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Churches, 1884

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Sydney City Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1884 · page 6

The twenty-second annual meeting of the Sydney City Mission was held in the Protestant Hall, Castlereagh-street, on Monday evening. The attendance did not exceed 200. Mr. W. J. Foster presided. Amongst the other gentlemen…

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Gospel Temperance Mission

Evening News · Wednesday 21 May 1884 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

On Friday night Mr. Booth delivered his 11th address at the Exhibition Building, his subject being "The Value of Temperance Societies." The chair was taken by Jacob Garrard, E.q., M.P. On the…

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Congregational Mission Chapel

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 May 1884 · page 6

A tea and public meeting took place last evening in the Mission Chaped corer of Liverpool and Sussex streets, to welcome Mr. John Dobbie on his return from the old country. Mr Dobbie has…

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The West Melbourne Presbyterian Church. London, May 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1884 · page 10

The Rev. Andrew Douglas, of Arbroath, Scotland, has refused an invitation to the West Melbourne Presbyterian Church owing to the inquisitorial nature of the church…

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Destruction of a Church. (From the Wellington, N.Z., Times, May 10.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1884 · page 4

It is five years since Wellington has been the scene of so disastrous a fire as occurred yesterday morning, when St. John's Presbyterian Church, at the corner of Upper Willis and Dixon streets, was entirely destroyed by fire, together…

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Gospel Temperance Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 May 1884 · page 5

The concluding meeting in connection with the Gospel Temperance Mission of Mr. Booth took place last evening at the Exhibition Building, which was densely crowded in every part. Mr. W. J. Foster took the chair, and among…

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Gospel Temperance Mission. Mr. Booth's Farewell

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 May 1884 · page 8

The Exhibition building, Prince Alfred Park, was crowded last evening on the occasion of Mr R.T. Booth's farewell temperance address. The Hon. W.J. Foster, M.L.C., presided, and said this…

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Melbourne Soots' Church. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Thursday 22 May 1884 · page 2

The petition which is to be presented to Parliament against the Scots' Church Bill, sets forth that each a bill, if passed, would be the creation and endowment of a new denomination at the…

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Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 May 1884 · page 4

Sir,—I have been requested as Moderator of the Provisional Court, Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia, to ask you to be good enough to insert the inclosed extract from the record of our proceedings. As the public are…

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"Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia. "Provisional Court. "(ExtractEd from permanent records.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 May 1884 · page 4

And where as the members of synod who had been exeluded on the morning of 7th May, together with the Rev. H. Livingstone (who, as stated above, had been subsequently excluded) met for prayer and conference within…

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The Gospel Temperance Mission. Viewed From the Gallery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 May 1884 · page 8

Tens of thousands of newspaper readers were prevented by the locality of their residence from participating in the Blue Ribbon meetings conducted by Mr R.T. Booth, at the Exhibition…

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Mr. Booth's Mission. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 May 1884 · page 8

Sir,--It may afford a measure of encouragement to those who are making efforts to spread the beneficent work which Mr Booth so ably advocates, to learn of an incident to which I was a witness to-day. It…

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Gospel Temperance Mission

Evening News · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 5

The final address in connection with Mr. Booth's Gospel Temperance Mission, was delivered in the Exhibition Building on Wednesday night, and the building was densely packed in every part. The…

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TEMPERANCE. Mr. Booth's Mission

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 967

The uses of ecstasy might form the subject for a broad' and interesting essay. The condition implied by the word is broad as deep, varied in intensity as in permanence, resulting from numberless causes producing numberless effects. It is…

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The Gospel Temperance Mission

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 991

Mr. Richard T. Booth delivered an address upon "Local Option" at the Exhibition-building on Monday night, after the usual preliminary service. Mr. J. H. Goodlet, president of the Local Option League, occupied the chair, and…

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Catholic. the Archbishop's Reception

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 14

THE committee meeting at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening was well attended, and the proceeding were of an interesting character. Sir Edward Strickland, K.C.B., presided, and among…

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The Redemptorist Mission at St. Patrick's

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 15

THE fortnight mission revival at St. Patrick's was one of those truly gratifying successes in which all practical Catholies feel a sympathetic interest, and we are sure no one would grudge the good…

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The Adelaide Healing Mission. ADELAIDE

Evening News · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 4

Wood, the "would-be healer," is now performing under the auspices of the Salvation Army, his credit with the "Christian crusaders," as well as the general public, having reached a low…

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Catholic Education in Yass. (To the Editor )

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 17

SIR,— A short time since, whilst passing through Yass, I was fortunate enough, through the courtesy of the respected clergyman there, to be shown the school in which are gathered daily for…

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