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Churches, 1888

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Baptist Church Anniversary

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1888 · page 6

ANNIVERSARY services in connection with the Baptist Church, Blaxcell-street, took place on Sunday last. At the morning and evening services Paster Alexander preached forcible sermons…

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Scots' Church, Melbourne

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 April 1888 · page 10

The induction of the Rev. Alexander Marshall into the charge of the Melbourne Scots'. Church took place on Monday evening in the presence of a large number of members and adherents of the…

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The Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 April 1888 · page 10

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

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Rrdemp[?]orist Fathers' Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 April 1888 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday. -- The Redemptorist Fathers have started a special mission in Adelaide. During the last week they have held a series of services specially designed for…

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Religious Services. Woman's Mission in the Home and Beyond It

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 April 1888 · page 8

The Rev. Dr. Jefferis continued his lectures in the Pittstreet Congregational Church yesterday evening on "Woman's Mission in the Home and Boyond It." There was a largo congregation. The subject dealt with was…

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Church of England Centennial Fund. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 April 1888 · page 5

Sir,—If this fund is to be a success, it will be necessary to adopt a new method of procedure with regard to it. Flying visits of organising secretaries will offect but little except stirring up a certain amount of enthusiasm, which…

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The Rev. Alexander Marshall at the Scots Church, Melbourne. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 April 1888 · page 7

The Rev. Alexander Marshall, the new minister of the Scots Church, occupied the pulpit to-day for the first time, preaching to crowded congregations. At the close of his sermon in the morning he said his chief…

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The New Church of England Grammar School

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 April 1888 · page 4

There was a large gathering of clerical and lay members of the Church of England at "Holtermann's Tower," North Shore, on Saturday afternoon to witness the laying of the…

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Methodist Holiness Association

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 May 1888 · page 6

A series of meetings was held yesterday in the Young Men's Christian Association rooms under the auspices of the Methodist Holiness Association. In the afternoon at the annual…

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United Methodist Holiness Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 May 1888 · page 4

The annual meeting of the United Methodist Holiness Association was held yesterday in the hall of the Young Men's Christian Association. At the afternoon session the Rev. J. W. Holden took the chair. At the evening session…

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Opening of the Presbyterian Church at Junee. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Junee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 May 1888 · page 8

The recently-erected Presbyterian Church was opened on Sunday morning, the service being conducted by the Rev. Andrew Gardiner. The building was crowded to the doors, all denominations being represented. In the…

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A Methodist Minister Suing for Divorce

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 May 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--In the divorce suit Richards v. Richards, in which the Rev. J. Richards, late Methodist minister at Ballarat, is petitioner, Mr. Justice A'Beckett has been…

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Sydney City Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 6

The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Sydney City Mission was hold last evening in the hall of the Y. M. C. A. There was a very large attendance. The Sydney City Mission Band No. 1 played selections during the evening. On…

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Consecration of a Roman Catholic Bishop. the Right Rev. Dr. O'reilly

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 6

A large congregation assembled in St. Mary's Cathedral yesterday morning to witness the consecration of the Right Rev. Dr. O'Reilly, the newly-appointed Bishop of Port Augusta,…

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Bishop Sahst and Free Churches. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 10

Sir,—Kindly grant me a brief space re above subject. If there is a matter for discussion at the conference, it is is that of free churches, or a more liberal and unselfish provision being made for the poor and working population of…

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Mr. Burnett's Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 May 1888 · page 5

BEGA, Tuesday.--Mr. Matthew Burnott's temperance mission here began on Thursday and closed yesterday. Two hundred and thirtythree pledges were given, and 480 took the blue…

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The Newcastle Anglican Synod. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 May 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The third session of this eight synod of the Church of England diocese of Newcastle was commenced this morning, the vicar-general (the Kev. Canon Selwyn)…

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Sydney City Mission. the Annual Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 May 1888 · page 3

The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Sydney City Mission was held in the Y.M.C.A. hall on Tuesday night when Mr. R. W. Hardie occupied the chair, and there were upon the…

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Presbyterian Assembly. It Sympathises with the Chinamon

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 May 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, This Day.--The Presbyterian General Assembly is to consider a resolution to-day sympathising with the Chinaman who were not allowed to land,…

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The Wesleyan Church Thanksgiving Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 May 1888 · page 5

ORANGE, Tuesday.--The Rev, Dr. S[?]llors pleached in the Wesleyan Church, Orange, on Sunday last, morning and evening, in aid of the Weslevan Church Centennial Thanksgiving…

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