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Churches, 1885

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Presbyterian Church at Suva

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 August 1885 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--At a meeting of the Melbourne Presbytery to-day, a petition from the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at Suva, praying for union with the…

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The Anglican Church. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 August 1885 · page 6

Sir,—With regard to Mr. Haviland's letters re Christ Church, and without orguing as to the value of judgments of the Privy Council which can be described by Chief Baron Kelly (himself a Privy Councillor) as "judgments…

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Anglican Grammar School. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 August 1885 · page 7

Sir,—Referring to the last speech of the Bishop at the Synod, I would beg permission to address a word of remonstrance. As to the present necessity of any high-class Church of England Grammar School—this I have fully…

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Christ Church. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 August 1885 · page 6

Sir,—The brief controversy which has been so opportunely and honestly begun in the columns of your paper by Mr. E. Haviland respecting the innovations, or, more correctly speaking, the "masquerades," which have…

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CONFERENCE of CHURCH of England Collectors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 August 1885 · page 7

The second annual conference of Church of England collectors took place at the Church Society's House, Phillip-street, yesterday afternoon. About 150 ladies were present, together with a number of the clergy, and several laymen…

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Bishop Barry and the Church Society

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 August 1885 · page 6

Yesterday afternoon, a conference of collectors for the Church Society was held at the Church Society's House, Phillip-street, under the presidency of the Primate. Those present…

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Lord R. Churchill's Election. a Ladies' Battle

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 August 1885 · page 5

The London cable messages to the New York papers on the subject of Lord Randolph Churchill's re-election for Woodstock contain some rather graphic descriptions of the contest…

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Farewell Social Meeting at the Unitarian Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 August 1885 · page 4

A very pleasant social gathering was held last night in the Unitarian Church, Liverpool-street, the occassion being a farewell presentation to the minister, the Rev. A. B. Camm, and Mrs. Camm, who are about to leave for…

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The Anglican Synod

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 August 1885 · page 41

Sittings of the Synod have been continued since our last report. The debate was resumed on Canon Gunther's resolution re the educating and training of candidates for…

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The Anglican Church. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 August 1885 · page 8

Sir,—Having read in your issue of Wednesday a letter on the above subject, signed "Clarendon Stuart," I desire, with your kind permission, to offer a few lines in reference to it. It will be seen at once that while Mr…

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Catholic. His Eminence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 August 1885 · page 14

THERE is considerable speculation with regard to the costume and robes the Cardinal-Archbishop will wear on his return. The official attire will consist of soutan, manteletta, and mozetta, with…

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Protestant Opinion of Catholic Sisterhoods

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 August 1885 · page 7

THE articles on "Roman Catholic Sisterhoods" that recently appeared in the PALL MALL GAZETTE must have done good service in bringing home to the minds of prejudiced English people the…

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Did Victor Hugo Die a Catholic

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 August 1885 · page 7

DID Victor Hugo cry out for a priest during his last illness? This question (says the Catholic TIMES) has been the cause of much discussion in the Parisian newspapers of late; and, as may be…

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The Christian Church in Its Relation to Science. Balmain, Acting Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 August 1885 · page 9

In the most general sense in which the word is used, "Sciene" is not so much a specific department of human activity, as a specific method of investigation and a specific form of knowledge. It…

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The Catholic Ecclesiastical Estate at Manly Not to Be Confiscated. the Government Decision

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 August 1885 · page 17

THE attempts to get the Government to resume portions of the Catholic ecclesiastical estate at Manly culminated in a formal deputation to the Minister for Mines on Friday last. The result of…

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Australian Aid for the O'connell Memorial Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 August 1885 · page 15

THE Rev. Fathers O'Riordan and Kelleher have concluded their collection in the diocese of Goulburn on behalf of the memorial church to be erected in Ireland to the memory of Daniel…

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Church of England Synod

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1885 · page 320

The Synod for the Diocese of Sydney concluded its labours on the night of the 30th ultimo. At the last Sitting a motion was carried in favour of transferring the work of Moore College to Sydney, and obtaining legislative…

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Lord Randolph Churchill

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 August 1885 · page 11

LONDON, July 31.—The STANDARD of to-day, in a leading article, violently attacked Lord Randolph Churchill for his ignorance and incapacity in the administration of the Indian Department,…

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Mrs. Leavitt's Mission

Evening News · Monday 10 August 1885 · page 3

Mrs. leavitt delivered an interesting address in the Protestant Hall on Sunday, afternoon. Her subject was "God in Government." The Rev. W. G. Taylor presided, and there was a large congruation…

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A Roman Catholic View of Total Abstinence

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 August 1885 · page 7

On Sunday afternoon, at the Church of the "Sacred Heart, Rather Collingridge preached a se[?]on of more than ordinary interest; in the first place because it was a plea for total…

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