney occupied the chair…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Holy Trinity Church

Evening News · Wednesday 29 May 1878 · page 2

The progress of the work in connection with the re-construction of the Holy Trinity Church, Argyle-street, Miller's Point, during the last few weeks, has been considerable. The gable end and [?] of the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Roman Catholic Efforts in America to Secure the Negroes

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 1 June 1878 · page 7

THE Romish Church is not relaxing its exertions to gain over the late slave population of our Southern States. Ever since the war large sums of money have been raised, and considerable…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Catholic Ecclesiasticism. "Ye must be born again." --John iii. 7. (To the Editors of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 1 June 1878 · page 6

SIRS,--When a man says I am a Papist first, and an Englishman afterwards, he appears to me to be inverting the order of events as stated in the "Word of God" by the above quotation…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Church's Position De Facto Relatively to the State in Germany

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 June 1878 · page 17

If the Church's position relatively to the State in Italy, be humiliating, unnatural, and unequal, much more intolerable is its position in Germany…

Continued on Trove, page 17 →

Church Missionary Society

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1878 · page 776

A PUBLIC meeting in connection with the Church Missionary Society was held in the Church Society's House, Phillip-street, on Monday evening, and was well attended. The Scan of Sydney occupied the chair…

Continued on Trove, page 776 →

Auricular Confession in the Church of England. (From the Standard, March 16.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 June 1878 · page 3

THE memorial which has been forwarded to the Queen by the Church Association, begging her Majesty to use all her influence to discountenance. the practice of auricular confession in the Church…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Mission at Young

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 June 1878 · page 17

THE Argus of June 1st reports that the Mission or Spiritual Retreat opened by the Rev. Theophilus Le Menant De Chesnals, Marist Father, on Sunday, the 19th ult., in St. Mary's, and…

Continued on Trove, page 17 →