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Churches, 1891

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The Presbyterian General Assembly

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1891 · page 2

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, of New South Wales commenced its 26th annual session last evening (Tuesday) in St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, Sydney. The…

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Wesleyan Methodist Church Meeting of the New South Wales and Queensland Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1891 · page 3

The 17th annual meeting of the Wesleyan Conference of New South Wales and Queensland was commenced in the Contenary-ball, York-street, last night. The halt was quite…

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The Presbyterian General Assembly. the Moderator's Inaugural Address

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1891 · page 5

The twenty-sixth session of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales was opened in St. Stephen's Church last night. The Rev. T. E. Clouston, B.A., the retiring Moderator, conducted a…

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Fifteen Girls in Flames. Fire at a Church Bazaar. Five Girls Succumb After Terrible Suffering

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 March 1891 · page 8

A TERRIBLE calamity occurred recently at a bazaar at Upper Wortley, Leeds, several children being frightfully injured, some so seriously that death has ensued. A…

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Presbyterian Assembly

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 March 1891 · page 3

THE General Assembly continued its sittings yesterday, the Moderator, the Rev. Robert Colley, in the chair. The Rev. Androw Gardiner was s [?]emnly deposed from the…

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China Inland Mission

Evening News · Thursday 5 March 1891 · page 6

The members of the ladies' contingent of missionaries about to leave for active work in China, under the auspices of the China Inland Mission, were on Wednesday evening entertained at a…

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The Presbyterian General Assembly

Evening News · Thursday 5 March 1891 · page 6

The morning sederunt of the general assembly was commenced at 10 o'clock (the Rev. R. Collie, moderator, presiding), when the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered to the…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Second Day--wednesday

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 March 1891 · page 3

The annual session of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales was continued in St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, yesterday, the Moderator (the…

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Wesley Centenary Memorial.--the New Guinea Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 March 1891 · page 3

A large and enthusiastic meeting was held in the Centenary-hall, York-street, last night to celebrate the centenary of Wesley's death and to inaugurate the proposed new mission to New…

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Wesley Centenary Memorial.—the New Guinea Mission

Evening News · Thursday 5 March 1891 · page 6

A large and enthusiastic meeting was held in the Centenary Hall, York street, last night to celebrate the centenary of Wesley's death and to inaugurate the proposed new mission to New…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Second Day. Morining S[?]t

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1891 · page 5

The proceedings of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales were continued in St. Stophen's Church yesterday. Holy Communion was dispensed at 10 a.m., and at 11 a.m. the…

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Presbyterian Assembly

The Australian Star · Friday 6 March 1891 · page 8

THE general assembly continued its sitting at 11 a.m. yesterday, the moderator, the Rev. Robert Collie, in the chair. Mr. James Little was appointed official auditor of…

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The Presbyterian General Assembly

Evening News · Friday 6 March 1891 · page 4

The General Assembly resumed business on Thursday morning at 11 o'clock, the Moderator presiding. A resolution relative to the retirement of the Rev. Dr. Grant was passed, on the…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Thursday, March O.

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 March 1891 · page 3

The Moderator took the chair at 11 a.m. The clerk. Rev. J. S. Laing, laid on the tablo a number of documents from the home and colonial churches. Mr. James Little was appointed…

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Presbyterian Assembly

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 3

THE Rev. Robert Collie, moderator, presided yesterday. The report of the Church and Manse Loan Building Fund, which was considered most satisfactory, was adopted,…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 15

THE Cardinal-Archbishop had a place of honour at the great Federation Banquet in the Sydney Town Hall on Monday evening. IT is notified in the GOVERNMENT GAZETTE…

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Religious. Primitive Methodist Church, Penrith

Nepean Times · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 4

Services to-morrow as follow: 11 a.m. Rev. S. Kessell, Sacrament will be administered at the close of morning service, 7.30 p.m., Rev. S. Kessell Temperance Meeting, Thursday night at 7.30…

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A Presbyterian Resolution

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 10

During the sittings of the Presbyterian Assembly last evening, the Rev. Dr. Steel moved--"That the assembly regard with deep interest the federation of the Australasian colonics, and…

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Mission at Balmain West

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 14

ON Sunday evening last Father P. B. Kennedy, O.S.[?]., and Father T. A. Fitzgerald, O.S.F at the invitation of the passor, Rev. P. J. Moynagh, opened a, two weeks' mission at St. Joseph's,…

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The Presbyterian General Assembly

Evening News · Saturday 7 March 1891 · page 5

The fourth day's morning session commenced at 10 o'clock on Friday, the Moderator presiding, when after devotional exercises the Bev. W. Bain, of Newcastle, brought forward the report of the…

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