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Churches, 1881

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Our Catholic Colleges

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 January 1881 · page 12

IT is with great pleasure we are enabled once more to draw our readers' attention to the successes of our Catholic High schools, judged by the test applied…

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Catholic Usurpation of Power

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 15 January 1881 · page 7

In the United States the scheme of the Roman Catholics has been to obtain the control of the political power in our centers of population--the cities. Having gained these…

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Catholic. the New Cathedral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 January 1881 · page 14

THE Catholics of New South Wales, if over a people did, have learnt "to labour and to wait;" and it will shortly be their precious privilege, as the result of long years of unremitting toil, to…

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Was the Duke of Alva an Exemplary Catholic ?

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 15 January 1881 · page 9

The New York Times, some time since, asserted in effect that the Duke of Alva was an exemplary Catholic ; the New Zealand Tablet de[?]ies the truth of the statement. The former…

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A. Catholic Bishop's Warning

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1881 · page 3

Bishop O'Quinn, of Brisbane, has addressed a rather remarkable letter to the Queensland Minister of Public Instruction, in reference to the cessation of State aid to Roman Catholic schools. The…

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Religion Outside the Church

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1881 · page 3

The Rev. Stopford A. Brooke preached on Sunday at Bedford Chapel, Bloomsbury, for the first time after his secession from the Church of England. The chapel was crowded. Mr. Brooke…

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The Church Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1881 · page 3

The annual meeting of the St. Paul's branch of the above society was held in the church schoolroom, Regent-street, Redfern, last night, when there was a very large attendance, the meeting being under the presidency of the Rev. Canon…

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The Church Society and the Sailors. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1881 · page 8

Sir,—In place of correcting an inaccuracy in the report of what I said on this subject at St. Paul's, Redfern, last evening, will you kindly permit me to repeat what I then stated, or intended to state. About 40,000 sailors come to…

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Weslevan Methodist Conference

Evening News · Friday 21 January 1881 · page 3

The Conference met at 10 o'clook yesterday, being the second day of the present session. After singing and prayer offered by the Rev. J. Oram and W. Moore, the daily record was read. The usual…

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Wesleyan Methodist Conference. Second Day—(thursday)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1881 · page 3

The Conference met at 10 o'clock. After singing and prayer offered by the Revs. J. Oram and W. Moore, the daily record was read. The usual Conference committees were appointed, on the nomination of the President…

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St. Phillip's Church Bells. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1881 · page 3

Sir,--In your issue of January 8 "J. W. T." indulges in a most unjust growl about St. Phillips's bells, and as I think his remarks are altogether at variance with existing facts, I take upon myself to…

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Catholic. St. Mary's Cathedral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 14

A SPECIAL meeting of subscribers and others interested in the building of the new Cathedral was held in the preC[?]dral on Monday evening. The attendance was exce[?]dingly large, there being…

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Wesleyan Methodist Conference. Second Day.—(thursday.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 6

A letter was received from Rev. R. W. Vanderkiste requesting dispensation of absence. A letter of sympathy was directed to be sent to Mr. Vanderkiste. The Rev. James Watkin retired from the position of…

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The Wesley an Methodist Conference. First Day (Wednesday)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 5

The eighth session of the New South Wales and Queensland Wesleyan Conference was commenced on Wednesday evening, at the Centenary Church, York-street. The following ministers answered to…

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ECCLESIASTIC The Church Society

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 128

The annual meeting of the St. Paul's branch of the above society was held in the church schoolroom, Regent-street, Redfern, on Monday, when there was a very large attendance, the meeting being under the presidency of the Rev. Canon…

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St. Phillip's Church Bells. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 5

Sir,--Your correspondent "Tr[?] Bob" in to-day's Telegraph must either be a bell-ringer or a belt-ringer's brother, as he sec[?] so interested in having this "bad ringing" continued. After saying that I…

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Religion Outside the Church

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 41

The Rev. Stopford A. Brooke preached on Sunday at Bedford Chapel, Bloomsbury, for the first time after his secession from the Church of England. The chapel was crowded. Mr. Brooke…

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Opening of a New Roman Catholic School

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 January 1881 · page 3

The ceremony of opening a new Roman Catholic School at Lavender Bay, established under the auspices of the Society of Jesus, was performed yesterday by Archbishop Vanghan, in the…

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New Roman Catholic School at Lavender Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1881 · page 3

For some considerable time past the members of the Jesuit order resident in Sydney have been engaged upon the election of a handsome and commodious school at Lavender Bay, North Shore, and yesterday afternoon the…

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Church, of England Temperance Society

Evening News · Wednesday 26 January 1881 · page 3

The anniversary service in connection with the Church of England Temperance Society was held yesterday afternoon, in St. Andrew's Cathedral. There was a very numerous attendance, including…

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