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Churches, 1885

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The Sydney City Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 December 1885 · page 10

A sacred concert was given last evening in the New Masonic Hall, Castlereagh-street, which was crowded. Admission was by free ticket. The programme consisted of a cantata by Geo. Slunn, Mus. Bac., Cantab, entitled,…

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Wesleyan Church

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 December 1885 · page 7

A meeting of the executive committee of the Wesleyan Church Sustentation and Extension Society was held in the committee-rooms, at the book dep[?]t, George-street, last week. The…

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The New Anglican Synod

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 December 1885 · page 7

At a meeting held on Tuesday evening last, in Christ Church, Enmore, an election of representatives to the Anglican Synod took place, when Messrs. D. M. Maitland and J. J. Farr were chosen…

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St. Patrick's Church and SCHOOL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 December 1885 · page 7

The ceremony of placing a statue of St. Patrick in its niche was performed yesterday afternoon at St. Patrick's Church, Charlotte-place. The statue is of cast iron, and represents the saint in the usual attitude, and vestments in…

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Church of England Bazaar

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 December 1885 · page 6

A bazaar in aid of Christ Church and St. Thomas' Church, St. Leonards, was opened by Lady Carrington in the Town-hall yesterday afternoon. As much for the purpose of…

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Presbyterian Church

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 3

THE opening of the Presbyterian school-church on Sunday last for Divine service was further celebrated on Wednesday evening last, when a tea meeting and concert were held in…

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Molong Presbyterian Church

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 5

MOLONG, Friday.--The new Presbyterian Church was opened here on Sunday last by Revs, Ross and Fullerton. Mr. Ross preached two excellent sermons on the…

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Campbell-street Presbyterian Church

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 3

Very soon after increasing the extent of the landed property belonging to them, the Trustees and Committee of the above church have decided to erect a convenient…

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[?]olong Presbyterian Church. [?]OLONG

Evening News · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 6

The new Presbyterian Church was opened here on Sunday by the Revs. Messrs. Ross and Fullerton. Mr. Ross preached two sermons on the occasion, and he was listened to most attentively. At both…

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The New Anglican Synod

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 11

The following gentlemen have been elected te the Church of England Diocesan Synod as lay representatives for their respective parishes:—St. Barnabas: Messrs. W. J. Foster, J. Barnett, and P. C. Williams. St. Mark's, Darling…

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Mission Ships. the "Endeavour."

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 14

THE next step taken towards procuring a ship for missionary service in the South Seas was by John Williams. After spending a few years in successful labour on the island of Raiatea his health failed, and,…

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Catholic. the Jesuit College Academic Entertainment

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 17

THE annual academic exercises and distribution of prizes in connection with St. Aloysius' College, conducted by the Jesuit Fathers, came off last Monday evening with accustomed success, at the…

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The Holy Father and the Australian Catholic Schools. London, Dec. 15

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 18

HIS Holiness the Pope has addressed a letter to his Eminence Cardinal Manning, upon the education question. The Holy Father refers to the efforts of the Catholics of the colonies in…

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Catholic. the Plenary Council of Australasia. Important Letters to the Holt Father and Bishops of the World

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 14

WE are privileged to publish for the information of Catholics in our own and the, other colonies copies of some of the important letters recently dispatched to different parts of the world by the…

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England. Buying and Selling Livings and Offices in the Church of England

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 6

During some years (says the Dublin Nation, November 7) public attention has been at intervals directed to the almost open and utterly shameless traffic which exists in the benefices of…

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The Papal Church, Papal History, and the Papal Government. Lecture by Dr. Jefferis. (Continued.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 8

II THESIS : The Papal history is not the history of the kingdom of Christ." It is not enough to prove that the Papal Church had no existence in apostolic times. We hear…

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Lithgow Church Affairs. To the Editor of the Protestant Standard

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 7

SIR,--In Lithgow are a small English Church and a smaller congregation. The latter so small that the parson is much perplexed in trying to account for it. One of the causes may be that…

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Church and State. Mr. Gladstone Thinks Disestalishment Not a Live Question

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone and the Earl and Countess of Rosebery drove on November 16 from Dalmeny Park through the principal thoroughfares of Edinburgh to the Free Assembly…

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Rookwood. St. Stephen’s Church

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1885 · page 2

THE anniversary of St. Stephen’s Church was celebrated on Tuesday evening last by a ten meeting and social gathering. The event was largely patronised, and a lively interest in…

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Tee New Anglican Synod

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 December 1885 · page 5

A meeting of parishioners and seatholders of St. Bartholemew's. Pyrmont, was held in the schoolroom, on Friday evening (the incumbent, Ray. Geo. Middleton, in the chair), for the purpose of electing representatives and…

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