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Churches, 1888

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The Pope's Decree to Be Bead in Every Irish Church. (Daily Telegraph.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 May 1888 · page 16

London, May 2.-The Irish-Americana have re­solved to disregard the Pope's decree condemning the Plan of Campaign and the system of boy­cotting. London, May 3.-The decree of his Holiness…

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Congregational Church Sale of Work

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1888 · page 4

On Tuesday last a continuation of the recent sale of work in connection with the above church was held in the schoolroom, the object being to clear off the surplus goods at…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1888 · page 16

Sir,—Replying to "Forty Years Churchman," re above subject, I have nothing to retract from my previous remarks I could point out numerous other instances to the one referred to, viz., Waverley. Further in the up-country…

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The Church of Ireland. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1888 · page 9

Sir,—In a letter which appeared in the columns of your paper this morning I noticed a paragraph containing the very extraordinary assertion that the Church of Ireland had adopted a revised prayer-book " in which everything…

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The Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 May 1888 · page 9

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

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Anglican Synod

The Australian Star · Monday 7 May 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day. -- The Synod closed its sittings last night…

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New Roman Catholic Church at Randwick

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1888 · page 4

The ceremony of opening the new Catholic church at Randwick took place yesterday. The blessing and dedication were performed by Cardinal Moran, in the presence of a large number of ladies and gentlemen. At 11 o'clock Pontifical…

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New Roman Catholic Church at Randwick

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 May 1888 · page 5

On Sunday morning,Cardinal Moron blessed and opened the handsome and costly new church at Randwick. The Cardinal subsequently pre sided at Pontifical High Mass, celebrated by…

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A Church Congress

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 May 1888 · page 4

The annual Church Congress has for many years past become a leading feature in church life in England. In 1882 a similar congress, in which most of the Australian dioceses were…

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The Papal Decree. Mission of Monsignor Persico to Ireland. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, May 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1888 · page 9

The Pope has directed Monsignor Persico to obtain the views of the Irish bishops respecting the Papal decree condemning boycotting and the "plan of campaign."…

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Indifference to Religion and Free Churches. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1888 · page 5

Sir,—Several letters have appeared in your columns the last few days under the above headings. It appears to me that the two subjects are intimately connected, and that the absence of the latter is to a great extent the cause of the…

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Anglican Archbishopric for Sydney. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, May 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 May 1888 · page 7

It has practically been decided to establish an Anglican Archbishopric in Sydney. [At the General Synod of Australia and Tasmania, held in Sydney during November, 1886, the Bishop of…

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The Melbourne Anglican Cathedral. Important Alterations Ordered. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 May 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- The engineer to the Central Board of Health reports that in St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral, now in coarse of erection in Swanston-street, the egress space…

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A Church Bazaar

The Australian Star · Friday 11 May 1888 · page 6

THE Minister for Public Instruction accompanied by the Rev. J. Auld, M[?] of the Presbyterian A[?]formally opened a bazaar in aid of the…

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Australian. Victoria. Melbourne Church of England Cathedral

The Australian Star · Friday 11 May 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, This Day. -- About 12 months ago the Melbourne Cathedral authorities were asked to submit the plans of the Church of England Cathedral, now…

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Good Templar Mission

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1888 · page 5

A public lecture was delivered by Mr. Robert Semple, at St. Thomas' Schoolroom, Balmain West, on the 4th instant. Mr. R. Campbell, who presided, said that Mr. Semple…

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Catholic Directors. MAY

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 May 1888 · page 4

Saturday, 12.— Red. SS Nereus and Achilles, Mm., semid. V seq or pr com dom praec et oct. Sunday, 13.— Sunday within the Octave of the…

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Catholic. His Eminence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 May 1888 · page 15

BEFORE leaving for Europe, the Cardinal-Archbishop paid, parting visits to St. Vincent's Hospital, St. Vincent's College, the Little Sisters of the Poor, at Randwick, and the Little Company…

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Anglican Archbishopric for Sydney. London, May 8

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1888 · page 1002

It has practically been decided to establish an Anglican Archbishopric in Sydney. [At the General Synod of Australia and Tasmania, held in Sydney during November, 1886, the Bishop of…

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Catholic. 8T. Patrick's Ecclesiastical Seminary, Manly. a Noble Building

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 May 1888 · page 8

WITHIN a period of a little over two years and a half, there has arisen in the most beautiful and picturesque of our suburbs a building which for magnificence, solidity, perfection of arrangements,…

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