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Churches, 1887

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The Anglican Synod. Fourth Day.--friday

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 September 1887 · page 6

The sittings of the synod were continued yesterday, the Primate (Dr. Barry) presiding. THE Y.M.C.A, The Primate announced that he had…

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Catholic. the Catholic Aboriginal Missions. False Reports of Crown Grants to the Missionaries

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 September 1887 · page 14

THE following press cablegrams have appeared in the daily papers within the past week:— Rome, August 24.—His Holiness the Pope has announced, in response to the offers of the…

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Roman Catholic Missions. Rome, Aug. 24

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1887 · page 490

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

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The "Catholic" Reredos in the Protestant Cathedral. Alleged Ritualism at St. Andrew's

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 September 1887 · page 9

AT the meeting of the Church of England Synod on Wednesday, a petition, alleged to be alleged by upwards of 6000 members of the Church of England in New South Wales, was presented by Mr…

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The Church of England Synod. Fourth Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 September 1887 · page 8

The Synod of the Diocese of Sydney resumed its sittings yesterday, at the Chapter-house, the Primate presiding. The PRESIDENT announced the receipt of a letter from the secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association,…

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General News. Church of England Synod

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1887 · page 519

The second session of the seventh synod of the Church of England for the Diocese of Sydney, was opened on Tuesday, Divine service was held at Str Andrew's Cathedral at 11 o'clock in the morning,…

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A. Broad Church

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1887 · page 487

In the opening address which, the Primate delivered this week to the Synod, he made an elaborate and earnest appeal to his hearers not to narrow the Church of England. For himself, he declared that…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 September 1887 · page 8

Under this heading, sermons by eminent preaohers 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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The Aborigines Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 September 1887 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--In the House of Commons to-day Sir Henry Holland, in reply to a question, said the statement said to have been made by the Pope and…

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The Bulgarian Difficulty. General Ernroth's Mission. Formation of a Cabinet

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 September 1887 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--The Belgian newspaper Le Nord denies that General Ernroth's mission to Bulgaria is to act as sole Regent to summon the new Sobranje…

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The Australian Aborigines. the Papal Mission Denied. (Reuter's Telegram.) London, Sept. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 September 1887 · page 8

In the House of Commons to-day, Sir Henry Holland, in reply to a question, said that the statement made by the Pope and telegraphed to Australia on the 26th August,…

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Kilmarnock High Church

Evening News · Monday 5 September 1887 · page 5

LONDON, September 4.—The Rev. J. Q. Dods, late of the Scots' Church, Melbourne, has been appointed assistant minister of the Kilmarnock High Church, Scotland…

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The Wesleyans in Tonga. Return of the Commissioners. Reunion of the Churches Anticipated

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 September 1887 · page 6

The Lübeck, which arrived in port yesterday, brought from Tonga the commission appointed by the Wesleyan Conference to inquire into the reported persecution of Wesleyans in that…

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The Anglican Synod

Evening News · Tuesday 6 September 1887 · page 3

The fifth day's sitting of the Synod took place in the Chapter House yesterday evening, prayers being read at 7 o'clock by the Most Rev. the Primate, who presided…

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New Guinea Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 September 1887 · page 4

A public meeting was held in the Pitt-street Congregational Church yesterday evening, in connection with the departure of the Revs. J. Chalmers and A. Pearse, and four South Sea Island native teachers with their wives,…

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The Anglican Synod. Fifth Day.--monday

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 September 1887 · page 5

The sittings of the synod were continued yesterday at the chapter-house, the Primate presiding. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS…

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The Church of England Synod. Fifth Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 September 1887 · page 5

The sittings of the Church of England Synod were resumed last night in the Chapter House the Primate presiding. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS…

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Innovations in Church Services

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 September 1887 · page 4

The motion of which Mr. W. J. Foster gave notice at the first day of meeting of the Anglican Synod, with reference to the innovations in the manner and order of service of the church…

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High Church Versus Low Church

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 September 1887 · page 4

The reredos debate in the Anglican Synod would lose most of its interest and importance if it could bo regarded as only affecting the retention,…

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The Church Dispute at Auburn. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 September 1887 · page 3

Sir,--I notice in your issue of the 3rd inst letter from the Rev F.A. Colvin in which he denies the genniuneness and representative character of the Aubura meeting…

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