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Churches, 1885

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CHURCH for the CHINESE at BOTANY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 June 1885 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon Bishop Barry laid thocornor-stono of an Auglican church for the Chinose at Botany. There were present:—Archdeacon King, Canon Moreton, Canon Rich. Revs. J. D. Langley, Spry Baily, Yarnold,…

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Chinese Church, Botany. Address by Bishop Barry

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 June 1885 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon, Bishop Barry laid the corter-stone of the first church erected in this colony tor Chinese Christiana. The site of the sacred edifice is at the junction of Botanv-road…

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Church of England Mission

Evening News · Tuesday 16 June 1885 · page 6

Special services were held on Sunday in the following churches in connection with the Charon of England eight days' mission, and will be contained every evening during the week:—St. Andrew's…

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Anglican Chinese Church for Botany. Foundatton Stone Laid by the Primate

Evening News · Tuesday 16 June 1885 · page 6

The foundation stone of the first Anglican Chinese Church in the colony was laid by Bishop Barry on Saturday afternoon at the corner of Botany-road and Tramway-street, Botany. There were a large…

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The Precedence of the Irish Roman Catholic Bishops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 June 1885 · page 4

Mr. Gladstone, replying to the resolution forwarded to him by the committee of the National Club respecting the recent order regulating the precedence of Roman Catholic dignitaries in Ireland, says that the order of precedence is…

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Our London Letter. the Coming Premier. Lord Churchill As a Politician, Colonel Bichardson in the " Pictorial World."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 June 1885 · page 5

London, May 8.--It the present confusion and chaos of our public affairs there seems to be only one politician who can give expression, in bold and forcible language, to a clear end decided policy…

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Church of England Mission

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1885 · page 6

An earnest address to men, in connection with the Church of England Mission which is at present being carried on in Sydney, was delivered in St. Andrew's Cathedral, on Monday night, by the Bishop of…

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Christ Church. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 June 1885 · page 6

Sir, -- Under the above heading, in your paper of Saturday last, it is stated that "a change which perhaps adds more beauty to the sacred edifice was the raising of the altar upon three handsome white…

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Christ Church. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 June 1885 · page 6

Sir,--Your correspondent "Layman" whole lucubration appears in to-day's paper, seems some what exercised at your using the word "altar " instead of "table" in a recent notice of the above…

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The Church of England Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 10

We are requested to announce that the Primate's last mission address at St. James's Church, on "Not Christianity, but Christ," will be transferred, to suit the convenience of the congregation,…

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Catholic Celebrites

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 18

THE London WORLD says:—The Catholic public has been a good deal exercised by the appearance of a little pamphlet entitled "We Catholics"—a plea for esprit de corps among English followers…

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The Petersham Catholic Cemetery

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 15

AT Tuesday's meeting of the Petersham Borough Council, the cemetery question again cropped up. Alderman Clark called attention to the fact that interments were again becoming very frequent…

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Goulburn Catholic Literary Club

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 15

THE newly-organized society met on Thursday week for the first time. The president (Mr. Hugh Mahon) occupied the chair, and four new members were nominated. Mr. J. A. Bourke opened the…

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Catholic Literature. (To the Editor.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 17

SIR,—Allow me to say to your readers that the prevailing English literature of the day is directly and indirectly dangerous to faith and morality, and that Catholics ought to be on their guard…

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Rev. J. and Mrs. Mountain's Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 10

Mr and Mrs Mountain's mission in the city has been confinitesy fixed to commence on Monday, July 6th, in the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street. They will conduct Monday meetings from 1 to 2…

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Catholic. the Most Rev. the Archbishop

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 14

A TELEGRAM from Adelaide on Wednesday informed us that the Orient Co's. s.s. Austral, with his Grace Archbishop Moran and the Rev. J. Collins on board, had left for Europe. His…

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Christ Church School

Evening News · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 5

Among the few schools which have survived the withdrawal of State assistance, the one with the longest record is perhaps that connected with Christ Church School, in Pitt-street South. Twenty-five…

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St. Patrick's Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 15

THE double celebration of the Feast of the Sacred Heart and the Quarant Ore was attended by all those gratifying evidences of devotion and fervour peculiar to the church of St. Patrick's and…

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Church of the Sacred Heart

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 14

THE time-honoured and lovingly observed devotion of the Forty Hours, which began appropriately on the Feast of the Sacred Heart, ended with much ceremony on Sunday morning. The…

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The Old Church and the New

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 4

ELSEWHERE in this issue we refer to a number of costly buildings being erected in various parte of Parramatta, and among them to one that…

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