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Churches, 1889

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Sydney Church Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 8

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the Church Society was held in the Chapter House on Tuesday, under the presidency of the Venerable Archdeacon King. It was agreed that the grant made…

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The Melbourne Church of England Grammar School. London, June 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 June 1889 · page 7

The Rev. Ambrose Wilson, principal of ' the Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne, is appealing to England for aid in building a chapel, to be attached to…

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Presbyterian Church, Woollahra

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 June 1889 · page 3

The Presbyterian Church, Woollahra--the foundation-stone of which was laid on Saturday by Sir John Hay--will when completed possess many features of interest…

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Temperance Mission in Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 June 1889 · page 5

BATHURST, Thursday,--Mr. Crabbe, temperance lecturer, has been addressing public meetings here in and out of doors for the last three nights with success. To-night he is…

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Church of England Past and Present. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 June 1889 · page 4

Sir,—May I ask you, as one who has always taken a deep interest in church matters, to allow me, through the columns of your newspaper, just to say a few words in reference to many letters which have of late…

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Reunion Op Christian Churches. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 June 1889 · page 9

Sir,—Although it is the expressed hope and dosire of Jiberal Anglican clergymen to see the religious differences of the various Christian sects amicably settled and each and all of them united as one happy…

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Burglaries at a Church. the Pagan at Work

The Australian Star · Friday 7 June 1889 · page 5

QUITE a respectable-looking Chinaman, named Ah Foo, was brought before Mr. Delohcry, at the Central to-day, on a charge of having broken and…

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Sussex-street Mission Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 9

On Sunday morning last the free breakfasts for the destitute and deserving poor were recommenced by the workers of the Sussex-street Mission Church. The past heavy rains had compelled those who were…

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New Presbyterian Church, Woollahra

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 9

On Saturday afternoon last the foundatoinstone of the Presbyterian church, now in the course of erection at the corner of Fourth and Ocean streets, Woollahra, was laid by Sir John…

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Wesleyan Mission Services

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 8

ON Sunday last special mission services were held in the Macquarie-street Wesleyan Church. The Rev. Dr. Kelynack preached in the morning to a large congregation, and the Rev. M…

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Mr. Matthew Burnett's Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 5

GRAFTON, Friday.--Mr. Matthew Burnett has been holding temperance mission meetings in each of the centres of population down the river during the week, and has met with a good…

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Catholic. the Children's Hospital

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 15

THE Nursing Sisters of the Little Company of Mary will make an appeal to-morrow (Sunday afternoon) for help in connection with tho hospital for children which will bo opened and…

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Catholic Schools and Water Rates

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 15

ALBURY, Wednesday.— At a meeting of the Albury Borough Council this evening some discussion took place concerning the liability of the Roman Catholic boys' school for the payment of…

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Clever Catholic Girls in Victoria

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 15

THE Ballarat correspondent of the Melbourne ADVOCATE writes— The three young ladies of Mary's Mount Convent School who presented themselves at the recent matriculation…

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The Planting of "Loyal Protestants" on Catholic Farms

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 5

TIM HEALY ON THE NEW LANDLORD DODGE. Mr. T. Healy, M.P., speaking at the r[?]eting of the dublin executive of the Irish National League, as reported in UNITED IRELAND, April…

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Catholic. Mr. O'ryan Among the Irish Poets

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 19

MR. J. G. O'Ryan, Barrister-at-Law, on Monday evening last contributed an extremely interesting lecture to the admirable Winter series arranged by the committee of the Catholic…

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The Parnellite Mission. (To the Editor of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 7

SIR,--Perusing a copy of your out spoken Protestant journal, I noticed in it some extracts from some of the Irish papers, telling of the sayings and doings of the three Irish delegates in the…

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The Dalley Memorial in St. Paul's. the Objection to the " Catholic " Reredos in the Cathedral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 19

London, June 1.—There is great enthusiasm manifested over the proposal to place a memorial of the Right Hon. W.B. Dalley, of New South Wales; in st. paul's cathedral, and the money for…

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A Chinese Burglar.--robbing a Church

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 10

A celestial named Ah Foo was charged on remand at the Central Court yesterday with having burglariously entered the German Church in Goulburn-street and stolen therefrom…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 8

Under this heading sermons by eminent preachers are published in this widely-circulated paper, in order that, in the remote interior, where there are no churches, and a clergyman is rarely seen, the stockman, the miner, the…

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