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Churches, 1888

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The Church of England Association

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 3

The following circular letter has been addressed to the Evangelical clergy of the Sydney diocese:-- Croydon, New South Wales, January 27…

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The Wesleyan Church New Zealand. (By Gable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 5

Auckland, Monday.--A decision has been arrived at by the Wesleyan Conference, at present in session, in favor of separation from the general conference of Australasia; The…

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Church Society of the Diocese of Goulburn. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Church Society of the Diocese of Goulburn was held to-night under the presidency of the Bishop of Goulburn. The Bishop of Melbourne and other clergymen delivered addresses. A…

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The Church of England Centennial Fund. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 9

Dean Marriott publicly referred at the morning and evening services at All Saints' Cathedral, on Sunday last, to reports published in "certain papers," the Bathurst Times and Sydney Morning Herald, characterising them…

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The Church Society

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 4

GOULBURN, Tuesday.--This evening the annual meeting of the Church Society, Diocese of Goulburn, was held, the Bishop of Goulbura in the chair. A satisfactory report and…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 5

Sir,—There is one point of importance in connection with the Centennial fund, to which, by your courtesy, I desire to invite attention. The board concludes its summary of the " objects " to…

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Churchill's Visit to Russia

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 6

The sudden journey of Lord Randolph Churchill to St. Petersburg, coinciding with the departure of the British Ambassador, has naturally awakened interest…

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Wesleyan Church Centennial Thanksgiving Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 4

A public meeting in aid of the Wesleyan Church Centennial thanksgiving fund was held last evening at the NewMasonic Hall. The Rev. G. Lane (president of the Conference) was in the chair. There were on the platform the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 4

Sir.—On all points but one I entirely agree with the excellent letter of the Rev. F. D. Bode in your issue of this morning. I certainly hold that the Centennial Board should, in accordance with their resolution as to…

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Presbyterian Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 15

The Sustentation Fund treasurer's statement for last year says;—"In nothing is the solid character of the Sustentation Fund movement of this church more manifest than in its steady upward progress. The actual amount…

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A Catholic."

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 13

OUR correspondent who signs himself "A Catholic," and whose letter we publish else­where, expresses his regret that we should have condescended to notice an intolerant…

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Presbyterian Sustentation Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 6

The Presbyterian Church of New South Wales Susteutation Fund report has been issued for 1837, and states that the actual amount remitted by congregations for the year…

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Catholic Centennial Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 15

AT the time of the public unveiling of the Queen's statue the Provincial Council was sitting at St. Mary's, and his Lordship the Bishop of Maitland, Dr. Murray, the Right Rev…

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Catholic Temperance Demonstration

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 15

ON Sunday afternoon the united Catholic Total Abstinence Associations had an imposing demonstration at St. Mary's Cathedral. The proceedings began at three o'clock by a procession round…

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Catholic. Our Episcopal Visitors

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 14

NEARLY all our distinguished Centennial visitors have left us. On Tuesday Bishop Murray, Bishop Lamgan, and Bishop Byrne left for Goulburn ; and on the following day Bishop Dunne, of…

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Bilious Bigotry by an Anglican Bishop

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-If correctly reported, Dr. Thornton, the Anglican Bishop of Ballarat, is not pleased with all that took place during the late Centennial celebrations in Sydney. Speaking at…

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What is Australia’s Mission?

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 2

At the Baptist Church on Sunday morning a Centenary service was held, at which, the Rev. J. Straughen took for his test, Genesis, xii, I, 2. “Now the Lord had said…

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Catholic. Our Protestant Friends and the Catholic Centennial Celebrations. the Passing Away of Bigotry

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 17

PERHAPS the most gratifying of the many ex­tremely pleasant features which characterized the Catholic celebrations of the Centenary was the cheerful co-operation of so many distinguished…

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A Catholic Priest Sentenced to Im­prisonment

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 16

London, Feb. 1.-The trial of Father M'Fadden, for inciting the people to continue the plan of campaign, has resulted in his being sentenced to three months' imprisonment. He has., however,…

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A Catholic Centennial Celebration at Rand Wick

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 14

THERE was one little celebration of last week which escaped the notice of the daily chroniclers of Centennial events, and which we have a great deal of pleasure in duly recording in our columns…

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