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Churches, 1890

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The Zenana Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1890 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Zeuana Mission was largely attended at the Y.M.C.A. hall on Tuesday afternoon by the ladies who form the New South Wales Auxiliary to the London…

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The Primitive Methodist Annual Assembly

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1890 · page 3

The session of the Primitive Methodist Annual Assembly (Sydney district) was resumed on Monday morning. The business consisted principally in the consideration of…

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Church of England Temperance Society

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1890 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the central committee was held at the office of Mr. E. M. Stephen, hon lay secretary, on Wednesday afternoon. A large amount of important…

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Anglican Synod

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 7

BATHURST, Friday.--The business of the synod closed yesterday. Archdeacon Dunstan, of Forbes, read a paper on " Church Organisation," which was spoken…

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The Anglican Primacy

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 9

A meeting of the Synod has been convened for Tuesday, the 25th instant, to consider the matter of the election of a bishop in the place of Canon Saumarez Smith, resigned. A communication…

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The Anglican Marriage Service

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 34

The Church of England marriage service was drawn np under the supervision of a committee appointed by the Crown (Edward VI.) in 1547, to revise and reform the Liturgy of the Church, and…

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Primitive Methodist Conference

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 7

THE annual assembly of the minister attached to the Sydney District of the Primitive Methodist Cannexion was opened at Granville on Friday, the 7th. On that day the preparatory…

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Catholic. the Passionist Fathers

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 15

THE ranks of the Passionists in this colony will be shortly recruited by the arrival of two priests and a brother, The Rev. Father Joseph, the Rev. Father Brendan, and Brother Norbert will reach…

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The Anglican Synod at Bathurst. Bathurst

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 389

The third session of the sixth Synod of the Diocese of Bathurst opened its sittings to-day under the presid ney of the Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr. Camidge. Twenty-six clergy and 22 lay representatives attended…

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Remarkable Speech by the Anglican Bishop of Bathurst

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 16

BISHOP Camidge at the Anglican Synod at Bathurst on Tuesday said, in the course of his address:—He defined the Church as a visible body under an invisible Head, and went on to…

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The United Methodist Free Church. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 11

The ministers' stations of the United Methodist Free Church have been fixed as follows:—For Newcastle, Rev. G. B. Black; Sydney, Revs. G. Hounsell and J. R. Errington; Minmi, Rev. B. Hobson. The official…

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Catholic Presentation to Inspector W. Dwyer

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 18

MR. William Dwyer, who hag been promoted by the Education Department from the post of chief inspector of schools in the Goulburn district to a higher position in the Government service, was…

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Murder and Suicide in a Church

Evening News · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 4

NEW YORK, February 13.—Great excitement has been created of Chicago by at incident which occurred there yesterday at Moody and Sankey's church. Whils…

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Meetings. Church Diocesan Society of Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 13

The annual meeting in connection with the Waverley Auxiliary to this society was held in St. Mary's Schoolroom on the evening of the 13th inst. The Rev. Robert M'Keown occupied the chair. The following report…

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Church of England Temperance Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 13

The monthly central committee meeting of the above was held at Mr. Stephen's office (hon. lay sec) on Wednesday. considerable business being transacted. Heavy correspondence…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 8

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

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Opening of the Goold Memorial Church

Evening News · Monday 17 February 1890 · page 6

The Goold Memorial Primitive Methedist Church, situate at the corner of Botany and Raglan streets, Waterloo, was opened for divine worship on Sunday. The new building is a…

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Local Option. Lord Churchill's Bill. LONDON, February 15

The Australian Star · Monday 17 February 1890 · page 5

Lord Randolph Churchill has introduced a bill into the House of Commons giving popularly-elected councils in England the control of the licensing of public-houses,…

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Melbourne Bing Notes Mace and Ryan Church v King

Referee · Wednesday 19 February 1890 · page 8

The Apollo Athletic Hall was well filled on Saturday evening by admirers of fistic science who went there to witness the contest between Jem Ryan and Harry Mace in which the…

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Church Society.—Annual Meeting of St. John’s Auxiliary. Presentation to Rev. G. D’arcy Irvine

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1890 · page 3

THE annual meeting of St. John’s Auxiliary to the Church-[?] was held in St. John’s School house on Friday evening last, 14th instant. The Ven. [?] Gunther…

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