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Churches, 1889

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Mission for Queensland Aborigines

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 July 1889 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Mr. Morebead to-day, in reply to a deputation, promised to allow the Aborigines Protection Society the use of 500a. of Crown land at Durndur for the establishment…

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The Roman Catholic Cathedral at Goulburn. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 July 1889 · page 9

Dr. Lanigan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Goulburn, hopes that S.S. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, now in process of completion, will be ready for opening in March. Up to the present the sum of over £5000 has…

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The Church and Science. To the Editor. NEMO

Evening News · Thursday 4 July 1889 · page 3

Sir,—In your leader of June 26 you take exception to that portion., of Cardinal Moran's address at St. John's College, in which his Eminence spoke of the Catholic Church as the…

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Lecture. "Two Views of the Church of Rome."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 July 1889 · page 5

This was the title of a lecture, delivered of the Protestant Hall last evening by Dr. Hammond, a converted Romanist, and late lecturer for the Protestant Evangelistic Mission of London. Mr. F. Abigail, M.L.A.,…

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The Anglican See of Sydney

Evening News · Friday 5 July 1889 · page 6

The EUROPEAN Mail of Hay 10 said: Those who listened to Archdeacon Farrar's magnificent rhetorical effort when he bade a long farewell to "my almost son and now my spiritual father,"…

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Lectures. Church Life in Scotland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 July 1889 · page 5

The Rev. Principal Rainy, D.D., deputy from the Free Church of Scotland, delivered a lecture last evening upon "Church Life in Scotland." The gathering was held in the Wesleyan Centenary Hall. York-street,…

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"Church Life in Scotland."

The Australian Star · Friday 5 July 1889 · page 8

THE Rev. Principal Rainy, D.D., deputy from the Free Church of Scotland, delivered a lecture in Centenary" Hall, York-street, last night, taking as his subject, "Church…

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Catholic. Bishop Higgins

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 14

HIS Lordship Dr. Higgins is delighted with Australia, and with Sydney in particular; and he has expressed himself as having been greatly encouraged by the kindness and consideration…

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Bishop Lanigan and the Rating of Catholic Properties

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 14

A COMMUNICATION was read at the meeting of the borough council, Albury, on Wednesday from Bishop Lanigan, of Goulburn, in reply to a demand made by the council for the payment of the…

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An Eminent Presbyterian. the Rev. Principal Rainy. (See portrait on page 19.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 9

The Rev. Dr. Rainy, Principal of the Free Church College, Edinburgh, has been for many years one of the most prominent figures in Scottish ecclesiastical life. He is one of the three…

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Catholic. Celebrating Bishop Higgins' Arrival. the Cardinal's Dinner at Manly. Presentation of Address From the Laity

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 18

THE entertainment given by his Eminence the Cardinal-Archbishop at St. Patrick's Ecclesiastical Seminary at Manly, on Monday, in honour of his Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Higgins, was a…

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The Irish Delegates in Sydney. Sir Thomas Esmonde and Mr. Deasy at the National League Committee Meeting. an Account of the Success of the Mission £30,000 Expected

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 15

A COMMITTEE of the Irish National League or New South Wales was held at the rooms, Kidman's Buildings, Sydney, on Tuesday evening, and was numerously attended. Amongst those…

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Nepean Church Column. Salvation Army, Penrith. Three Days' Mass Meetings

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 10

We had visited all the various places of worship in Penrith at least once with the single exception of the Salvation Army which we select for this week. It is true that we do so under special circumstances,…

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Re-opening of Carrington Church, Port Stephens

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 10

There is a curious history attached to this locality and to the church recently renovated and opened under the auspices of Mr. R.H.D. White. M.L.C…

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Dr. Rainy on Scottish Church Life

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 9

At the Wesleyan Centenary-hall on Thursday Dr. Rainy lectured on "Church Life in Scotland." Mr. J. H. Goodlet presided, and there was a fairly large attendance, on the platform being…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 July 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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Gladesville Presbyterian Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 July 1889 · page 3

A handful of persons disposed to favor the Presbyterian form of worship have been scattered during the last few years about the charming hills of Gladesville, and now. following the…

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Mr. Matthew Burnett's Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 July 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Mr. Matthew Burnett, the temperance advocate, proceeds to Sydney by next Friday's express for the purpose of conducting au eight days' mission…

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Roman Catholic Synod at Grafton. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 July 1889 · page 6

The first meeting of the synod of the Roman Catholic Church, diocese of Grafton, now being held at St. Mary's pro-Cathedral, took place on Friday. Bishop Doyle presided, and the following clergy were…

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The Visit of Principal Rainy. Harbour Picnic. Opening of a New Church at Gladesville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 July 1889 · page 7

The Rev. Dr. Rainy, of the Free Church College, Edinburgh, who is now on a visit to New South Wales, was entertained at a harbour picnic on Saturday. The weather, was delightful, and over 100 ladies…

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