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Churches, 1888

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Bourke-street Wesleyan Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 5

At the Bourke-street Wesleyan Church the Rev. R. Dyson preached in the evening upon "Lessons from the Life of the Emperor," taking for his text Rev. 1,24--" And the nations…

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Newtown Congregational Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 5

In the Newtown Congregational Church yesterday evening the Rev. Winlow Davies delivered an address bearing on the death of the late Emperor of Germany. The Emperor…

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Woollahra Congregational Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 5

Special reference was made to the death of the Emperor Frederick by the Rev. H. T. Robjohns at the evening service at the Ocean-street Congregational Church. There was not…

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The Scotch Church. Disestablishment Motion Rejected

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--In the House of Commons yesterday Dr. Chas. Cameron, one of the members for Glasgow, moved a resolution in favor of the disestablishment and…

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Australian. Victoria. The Presbyterian Church and the Queen

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 4

MELBOURNE, This Day.--The Presbyterian Church of Victoria has forwarded through his Excellency the Governor the following telegram to her Majesty the…

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A New Church

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 6

MITTAGONU, Thus Day.--The foundation-stone of the new Roman Catholic Church at Mittagong, was blessed on Sunday afternoon by Dr. O'Reilly, Bishop…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, June 26. The House met at 3.30 p.m. St. Thomas' Church Sale Land Bill

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 3

A message was received from the Governor-stating that the bill had been [?] to. Permanent Trustee Bill…

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Church of England Property in Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Church of England authorities have been offered £300,000 by a land syndicate for the site on which the news Anglican Cathedral is being erected at the…

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Mr. Burnett's Temperance Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 June 1888 · page 5

BROUGHTON CREEK, Wednesday.--Mr. Matthew Burnett, the social reformer, closed a five days' mission last night. Each evening the attendance increased. The result of the…

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A Church Struck by Lightning. Three Persons Killed--many Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 June 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night.--A church at Brezize, Galicia, was struck by lightning yesterday while service was being held. In the rush which took place to leave the…

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St. Stephens' Presbyterian Church

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 June 1888 · page 2

St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, has undergone a great renovation within its walls by painting, decoration and stained-glass windows, executed by Messrs. Lyon, Wells and…

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Matthew Burnett's Mission

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 4

NEWSCASTLE, This Day.--It has been arranged that during Matthew Burnett's temperance mission here, to have a procession, headed by bands of music…

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Mr. Burnett's Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 5

CAMDEN, Friday.--At the School of Arts last night a large audience assembled to hear Mr. Burnett lecture. The lecturer received a splendid reception, and as the result of the…

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Catholic Directory. JUNE

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 4

Saturday, 30.— Red. Commemoration of St. Paul, Ap., dup maj. V seq fest Com praec diei oct, S. Joan B. (I. V.) et Dom. JULY…

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Campbell Street Presbyterian Sunday School

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 5

The children attending this school had a rare treat accorded to them at the Lecture Hall, on Tuesday evening, on which occasion they had good reason to be delighted…

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Catholic. Profession at St. Vincent's Convent

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 15

ON Wednesday, at the conclusion of the annual Retreat of the Sisters of Charity, at the head convent, Victoria-street, the beautiful ceremony of professing four Sisters took place under…

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Directorium Anglicanum. Secret Instructions to Our Anglican Clergy. Iii

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 7

Doves and Serpents: The School: The Catechism: The Churchyard: Purgatory: Vestments: Hymnal. Be wise as serpents,--but in dove's disguise;…

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Catholic. the Bishop of Maitland on Payment of Peter's Pence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 17

THE following Pastoral Letter, to be read to their congregations by the clergy throughout the Diocese, has been issued by his Lordship Dr. Murray, Bishop of Maitland:—…

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Australian Schoolmasters. No. Tv.—mr. John Marden, M.A., Ll.b., Principal of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, in Ashfield. Near Sydney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 24

John Mardan, M.A., LL.B., principal of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Ashfield, near Sydney, is a native of Melbourne, having been born in the favorite seaside suburb of St. Kilda. His earliest instructor…

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Home and Foreign. Ireland. the Papal Decree and the Plan of Campaign. an English Catholic Paper Points Out the Mistakes Made

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 5

The CATHOLIC TIMES, May 18, devotes an editorial to "the Holy See and the Irish Question " the tone of which is vastly different to that of the TABLET. In the following style the…

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