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Churches, 1885

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St. David's Church, S. H.

Evening News · Thursday 23 April 1885 · page 6

The inaugural performance of the choir of this church took place on Tuesday. A sacred cantata entitled the "Captive Maid of Judah," was the subject of the performance; and the members of the…

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Campanology; Or, the Science of Church Bell-ringing. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 April 1885 · page 9

Sir,—I am much pleased to hear that in our worthy Primate, the Bishop of Sydney, we have a person who is a lover of that noble art and healthy exercise, above mentioned…

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Roman Catholic Missions to the Maoris. Lond0n, April 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 April 1885 · page 8

Dr. Herbert Vaughan, Roman. Catholic Bishop of Salford, is at present in Rome, and is making arrangements for establishing missions to the Maories of New Zealand…

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Bishop Barry's Church Society Speech to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 April 1885 · page 3

Sir,--Though a great admirer of Bishop Barry's varied attainments, and most grateful for the zeal and earnestness of his episcopal administration, and deeply sensible of the grandeur of his conception of…

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Presbyterian Church

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 8

THE Presbyterian congregation at Granville have daring the fast quarter raised £24 6s 6d toward the Sustentation Fund. Steps are to be taken for the appointment of…

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Catholic View of Education

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 19

On Sunday afternoon Archbishop Moran performed the ceremony of blessing the corner stone…

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Catholic. the Archbishop's Pastoral Letter

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 14

THE Pastoral Letter of his Grace of Sydney, for the month of May, is such a singularly beautiful one, breathing sentiments of the deepest reverence and most touching tenderness, that we regret…

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Catholic. the Archbishops Speech at Leich-hardt. Founding a School-church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 17

THE threatening weather did not prevent a large crowd assembling on Sunday afternoon at the laying of the foundation stone of the new school-church at Leichhardt, and the enthusiasm was more…

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Ii. the Anglican Communion. I. the Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Canterbury. Most Rev. Edward White Benson, D.D., D.C.L. Cons. 1877. Lord Archbishop, Primate of All England, and Metropolitan

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 5

The book from which this extract is taken has for many years had a very extensive circulation, and is therefore calculated to do considerable harm to the Protestant cause…

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A New Church. Broughton Creek

Evening News · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 6

The Dean of Sydney, assisted by the Rev. Luke Farr (incumbent) Joseph Best, Novrra; W. Muzey, Kangaroo Valley; John Dove, Kiama; and J. Colvin, Jamberoo, opened the…

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High Church Services. To the Editor

Evening News · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 5

Sir,—I have read two letters in your papers with reference to the services held in the abovenamed church. If we (Church of England members) want to put a stop to tomfooling, the only way is by getting…

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A Sham Attempt to Slow Up a Protestant Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 5

We suspected from the first (says the Dublin Freeman, March 14) that the reported attempt to destroy a Protestant church in Donegal by dynamite was one of these bogus outrages that…

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Montague-street, Wesleyan Church

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 2

The anniversary services in connection with the above church were held on Sunday last when sermons were preached to fairly large congregations in the morning by the Rev. R…

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Acrostic, in Memoriam. Thomas Gainford, Minister Mariners Church, Sydney, Died 5Th March, 1884

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 7

Thou wert long a faithful shepherd Hundreds loading to the fold, Oft times wandering sheep restoring Mercy sought, and pardon found…

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Granville. New Baptist Church

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 8

A HIGHLY interesting and enjoyable social gathering came off in the new Baptist Church Blaxcell street on Wednesday evening, in connection with its opening and dedication for…

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Melbourne Church of England Grammar School. London, April 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 April 1885 · page 12

The Rev. A. J. Wilson, B.D., who has been appointed to succeed the late Mr. A. Pyne, M.A., as principal of the Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne, sails for…

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A New Catholic Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 April 1885 · page 5

WAGGA, Sunday.--Dr. Lanigan, Bishop of Goulburn, to-day laid the foundation-stone of the new Catholic Church, Johnstone-street, in the presence of a large gathering. The church when…

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New Roman Catholic Church. Wagga Wagga

Evening News · Monday 27 April 1885 · page 4

Bishop Lanigan, of Goulburn, laid and blessed the foundation stone of the new Roman Catholic Church in Wagga Wagga yesterday in the presence of a large gathering. The building will…

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The Roman Catholic Total Abstinence Association

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 April 1885 · page 5

The first general meeting of the Total Abstinence Association, formed by Archbishop Moran at St. Mary's, was held at the Cathedral yesterday afternoon. The proceedings were commenced at…

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Archbishop Moran Oh Roman Catholic Versus Protestant Devotion to the Virgin Mary

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 April 1885 · page 8

The most Dr. Moran in his pastoral letter for May, read in the various Roman Catholic city churches yesterday, deals exclusively with the religious conventions and customs for the month,…

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