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Churches, 1886

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Catholic. the New Wing of St. Vincent's Hospital

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 August 1886 · page 14

THIS afternoon (Saturday) at 4 o'clock, the corner-stone of the new wing of St. Vincent's Hospital will be laid by the Cardinal-Archbishop. His Excellency the Governor and Lady…

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New Church at Marrickville

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 August 1886 · page 14

SOME of the leading residents of the above suburbs invited his Eminence the Cardinal to confer with them on Saturday last, in order to devise means for the erection of a church. There were present…

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Church of England Synod

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1886 · page 284
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On Friday, the 30th ultimo, the Church of England Synod continued its sittings at the Church Society's house, Phillip-street, and, after formal business, proceeded with the second reading of an ordinance to provide for…

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Church of England Schools

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1886 · page 272

At the time that the Public Schools Act was being passed, when the proposal for special religious teaching was submitted, as a practical method of combining unsectarian teaching for all the children with…

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The Anglican Church. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 August 1886 · page 3

Sir,—From the reports of the proceedings of the Church of England Synod which appear in your paper we are led to understand that several projects our good Bishop has at heart are curbed and checked through want of sufficient…

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The Catholic Orphanage at Parramatta. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 August 1886 · page 8

Sir,—In the year 1862 State aid to religion was abolished by statute in New South Wales, but the end is not yet, though progress is being made. In 187[?] an Act was passed which declared that a huge public estate of nearly 500,000…

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Church Assessment Rates. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 August 1886 · page 3

Sir,—Regarding the statements made by the Rev. Z. Barry in synod shortly before its closo with reforence to the claim of the standing committee for assessment ratos, I would state in justice to myself, and for the information of…

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Church Land-grabbing

Evening News · Wednesday 11 August 1886 · page 4

That faithful State watchdog, the senior member for West Sydney, though he is occasionally found barking up the wrong tree, may generally be trusted to let nothing pass that looks like an…

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Roman Catholic Orphan School, Parramatta. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 August 1886 · page 4

Sir,—My attention has been called to a sub-leader of tho S. M. Herald of this day, in which you refer to the present position of the R. C. Orphanage at Parramatta, and I have to request in the interests of our destitute children…

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Church of the Future

Evening News · Thursday 12 August 1886 · page 3

In the Unitarian Church on Sunday evening the preacher, the Rev. E. R. Grant, took for his subject: "The Church of the Future." This, he believed, would not be an external…

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The Roman Catholic Orphan School. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 August 1886 · page 5

Sir,—The correspondence from Cardinal Moran, published in your issue to-day, clearly discloses that the Roman Catholic authorities have neither a legal nor moral claim to the orphanage, which is now held by the Government…

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High Church. To the Editor

Evening News · Friday 13 August 1886 · page 8

Sir,—Some learned divines in England think they have found a better road to heaven than to travel in the old route which has been in use so long and ss safely. As a lowly member of Christianity, I thought…

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Presbyterian Church

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1886 · page 4

AT the last meeting of the Presbytery of the Hawkesbury, held at Windsor on the 30th ult., a communication was read from the Rev. J. D. Murray, of Parramatta, stating that, in…

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Temperance Mission

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1886 · page 2

A public meeting in connection with the Friends of Freedom Lodge was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday last. The chair was taken by Mr. S. J. Hawthorne,…

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Catholic Choral Association

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 August 1886 · page 15

SOME little time back it was mentioned in the FREEMAN that a movement was on foot to establish a Catholic choral association in Sydney. Since that time the matter has been under…

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The Catholic Orphan School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 August 1886 · page 12

THE Cardinal-Archbishop's letter in Thursday's HERALD was probably a surprise, if not a disappointment, to the general public. The Catholic Orphan School had so long…

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The Roman Catholic Orphanage at Parramatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 August 1886 · page 11

We have been favoured by the Hon. Dr. Renwick, Minister for Public Instruction, with the following copies of correspondence which has taken place recently between the Department of Public Instruction and Cardinal Moran…

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A New Roman Catholic Diocese. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 August 1886 · page 5

WILCANNIA, Friday.--Dr. Byrne, Bishop of Bathurst, arrived here on Wednesday night from Silverton as the guest of Mr. Gower, police magistrate. To-day the principal…

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FICTION. The Son of his Father. [The Right of Translation Is Reserved.] Chapter Xiii.—what the Parish Thought

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1886 · page 320

"I want to know who this woman is," says Mrs. Egerton. "She seems to take the control of everything. They tell me that poor old Mr. Sandford does not venture to call his soul his own, and John goes about as if all the life was…

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