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Churches, 1888

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Woman's Work in the Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 March 1888 · page 3

Yesterday morning in the Pitt-street Congregational Church, at the special request of the diaconate of the church, Rev. Dr. Jefferis preached a sermon on the subject of…

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Balmain Presbyterian Church Campbell-street

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 3

Last Sunday was quite a special day in Campbell-street Church. At the forenoon service an ordination of four new deacons took place. The gentlemen ordained to this…

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New Catholic School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 14

ON Sunday last Cardinal Moran was again engaged in the performance of a foundation-stone ceremony. Nearly every Sunday during the past few months the Cardinal has had an engagement…

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A New Catholic Bishop

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 11

The new Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle (Eng.) Dr. O'Callaghan, who was consecrated in Rome a few weeks ago, was born in London, and is 60 years of age. He was educated in St…

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Roman Catholic Toleration in Rome

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 9

"A few Sabbaths ago, as the boys left school, sounds of distress were heard in the street below. At the corner of Via Coronari a priest was seizing the children as they…

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"Rits" in the Presbyterian Church (To the Editor of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 8

SIR,--Kindly permit me through your fearless Standard to address a few lines to the members and adherents of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales :--Brethren, allow me to direct your…

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Catholic. the Cardinal's Departure for Rome

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 14

HIS Eminence the Cardinal-Archbishop has arranged to leave for Rome on the 8th of May. it is his Eminence's intention to proceed direct to Borne, and it is probable he will not journey…

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Methodist Union. a Proposal. London

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 5

The committee of the Wesleyan Conference has passed resolutions in favour of the organic union of delegates from the Primitive Methodist, Bible Christian,…

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St. Patrick's Day in the Churches

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 14

As usual there were two religious services on the Irish Apostle's feast day. The High Mass at St. Mary's began at 10 o'clock, the Cardinal-Archbishop presiding, attended by the Very Rev…

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The Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 10

"Sweet day so pure, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky."…

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Woman's Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1888 · page 4

Last evening in the Pitt-street Congregational Church in tho presence of a crowded congregation, Rev. Dr. Jefferis delivered the first of a series of Sunday evening lectures to…

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Woman's Mission in the Home and Beyond It. Lecture by the Rev. Dr. Jefferis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1888 · page 5

At the Pitt-street Congregational Church last evening the Rev. Dr. Jefferis delivered the first of a series of seven lectures on the subjoct of "Woman's Mission in the Home and Beyond, It." The lecture of last evening was entitled…

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The Church and the Corporation

The Australian Star · Monday 26 March 1888 · page 5

IN the Cleveland-street Congregational Church, yesterday, the reverend preacher referred pointedly to the corporation frauds, and in no measuresd lauguage…

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Anglican Synod

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 March 1888 · page 6

The third session of the Seventh Synod of the Diocese of Sydney is to be opened on Tuesday, April 10. The members of the synod will meet at the Cathedral at 11 o'clock, when the…

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Aboriginal Mission

The Australian Star · Tuesday 27 March 1888 · page 7

MR. MATTHEWS, of Maloga Aboriginal Mission Station on the Murray, is at present in Sydney endeavouring to enlist practical sympathy on behalf of the…

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The Synod, the Church Association and the Bench. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 March 1888 · page 6

Sir,--As I fear circumstances will prevent my attendance at the next session of the synod (the first time for nine years), may I ask you…

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The Synod, the Church Association and the Bench. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 March 1888 · page 5

Sir,--Mr. Clarendon Stuart's attack on the Church Association is clearly explained when his conduction with the English Church Union is taken into account My recent letter to the…

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Mr. Solomons' Mission (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 March 1888 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.--Mr. Solomon, editor of the Northern Territory Times, in an interview with the Premier, declared that the South Australian Government had given every possible…

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The Synod, the Church Association and the Bench. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 March 1888 · page 3

Sir,--It is to be deplored that in a free community such as ours opinions should gain currency which in the very nature of things are so antagonistic to the popular sentiment and so…

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Roman Catholic

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 March 1888 · page 5

The principal service in St. Mary's, the Mass of the Pre-Sanctified, began at 9 o'clock, the congregation tilling the large building. Cardinal Moran was the celebrant of the mass,…

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