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Churches, 1882

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Catholic. St. Mary's Cathedral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 December 1882 · page 15

ON Sunday morning the Rev. Father Moynagh was the celebrant, assisted by the Rev. Fathers Quirk and Fleming. Father Patterson in his sermon specially referred to the good work…

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The Roman Catholic Trouble in Cincinnati

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 9 December 1882 · page 9

Mr. William Henry Elder, coadjutor to Mr. Purcell, the arch swindler of Cincinnati, lately sent a letter to the Commercial, in which he affects to state the facts in the peculiar…

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The Santa Cruz Islands and the Melanesian Mission. Norfolk Island, Nov. 16

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1882 · page 1029

The following brief narrative of these islands will doubtless be interesting to the friends of missionary enterprise, especially at this time, when Bishop Selwyn, of Melanesia, has, after innumerable difficulties, and with indomitable…

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The Unitarian Church

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1882 · page 1029

Of Sunday morning the Rev. A. B. Camm, who has just arrived from England to assume the pastorate of the Unitarian Church in Liverpool-street, delivered his inaugural discourse. The ordinary congregation was…

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A Church Scandal

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 9 December 1882 · page 7

The Church of St. Jude, Liverpool, recently was the scene of a scandalous demonstration. Mr. Fitzroy, the rector, has a weakness for aping the Papists, and against his monkey…

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Panic in a Church

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 December 1882 · page 32

Quincy, I[?]., Jan. 5, 1882.—During the funeral services of the Rev. Simon Kuhlehen[?]elter, at the Salem Evangelical Church, this afternoon, a frightful panic…

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St. Stephens' New Church, North Willoughby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 December 1882 · page 4

The ceremony of laying the first stone of St. Stephen's New Church, North Willoughby, was performed by the Bishop of Northern Queensland (the Righ Rev. George Henry Stanton, D.D.) on Saturday afternoon. There was…

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The Catholic University of Ireland

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 6

"Nemo," writing to the London Tablet of October 21, says :—The inglorious end of the Catholic University, as a national institution, chronicled in your paper of Saturday, was…

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The Ancient Mozarabic Liturgy of the Reformed Catholic Church of Spain

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 5

It is quite clear, says the S. A. Missionary Magazine, that no work bearing the title of a Spanish Liturgy could be published without having considerable…

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Father Chiniquy. Before the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Canada

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 9

The eighth session of Hie Supreme Court of the Presbyterian Church in Canada met on the evening of the 14th June, in St. Andrew's Church, St. John. Among the French…

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The Bishops and the Catholic University

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 5

We were enabled to announce (says the Dublin Freeman's Journal of Oct 21), at the close of the general annual October meeting of the Bishops, their lordships' determination…

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Catholic. the Marist Brothers' College. Hunter's Hill

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 15

The proceedings on Wednesday afternoon in connection with the breaking up for the Christmas holidays, and the distribution of the prizes were admirably arranged, and most successfully…

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Caedinal Manning and the O'connell Memorial Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 6

The following letter from Cardinal Manning has been received by Canon Brosnan: - " Archbishop's House, Westminster, October 11, 1882. "My Dear Canon—You have wisely decided…

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Opening of St. Patrick's Church. Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 18

St. Patrick's Church was solemnly opened by the Most Rev. Dr. Dunne, assisted by many of the clergy of the diocese, on Sunday week. Tho morning was bright und cool, and the showers of the…

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Catholic Affairs at Temora

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 8

The bazaar in aid of St. Patrick's Church, which was recently held here, was an uprecedented success, and it must be truly gratifying to our much—esteemed pastor, the Kev. M. Slattery, to…

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Catholic. the Late Rev. M. Matthews

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 9

It is with feelings of deep sorrow that we record the death of the Rev. M. Matthews, of the Maitland diocese, whose decease took place at the presbytery, Newcastle, on Tuesday last. The…

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St. James' Church of England School

Evening News · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 3

On Thursday morning last this old established school was closed as a denominational school. At the invitation of the clergy of the parish a few of the parishioners met in the infant school, where the…

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Sleep and Church Bells

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 1122

The poets have said many beautiful things about sleep, which, as Shakespeare has it, "knits up the raveled sleeve of care." Nearly all the characters of the mighty bard— the sable Hamlet, the murderous Macbeth, and half his…

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The Church of England and the Last Half Century

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 1130

The following interesting article, which appeared in Maanillan for October, was written by the late Archbishop Tait, and was probably his lost contribution to the literature of his age:—…

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St. James's Church of England School

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 6

On Thursday morning last this old established school was closed as a Denominational School. At the invitation of the clergy of the parish, a few of the parishioners met in the Infant School, where…

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