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Churches, 1886

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Mission Ships of the London Missionary Society. the Messenger of Peace

Illustrated Sydney News · Monday 15 February 1886 · page 19

"After remaining eight or ten days," says Mr. Williams, "with much interest to ourselves, and we hope advantage to the people, we returned to Rarotonga with a most singular cargo, principally consisting of…

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Congregational Church, Waterloo

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1886 · page 7

A Sunday-school, in which accommodation will be provided for about 400 children, is being erected in rear of the Congregational Church, Botany-road, Waterloo, and will be ready for…

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Sussex-street Mission Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1886 · page 7

A social gathering, followed by a public meeting, for the purpose of commemorating the re-opening of the Mission Church situate at the corner of Liverpool and Sussex streets took place last evening. The after meeting was…

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Primitive Methodist District Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1886 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The sessions of the Primitive Methodist District Meeting were formally opened in Sydney on Saturday and continued yesterday. The delegates of the various stations having been…

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Melbourne Scots' Church. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Tuesday 16 February 1886 · page 4

A meeting of the members and adherents of the Soots' Church congregation was held on Monday evening, for the purpose of nominating [?]dster it succession to the Rev. Charles Strong. A [?]…

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Scots' Church, Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1886 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--At a meeting of the congregation of the Scots' Church tonight it was decided to call the Rev. Geo. Dods, late assistant to the Rev. Chas. Strong,…

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Sussex-street Mission Church

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1886 · page 6

The reopening of the mission church at the corner of Liverpool and Sussex streets was celebrated by a social gathering on Monday evening, the Rev. Dr. Jefferis presiding. The…

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Primitive Methodist District Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1886 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The session of the Primitive Methodist District Meeting was continued on Tuesday and yesterday, the president in the chair. Sympathy was expressed at the sad catastrophe at…

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Cable Grams. British Politics. Salisbury's Latest "Move." Proposed Junction with Hartington. Lord E. Churchill Attacked. Policy of the Government

Evening News · Friday 19 February 1886 · page 4

LONDON, February 18.—At a meeting of Conservatives, held to-day, in the Carlton Club, London, to discuss the situation, Lord Salisbury, the leader of the Conservative party, urged that they…

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The Roman Catholic Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1886 · page 10

Paris, January 17.—The Monarchist papers denounce the Government's declaration regarding the clergy as an open war upon the clergy and the Church. Rome, January 17.—The Pope, on receiving. Count…

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Catholic. Ceremonies at Waverley

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 February 1886 · page 14

ON Sunday last, the 14th inst., at 3 o'clock in the afternoon an important meeting of the Third Order of St. Francis was held in St. Charles's Church, Waverley, when the new Director of the…

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Re-opening of the Wesleyan Church

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 February 1886 · page 2

The opening services in connection with the Wesleysn Church, Penroth, were certainly crowned with success. On Sunday last at both services the church was well filled, and all those present were…

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The Church Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1886 · page 10

The annual meeting of St. John's (Parramatta) Auxiliary to the Church Society was held on Thursday evening, the Rev. Canon Gunther, president, presiding. The meeting was preceded by a short service in the church,…

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The Proper Demeanor of the Church of Rome. (To the Editor of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 20 February 1886 · page 6

SIR,--The Papal church in the colony assumes a splendid and to some minds a most attractive front with the grotesque gorgeousness of the Cardinal's robes and those of his satelite Bishops…

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Deputation. Church and School Lands

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 February 1886 · page 10

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Blomfield Selwyn Smith, Menzies and Conway interviewed the Minister of Education yesterday to reference to the formation of roads on the…

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Sydney Pulpits. the Rev. Dr. Jefferis, Congregational Church, Pitt-street. by an Impartial Observer

Evening News · Tuesday 23 February 1886 · page 8

The distinctive principle of the Congregational church polity is, that every Christian church or congregation is entitled to elect its own officers, and manage all its own affairs, and to stand…

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Lord Randolph Churchill in Ireland. London, Feb. 23

Globe · Wednesday 24 February 1886 · page 3

Lord Randolph Churchill, who is now on a visit to Ireland, addressed a meeting last night at Belfast, where he was received with the utmost enthusiasm. In…

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Irish Affairs. LORD R. Churchill's Appeal

Evening News · Wednesday 24 February 1886 · page 4

LONDON, February 23.—Lord Randolph Churchill, who is now on a visit to Ireland, addressed a meeting last night in Belfast, where he was received with the utmost enthusiasm…

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