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Churches, 1891

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The Church Missionary Society

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 8

The committee of the C.M.S. has difficulty in, arranging adequately for the holding of the annual May meeting. The puzzle is to know what to do with the crowds that now want to…

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Queensland Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 8

Our Brisbane correspondent writes under date April 13: The Rev. W. Scott of the Wharf-street Congregational Church, Brisbane, has received a call from the Pitt-street church, in Sydney. As…

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Taree Wesleyan Church

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 8

Our Taree correspondent writes under date April 11: The quarterly meeting of the Wesleyan Church for the Manning River district was held in the vestry of the church, Taree, on April 3…

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Another Old District Church. St. Bartholemew's, Prospect

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 6

THE 50th anniversary of the opening of St. Bartholemew's, Prospect, was celebrated on. Sunday. The Church was decorated, and the walls adorned…

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Church Floral Decorations. to the Editor of Cumberland Argus

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 6

SIR,—Before reading a letter in your last issue on the above subject, I was not aware that our churches were ever decorated with the idea of "bringing souls to Christ." I always…

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Glebe Presbyterian Church

The Australian Star · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 2

A TEA meeting to welcome the Rev. T. E. Clouston, B.A., as minister of the Globe Presbyterian Church was held in tho hall under the church on Thursday evening, and…

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Dissension at a Church Meeting. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 8

At the annual Church of England Easter meeting, the Rev. Mr. Dunstan, incumbent, in the chair, a statement was submitted from which it appeared that the debt on the church wns about £3900. The chairman…

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Pitt-street Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 8

Yesterday morning in the Congregational Church, Pitt-street, the Rev. Dr. Bovan, of Melbourne, before beginning his sermon, read the following letter from the Rev. W. Scott, of Brisbane, accepting the pastorate…

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The Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 5

A tea meeting was held in the School of Arts, Forbes, last Wednesday, to bid farewell to the Rev. William Stewart, who is leaving for the Yass circuit. After tea the chair was taken by…

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Opening of a Roman Catholic Church at Crookwell. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Crookwell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 7

Yesterday the newly-erected Roman Catholic Church here was solemnly blessed and opened by the Right Rev. Doctor Lanigan, Bishop of Goulburn. From an early hour in the morning vehicles and…

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The Financial Difficulty at Trinity Church, Orange. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 5

The guarantors of the debt on Trinity Church received this morning a letter from Mr. Elder, the local manager of the branch of the Bank of New South Wales, intimating that, unless the…

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In Search of Homes. Churchill Visits South Africa. London, April 20

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 5

Lord Randolph Churchill will sail for Mashonaland, South Africa, on Friday next, with the object of personally acquiring a knowledge of the resources of the country…

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Bourke-street Congregational Church S.h

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 7

A VERY successful 10 days' mission, conducted by Mr. B. Short, evangelist, closed last night with a praise meeting. Mr. Short's model of the Tabernacle of Israel in the…

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The Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 6

A very successful 10 days' mission conducted in the Bourke-street Congregational Church by Mr. B. Short, evangelist, closed last night with a praise meeting. Mr. Short's model of the…

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New Church at Crookwell

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 5

CROOKWELL, Monday.--The Crookwell Roman Catholic Church, which has just been completed, was yesterday formally blessed and opened by the Rev. Dr. Lanigan, Bishop of…

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Lord R. Churchill. His Trip to Mashonaland

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--Lord Randolph Churchill is to sail by the steamer Garth Castle on Friday on his visit to Mashonaland, South Africa…

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The Change Anglican Church

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 5

ORANGE, Tuesday.--The Bank of New South Wales has sent a final notice to the guarantors of the Church of England debt that unless the sum of £3250 is paid before the close of business…

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Bathurst Anglican Synod

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 5

BATHURST, Tuesday.--The first session of the seventh synod of the diocese of Bathurst was opened this morning, Br. Camidge (Bishop of Bathurst) presiding. A large number of…

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Lord Kintore's Mission

Evening News · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 4

LONDON, April 21.—Baron H. de Worms, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, in replying to a question in the House of Commons last night as to the mission of the Earl of…

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The Irish National League. Mr. Cox's Mission. Australian Neutrality. Evicted Tenants Only

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 7

AT Kidman's buildings last night a meeting of the members of the Irish National League was held. There was a very large attendance, the president, Mr. F. B. Freehill,…

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