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Churches, 1883

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Mission by the Redemptorist Fathers at Newcastle

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 19

THE Redemptorists are still conducting the mission here, and you will be pleased to learn that their efforts so far have been attended with great success. During the past week their labours…

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America. a Patriotic Methodist Minister on the Irish Question

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 8

There with recently delivered at Wooster, O., by the Rev. Geo. W. Pepper, in Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, an interesting sermon on Ireland, a summary of which…

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Terribly Destructive Hurricane at Samoa. a Priest Killed and a Church Destroyed

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 8

OUE correspondent, writing from April, Samoa (South Sea Islands), under date April 6th, 1883, gives particulars of a terrific hurricane :— Fortunately for us here at Samoa, it is not…

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Melanesian Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 June 1883 · page 8

Bishop Selwyn last evening addressed a meeting in St. Paul's schoolroom. Burwood, upon the subject of the Melanesian Mission. The schoolroom was well filled with auditors, who listened with much attention and…

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Sir Henry Parkes and His New Mission

Evening News · Tuesday 26 June 1883 · page 2

For some weeks past (says the Melbourne "World") it has been known in Sydney that Sir Henry Parkes was about to undertake a commission to England. The exact nature of the…

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Church of England Temperance Society

Evening News · Tuesday 26 June 1883 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The third anniversary festival service in connection with the Church of England Temperance Society was held in St. Andrew's Cathedral last evening. There was a large congregation. The order of service…

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Church of England Temperance Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1883 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Church of England Temperance Society was held last evening in the Masonic Hall The hall was crowded in every part, many present being unable to obtain seats. The chair was occupied by the…

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The Holy Catholic Church

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 30 June 1883 · page 5

It is now more than twenty years since we were told by a member of the R. C. Church that the expression at the head of this paper was hateful to us. But we…

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Catholic Education in Belgium

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 June 1883 · page 13

AN encouragement to those who are labouring so zealously amongst us in the cause of education is to be found in the good example given to us by Belgium. In 1879 religion was banished by law…

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The Catholic Orphan Asylum at Parramatta

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 June 1883 · page 15

THE Hon. G. H. Reid, Minister of Public Instruction, paid a visit of inspection to the Catholic and Protestant Orphan Schools, at Parramatta, on Saturday. He was accompanied by Mr. G…

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Sketches of the Christian Mission at New Guinea

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1883 · page 1209

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Catholic. an Appeal on Behalf of the Island Missions

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 June 1883 · page 14

IN our last issue appeared a letter from our correspondent at Apia, Sumoa, in which the sadly interesting particular of the disastrous effects of the recent cyclone were graphically…

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Sundays in Sydney. St. Andrew's Scots' Church

Evening News · Saturday 30 June 1883 · page 6

It was some 12 months' ago that I read in a Sydney newspaper two letters from the Rev. Dr. Moore White, of St. Andrew's Church. Those letters had reference to the reading books…

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Church and State. a Serious Indictment

Evening News · Saturday 30 June 1883 · page 6

In connection with the conference of the Liberation Society, a public meeting was held in the Metropolitan Tabernacle on May 2, at which the Hon. John Bright delivered the following speech, as…

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St. Bartholomew's Church of England, Pyrmont

Evening News · Tuesday 3 July 1883 · page 2

A musical recital on the organ recently erected in this handsome little Church, was given on Wednesday evening last. The building was filled with a most appreciative audience. Mr. C. Shepherd, of…

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Christ Church Concert

Evening News · Thursday 5 July 1883 · page 3

On Tuesday evening last a very enjoyable concert was given by several members of Christ Church, in the school-room, Pitt-street, for the benefit of the church funds. The Rev. Dr. Ellis, Mut. Bac., kindly…

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The Redmond Mission

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 16

BOTH Mr. Redmond and his brother will visit Sydney before they leave for San Francisco. MR. J. E. Redmond, M.P., write:—" I find I am compelled to start for home in September,…

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Catholic. the Cathedral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 14

To the Catholies or Sydney, SS. Peter and Paul's Day is in a double sense a festival of memories, and in all human probability the yearly colobration will always recall, linked together, reverent…

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Catholic. Archdiocess of Melbourne

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 19

THE annual collection for his Holinese the Pope was made in all the churchen of the city and suburbs on Sunday last, the Sunday within the octavo of SS. Peter and Paul The following…

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