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Churches, 1890

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Church Concert

The Australian Star · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 5

JUNEE, Friday.--A very successful concert, as regards the musical portion, was held last evening in Le Warn's Hall, The audience, it is to be regretted, was small…

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Australian Divorce Bills. the Proposed Royal Assent. Views of a Church Paper

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--In the House of Commons last night Mr. Sydney Gedge, Conservative member for Stockport, referred to the Australian Divorce Extension Bills…

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Presbyterian Assembly

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 537

THE twenty-fifth annual session of the General Assembly of the resbyterian Church of New South Wales was opened in St. Stepben's Chinch, Phillip-street, on Tuesday. The retiring moderator, the Rev…

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Catholic School-church at Rydalmere

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 15

HIS Eminence Cardinal Moran, accompanied by Dr. O'Haran, visited Rydalmere, near Parramatta, on Sunday afternoon for the purpose of blessing the school-church which has been recently erected…

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The Presbyterian Assembly

Evening News · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 4

THE annual meetings of religious associations have a special interest for the general public, altogether distinct from questions of class or creed. These…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Fourth Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 8

The sittings of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales were continued in St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, yesterday, the Moderator, the Rev. T. E. Clouston, presided…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Fourth Day--friday

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 10

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales resumed its sittings in St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, yesterday morning…

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The Cardinal and the Anglican Bishop of Bathurst

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 15

CARDINAL Moran in the course of his address at Rydalmere, near Parramatta, on Saturday, said:—From time to time he had read many absurd—statements in the daily press. Some days back…

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The Presbyterian General Assembly. the New Moderator

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 6

The 25th annual session of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of N.S.W. was opened on Tuesday evening last in St. Stephen's Church, Phillip Street, Sydney. Some formal business…

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England. a Catholic Heroine of Charity. Bound for the Leper Isles

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 6

The PALL MALL GAZETTE, Jan. 23, publishes a portrait of Sister Rose Gertrude, "the Heroine of the Hour," and a most sympathetically writen sketch of "the lovely girl passenger" who was…

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Correspondence. Anglican Monks and Retreats. What Next? and Next? To the Editor of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 8

SIR,--From the Church of England Guardian of February 8th, we learn that the Rev. A. A. Maciaren conducted a " Quiet Day," or Retreat, in Canon White's parsonage, at Muswellbrook, on…

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Wesleyan Church Penrith

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 3

A meeting in aid of the funds of the above Society was held on Thursday evening. The attendance was largely affected by the threatening weather, The meeting…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 March 1890 · 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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A Free Church Divine. Late Rev. R. MILLIGAN. (See portrait on page 20.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 9

The late Rev. Robert Milligan was a native of Dumfries (Scotland), and was born of godly parents. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, and licensed as a preacher by the…

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Cardinal Moran at Rydalmere. Opening of the School Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 6

On Sunday last Cardinal Moron visited Rydalmere for the purpose of formally opening and blessing the school-church recently created in that locality. His Eminence arrived at…

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Woollahra Presbyterian Church

Evening News · Monday 10 March 1890 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon the new Woollahra Presbyterian Church, situated at the corner of Ocean and Forth streets was opened, the dedicatory prayer being offered by the Rev. R. Steel,…

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The Woollahra Presbyterian Church

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1890 · page 4

Eighteen months ago the Presbyterian Church at Woollahra had only 27members; now it has 140. Services have been held in a hired hall hither, to and therefore the opening…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Fifth Day

The Australian Star · Monday 10 March 1890 · page 6

THE Presbyterian General Assembly continued its sittings to-day. The consideration of the proposed Church Property Amendment Act occupied some…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Sixth Day

The Australian Star · Monday 10 March 1890 · page 5

THE assembly met this morning at 10 o'clock and, after prayers, transacted some routine business. There was a good attendance of members, and at 11 o'clock the…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Fifth Day --

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1890 · page 3

The Assembly resumed its sittings on Saturday morning in the presence of a fair house. THE GENERAL AGENT QUESTION. On the previous evening the Assembly had…

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