Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Churches, all years

Sydney · Churches

Churches, 1887

1,113 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 56

To the Right Reverend the BISHOPS and CLERGY of the Anglican Church Synod, Meeting Lately in SYDNEY. (Per favour of the S. M. Herald.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1887 · page 11

The undersigned, a member of your Church, who has earnestly advocuted the extension of the law of diverce to grounds other than that of adultery, to which extension you are opposed, ventures respectfully, but with all the…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

The Irish Question. Debate on the Crimes Bill. a Parish Priest Imprisoned. (Reuter's Telegrams.) London, March 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1887 · page 9

The debate on Crimes Bill was continued last [?] been in the House of Commons. Mr. [?] stone declared that the measure, in[?] of acting as a…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Baptist Jubiler Mission Home Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1887 · page 8

A public meeting was hold in the School Church, Hold[?]-street, Ashfield, last evening, in connection with the Baptist Jubilee Home Mission Fund. The Rev. F. Hibberd occupied the chair, and around him were Rev. Charles…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Penrith, Presbyterian Sabbath School

Nepean Times · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 4

Early on Wednesday morning, the streets of Penrith were lined with the children and friends of the above school, who were proceeding to the Penrith Railway Station,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Rev. David Smith, of the Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Sydney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 8

The Rev. David Smith, pastor of Chalmers Church, Prince Alfred Park, Sydney, was born in Arbroath, Scotland, in 1859; his father being at that time English master in the Hign school of…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Catholic. the Archbishop of Melbourne

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 15

THE Most Rev. Dr. Carr arrived in Rome on the 5th of March from Ireland, and on the same day assisted in the grand celebration of the Feast of St. Agatha, in the Irish College; his Grace…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Catholic. the Missionary Pioneers in New Guinea. the Work of the Sacred Heart Fathers. Their Exploits and Discoveries

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 17

BY the kindness of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart at Randwick we are privileged to publish the following interesting particulars contained in letters from Father Vergus, M.S.H., just received…

Continued on Trove, page 17 →

The G'connell Memorial Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 17

A LETTER from the Kev. D. O'Riordan, who is just concluding his collection in New South Wales, appears in the Dublin Freeman of Feb. 19. The letter is addressed to Canon Brosnan, and says:—…

Continued on Trove, page 17 →

The Churches. "O day of rest and gladness, O day of joy and light, O balm of care and sadness, Most beautiful, most bright." Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 8

Under this heading, Sermons by eminent preachers are published in this widely-circulated journal in order to present sound religious literature in the colony, and especially in the remote interior. By this means the isolated free…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Scene in a Roman Catholic Churchyard. (By Telegraph.) (From Our Own Correspondent.) Armidale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 April 1887 · page 7

A scene occurred at a burial here yesterday at the Roman Catholic burying-ground. The grave was prepared, and the bell tolled, but Dean O'Connor refused to perform the burial service on the ground that the deceased had not…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Pitt-street Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 April 1887 · page 5

"The Mine and its Victims" was the subject of a [?] course delivered on Sunday evening by the Rev. Dr. Jefferis in the Pitt-street Congregational Church. There was a large attendance. Dr. Jefferis based his remarks on…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Church Services

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 April 1887 · page 5

The Rev. E. Adams preached on the subject, 'A Voice from the Coalpits," at the Waterloo (Congregational Charin yesterday evening. He cause for his text Psaim 97, part of verse 2…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Lord R. Churchill on the Government

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 April 1887 · page 5

London, Sunday.--Lord Randolph Churchill, speaking at Paddington, stated that he concurred with the Government in their Irish policy and other…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Opening of a Roman Catholic School at Miller's Forest. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Raymond Terrace

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1887 · page 10

Dr. Murray, Bishop of Maitland, opened and blessed a new Roman Catholic school at Miller's Foerst on Sunday afternoon, in the presence of about 400 persons. The building is of wood, and is one of the largest schools in the…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Lord Randolph Churchill at Paddington. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, April 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1887 · page 9

In addressing the electors of Paddington on Saturday night Lord Randolph Churchill vigorously supported the Irish policy of the Government…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

(Reuter's Messages.) Lord Randolph Churchill

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 April 1887 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--Lord Randoplh Churchill has addressed a speech to the electors of Paddington in which he strongly supports the Crimes Bill and…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne. London, April 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 5

Dr. Carr, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, will sail for Australia after Easter. He will carry with him ratified decrees to the Australian Synod of the Roman…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Sir Julius Vogel at Christ[?] Church. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 5

Speaking at Christchurch last night, Sir Julius Vogel said that although nothing immediate would arise out of the Imporial Conference, he considered it a matter of importance, and he greatly regretted that the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Scene in a Roman Catholic Churchyard. Armidale

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 772

A scene occurred at a burial here yesterday at the Roman Catholic burying-ground. The grave was prepared, and the bell tolled, but Dean O'Connor refused to perform the burial service on the ground that the deceased had not…

Continued on Trove, page 772 →

Catholic. Robbery at Villa Maria

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 15

ON Friday week at the close of the renewal of the mission at well-known Church of Villa Maria, on the Parramatta River, a robbery took place of a kind fortunately rare in our midst. It appears…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →