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Churches, 1885

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The Church Society Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 7

The second meeting of the Church Society Conference took place yesterday, in the society's house, Phillip-street. The Primate presided, and there was a fairly large attendance of…

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Congregational Church, Parramatta

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 1

THE celebration of the fifteenth anniversary the Parramatta Congregational Church, which commenced with special services on Sunday last, was brought to a conclusion by a…

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England and Turkey. Sir Henry Wolff's Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 September 1885 · page 5

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sunday,--Sir H. Wolff, special commissioner to Turkey and Egypt, received an audience by the Sultan to-day, when he read a message…

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Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] (Reuter's Telegrams.) Sir Henry Wolff's Mission to Constantinople. Constantinople, Aug. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 September 1885 · page 8

Sir Henry Wolff, special commissioner to Turkey and Egypt, received an audience of the Sultan to-day, when he read a message from, the Queen, in which, her Majesty…

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Chinese Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 September 1885 · page 5

About 400 Chinese were entertained at a tea-meeting in St. Andrew's Schoolroom last evening in connection with the Church of England Chinese Mission. The Rev. J. D. Langley…

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Proposed Federation of the Presbyterian Churches. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 September 1885 · page 9

The following is a brief synopsis of the returns received by the Clerk of the Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria relative to the proposed federation of the Presbyterian Churches of the…

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Grafton Temperance Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 September 1885 · page 5

GRAFTON, Wednesday. -- Mrs. Browne's temperance mission concluded here last night, when a farewell meeting was held. The total number of new pledges taken during the mission was…

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Britain and Turkey. Sir Henry Drummond Wolff. His Mission: No Scope

Evening News · Friday 4 September 1885 · page 4

LONDON, September 2.—The report that the scope of Sir Henry Drummond Wolff's mission to the Sultan is restricted to Egyptian affairs, is now found to be incorrect. Sir Henry Drummond…

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"Catholic Absolutism."

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 September 1885 · page 13

DR. Barry's view of the relative position of his Church is certainly a cheerful one "We stand in some degree between the two extremes of Christian thought and Church…

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Proposed Federation of the Presbyterian Churches. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1885 · page 529

The following is a brief synopsis of the returns received by the Clerk of the Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria relative to the proposed federation of the Presbyterian Churches of the…

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Mission to the Chinese

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1885 · page 510

THE annual social gathering in connection with the mission to the Chinese took place on Tuesday in St. Andrew's schoolroom. There were about 400 Chinese and 150 ladies and gentlemen present, amongst them being…

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The Catholic Temperance Movement

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 September 1885 · page 14

THERE was a large attendance at the monthly meeting of the Catholic Total Abstinence Association in St. Mary's Cathedral on Sunday afternoon. Father O'Connor conducted the devotions, and…

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Catholic. St. Mary's Cathedral Works

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 September 1885 · page 14

THE northern gable, the celebration of the completion of which will form one of the features of the approaching National Council, is now almost ready to be handed over by the contractor. The…

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England. Is Queen Victoria a Catholic?

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 September 1885 · page 6

The SEMAINE RELIGIEUSE, a Montreal weekly, in an article headed:—"The piety of the Queen of England," says: "During all Queen Victoria and her daughter's stay…

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Cardinal Moran's Titular Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 September 1885 · page 14

EVERY cardinal on being invested with the red hat is given a title, taken from some one of the numerous churches in Rome. That of the Cardinal Archbishop of Sydney will be "Santa Susanna"—a…

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St. Andrew's Church, Summer Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 September 1885 · page 11

The very handsome church of St. Andrew's, which has so far been completed that a portion can be used for Divine worship, will be formally opened by the Primate at 3 o'clock this afternoon. There is probably no parish in the…

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England and Russia. Lord Randolph Churchill on the Situation. Settlement Agreed Upon

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 September 1885 · page 7

LONDON, Friday.--Lord Randolph Churchill, the Secretary of State for India, in the course of a speech on the Anglo-Russian difficulty, expressed…

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Granville Presbyterian Schoolchurch [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Parramatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 September 1885 · page 4

The corner stone of the Granville Presbyterian School-Church was laid on Saturday afternoon by Mrs. Lew, wife of Mr. A. S. Low, J.P., of Merrylands, in the presnce of a large number of persons. The building, which is already in…

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Opening of St. Andrew's Church, Summer Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 September 1885 · page 4

St. Andrew's Church at Summer Hill, a description of which was published in the issue of the Sydney Morning Herald, was dedicated and opened on Saturday afternoon by the Prime of Australia in the presence of…

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A Granville Church

Evening News · Tuesday 8 September 1885 · page 6

The foundation stone of the Presbyterian School Church in Granville was laid on Saturday afternoon. There was very fair attendance.Near the stone a raised platform had been erected, on. which were a…

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