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Churches, 1887

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City Mission

Evening News · Wednesday 23 November 1887 · page 3

The annual tea-meeting and the half-yearly meeting of the Sydney City Mission were held in the Temperance Hall on Tuesday. A bountiful tea was partaken of by a large number of people…

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Sydney City Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 November 1887 · page 5

The annual tea meeting in connection with the above mission was held last evening at the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street. Tea, which was laid at 6.30, was partaken of public meeting which was held an hour later was also well…

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Mr. Matthew Burnett's Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 November 1887 · page 5

SOFALA, Tuesday.--Mr. Matthew Burnett, the Gospel temperance lecturer and social reformer, bald several successful meetings both here and at Wattle Flat, 130 people denning…

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The Chinese Church Mission. Bishop Barry on Chinese Immigration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 November 1887 · page 5

Last night the annual Chinese tea and public meeting was held in St. Andrew's Schoolroom, Pitt-street, presided over by the Primate, the object being to encourage the Rev. Soo Too Ten in his mission work amongst the…

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Victorian Presbyterian General Assembly. Special Prayers for the German Crown Prince. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 November 1887 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Presbyterian General Assembly to-day resolved to petition Parliament in favor of making religions education a part of the State school curriculum,…

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Church Furniture. To the Editor

Evening News · Wednesday 23 November 1887 · page 5

Sir,-It appears the fire of true poetry has not died out by the action of certain persons at Enmore removing furniture from the church, believing, as I do, that nature when unadorned is…

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A New Church

Evening News · Wednesday 23 November 1887 · page 6

GUNDAGAI. St. Patrick's new church, Gundagai. was duly opened and consecrated on Sunday, by the Eight Rev, Dr. Lannigan, Bishop of Goul burn, in the presence of over 6OO people of all…

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Balmain Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 November 1887 · page 5

Dr. R. W. Dale preached to a large congregation yesterday evening, in the Balmain Congregational Church. The Rev. A. J. Griffith (pastor of the church) and the Rev. Dr. Jefferis occupied seats upon the platform…

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Christ Church, Enmore. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 November 1887 · page 11

Sir,—I should not have entered upon a newspaper correspondence but for the reasons given in my letter that appeared on the 19th instant. However, in order to post up your correspondent "Boland" in the matter, I can…

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Presbyterian General Assembly

Evening News · Thursday 24 November 1887 · page 6

MELBOURNE.-The financial report of the Pres­byterian Church was read at a meeting of the General Assembly, and showed the capital funds September 30, 1887, to be £118,565, or an…

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News by Telegraph. Wesleyan Church Sustentation Society

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 November 1887 · page 5

CROOKWELL, Wednesday.--The Rev. G. Lane, secretary of the Wesleyan Church Sustentation Society, preached here on Sunday, and last night lectured to a well-attended public…

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Victorian Presbyterian Assembly

Evening News · Friday 25 November 1887 · page 6

MELBOURNE.-Presbyterian Assembly last night a motion was carried unanimously to interview the Minister for Railways to protest against the proposed running of trains on…

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Christ Church, Enmore. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 November 1887 · page 2

Sir,--In your issue of to-day there appear two letters, one signed by "T. Boulton Perry," the other by "T. H. Jackson." Will you kindly allow me to inform the public, as one…

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Ah Anglican Tea-party

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 13

WE have heard a good deal lately of the infusion of a principle of unity into our various Protestant sects. Each seems to deplore that the other holds aloof, and they…

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The Catholic Church of the Future

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 9

The Bishop of Durham has given a stamp of distinction to the Church Congress for 1887 by the courage with which he put forth a great ideal (said the PALL MALL GAZETTE). It is no…

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The New Roman Catholic Church at Gundagai

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 1154

St. Patrick's new church at Gundagai, the foundation stone of which was laid on the 17th March, 1885, was duly opened and consecrated for divine worship last Sunday by the Bishop of Goulburn, Dr. Lannigan, in the presence…

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New Anglican Bishop of Bathurst

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 9

On Tuesday, October 15, the festival of St. Luke, the Rev. Charles Edward Camidge, Prebendary of York, and lately Vicar of Thirsk, was consecrated Bishop of Bathurst, New South…

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Catholic. Arrival of the Passionist Fathers for Sydney

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 14

BY the Orient Co's. s.s. Ormuz on Tuesday last arrived the four Passionist Fathers, arrangements for whose introduction to the diocese of Sydney were made by the Cardinal-Archbishop on his…

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Mission Work in Factories. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 16

Sir,—May I ask tho privilege of the insertion of this letter in the Herald with regard to a paragraph in Monday's paper relating to girls employed in factory work. It may not be generally known that members and the…

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Catholic. the Australian Bishops and the Pope. United Address to the Holy Father. [?]

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 18

THE following is the translation of the Latin address just forwarded to Rome by Cardinal Moran, in the name of all the Archbishops and Bishops of Australasias…

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