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Churches, 1887

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Guild of St. Laurence Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 August 1887 · page 3

On Thursday the 12th inst the distribution of prizes took place in connection with the Sunday School of the Guild of St. Laurence Mission. Through the kindness of Mr…

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Catholic Young Men's Social Club's Entertainment

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1887 · page 4

On Tuesday evening last, a minstrel entertainment was given by this club in the Oddfellows' Hall, Darling-street, in aid of the funds of St. Augustine's Church…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 August 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…

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Golden Grove Mission School-church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 August 1887 · page 3

In the presence of a large congregation on Saturday of afternoon, the Bishop of Sydney opened the school-church that has just been erected in Abercrombie-street Golden Grove--…

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A.H. Catholic Guild

Evening News · Monday 22 August 1887 · page 5

The members of the Australasian Holy Catholic Guild held their annual breakfast on Sunday morning in St. Mary's Schoolroom after the termination of the morning mass. The…

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The Australasian Holy Catholic Guild

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 August 1887 · page 4

The annual breakfast of the Australasian Holy Catholic Guild was held in St. Mary's schoolroom yesterday morning, after the termination of the early morning mass at St. Mary's Cathedial. Prior to the breakfast a large number…

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St. Barnabas[?] Mission Ohuroh. Opening Service by the Primate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 August 1887 · page 4

A new mission church, which has been erected in Abercrombie-street, Golden Grove, for the purpose of carrying on mission work in connection with the Church of St. Barnabas, was formally opened and consecrated by the…

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The Pope's Jubilee. Deputation From the Colonial Church. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 August 1887 · page 7

In December next Sir Patrick Jennings will proceed to Rome with Cardinal Moran and the deputation of Roman Catholic dignitaries from Australasia who are to be appointed to…

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Evangelical Church at Sutherland

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 August 1887 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon the little village of Sutherland, on the Illawarra line, was quite an fete--all the inhabitants being dressed in their best--on the occasion of the laying of the…

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News by Telegraph. Moruya Roman Catholic Church

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 August 1887 · page 5

MORUYA, Monday.--The corner stone of the new Roman Catholic church here was laid and solemnly blessed yesterday by the Rev. Father [?]. Much regret was expressed that the…

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Of the Sunday Church Services. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 August 1887 · page 4

Sir,—The length of the Church of England services, on which some letters appeared in your columns, is only a small part of a grievance of which there is reason to complain. The length results chiefly from the vicious habit of…

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Shortened Church Services. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 August 1887 · page 8

Sir,—As a churchman I have been somewhat puzzled at the outery for shorter services in the Church of England places of worship. We hear no such complaints from our nonconformist brethren; yet I think the Church of…

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New Wesleyan School-Church, Anburn

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1887 · page 3

THE handsome weatherboard building, which has been erected in Helena-street by the members of the Wesleyan Church in this district, was formally opened on Sunday by the Rev…

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Sacred Concert at the Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 August 1887 · page 8

Last evening a very fine sacred concert was given at the Pitt-street Congregational Church, by the choir, assisted by Mr. A, Burness, a recent arrival from England; Mr. F. Briggs, of the Cathedral choir; and other ladies and…

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The Church of England Services. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 August 1887 · page 3

Sir,—If one is to judge by the tone of the letters that have appeared in the Herald during the past few days, it is quite evident that there are strong grounds for believing that certain of the offices as used in the Anglican…

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Lectures. the Offices of the English Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 August 1887 · page 5

The concluding lecture of a course on the subject of the Prayer-book was delivered last evening in the Chapter House, by the Rev. T. E. Hill, M.A. The discourse related to the history and origin of the ordinary offices of…

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Pitt-street Congregational Church Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 August 1887 · page 5

The choir of the Congregational Church, Pitt-street, gave a sacred concert last night in aid of their music fund, the Rev. Dr. Jefferis presiding. The concert was exceedingly…

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A Presbyterian Divine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 August 1887 · page 9

Among the leading ministers of the Scottish Church in Australia the Rev. Dr. Macdonald holds a deservedly high position. He was born in 1820, and, like other men who were afterward…

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The Aboriginals of New South Wales. Roman Catholic Mission Work. (Reuter's Telegram.) Rome, Aug. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 August 1887 · page 11

His Holiness the Pope has announced, in response to the offers of the Government of New South Wales, that the Propaganda i[?] enlisting a number of priests, mostly Irish…

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Mr. Burnett's Temperance Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 August 1887 · page 5

NYNGAN, Friday.--Mr. Matthew Burnett the well-known temperance advocate, arrived at Nyngan on Tuesday last from Bourke, after a 400 miles' journey in the back country. He…

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