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Churches, 1888

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Principal Contents of This Day's Paper. the Colliery Crisis. the Sydney Bicycle Sports. Rosehill Racing Meeting. the City Railway Scheme. Australasian Holy Catholic Guild. Children's Hospital at Petersham. the Australasian Association. the Free Trade Association. the Maritime Dispute. the Melbourne Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 August 1888 · page 6

LEADERS: THE GROWTH OF AUSTRALASIAN BANKING. THE DUTIES OF GOVERNESSES. PROPOSED DISCONTINUANCE OF THE SAN…

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The Holy Catholic Guild of Australasia

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 August 1888 · page 6

THE annual breakfast in connection with the Australasian Catholic Guild was held in the schoolroom, St. Mary's Cathedral, yesterday morning, mass having been…

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Destruction of a Church by Fire. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bega

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 August 1888 · page 8

The Union Church at Tanga, a few miles from Bega, was burnt down on Saturday night. The Rev. Mr. Colwell, Wesleyan minister, was announced to hold a service in the building yesterday afternoon, and…

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Burning of a Church

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 August 1888 · page 5

BEGA, This Day.--On Saturday evening the Union Church at Tungo, near here, was burned down. The building was not much, being of the poorest construction,…

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A Church Dispute Settled by Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 August 1888 · page 5

BEGA, Monday.--Early on Sunday morning the Anglican Church at Tanja, 12 miles from Bega, was destroyed by fire. The building has been the cause of much angry feeling between…

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Primitive Methodist Conference

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 August 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, This Day. -- The intercolonial committee of the Primitive Methodist body tins arranged that the first general conference shall meet at Adelaide in…

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The Antiquity and Independence of the British Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 August 1888 · page 8

The second lecture of the course to be delivered by the Rev. Canon Kemmis, on the subject of "The Antiquity and Independence of the British Church," in connection with the Association of Lay Helpers of the Diocese of…

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Mr. Matthew Burnett's Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 August 1888 · page 5

MILTON, Wednesday.--Mr. Matthew Burnett ended his six days' mission here last night. During the whole mission the meetings have been crowded, and over 360 persons have donned…

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News by Telegraph. New South Wales. A New Wesleyan Church

Evening News · Thursday 23 August 1888 · page 4

PARRAMATTA, Thursday.—On Wednesday afternoon the foundation and memorial stones of the new Wesleyan Church on Dural-road, Castle Hill, were laid, one by Mrs. Schofield, of Bondi,…

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St. James's Church Parsonage Site

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 August 1888 · page 4

A meeting of the congregation of St. James's Church, Sydney, was held in the Parish Hall, Philip-street, last night. The Rev. H. L. Jackson, M.A., incumbent, presided. The attendance was not large. The business of…

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St. James' Church, Sydney

The Australian Star · Friday 24 August 1888 · page 7

A MEETING of the congregation of St. James' Church, Sydney, was held in the Purish Hall, Phillip-street, last night, to receive the reply of the trustees to the…

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An Anglican Evangelist

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 11

The Rev. E. A. Stuart, who is generally regarded as one of the most risingl Evangelical preaohera in London, and ia said to have lately received three offers of perfermont, each of which he declined because he is…

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" the Presbyterian Church and Orangeism."

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 7

SIR.--In your issue of August 18th you quote from the "Presbyterian" as follows:--"The Presbyterian Church is more Protestant than Orangism," and further on you ask, " Has the…

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Catholic Literary Club Dinner

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 15

A MOST pleasant social evening, of which Mr. W. E. O'Brien, the hon. secretary, was the leading spirit, was spent by the members of the Sacred Heart Literary and Debating Society last Thursday,…

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Cardinal Moran's " Mission" From Rome to Ireland

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 18

THE Rome correspondent of the English Catholic TIMES, July 20, writes :- I find that the DAILY CHRONICLE correspondent is not tired yet. He sent news a few days…

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Catholic. Archbishop Vaughan's Anniversaey.memorial Service at St. Mary' S.

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 17

SATURDAY last being the fifth anniversary of the death of the late Archbishop of Sydney, the customary solemn memorial Office for the Dead took place in the cathedral. The solemnities commenced…

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Catholic. Father Kavanagh, O.p., on Total Abstinence and Moderate Drinking. Speech by the Chief Justice

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 14

THE Very Rev. Gonsalvo Kavanagh, O.P., delivered his second lecture under, the auspices of the Catholic Total Abstinence Association in the new Masonic Hall, on Wednesday evening. The…

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A Protestant Church Dispute Settled by a Fire

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 18

THE Union Church at Tanga, a few miles from Bega, was burnt down on Saturday night. The Rev. Mr. Colwell, Wesleyan minister, was announced to held a service in the building on…

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Sydney Churches. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 10

Sir,—The question of church attendance, and other matters relating to churches, seem to interest your readers greatly, Some time ago there was a heated discussion in your columns on this very question of church attendance,…

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English Church Union

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 9

SIR,--I have heard from good authority that it is the intention to bring again to active work the English Church Union in this colony. It has been well known for some time past that we have in…

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