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Churches, 1891

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Catholic. Festival at St. Mary's Cathedral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 15

AT the Cathedral on Sunday morning the Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians was celebrated with much brilliancy of ceremonial. The great building was crowded. His Eminence the…

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Practical Christianity and Pure Theology. Published for This Benefit of Non-church Goers

Nepean Times · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 7

True Christian Religion, intelligently understood, comes not to add to men's burdens but to remove them. "For God sent not His Son into the world, to condemn…

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Death of the Rev. Charles Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 15

ON the vigil of Ascension Day the Rev. C. Church, Pastor of Yorktown, in the diocese of Adelaide, died somewhat suddenly. It is needless to say that the unexpected news of his sudden demise…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 7

Under this heading sermons hy 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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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 8

The Rev. R. T. Hills, of the British and Foreign Bible Society, is holding meetings in different parts of the Taree district. The Most Rev. Archbishop Reynolds preached…

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Church Extension

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 8

The third annual meeting of the Centennial Church Extension Fund was hald in St. Andrew's Chapter-house last weet, the Primate presiding. The report showed that the total promises…

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Queensland Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 8

Our Brisbane correspondent writes under date May 25: Mr. Frederick Theodore Franz, one of the few remaining survivors of the little band of missionaries who settled at the German Station…

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St. Andrews' Church. Presentation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 8

AT a social meeting held in the schoolroom of St. Andrews' Presbyterian Church on Friday evening—the Rev J. W. Inglis, minister of the Church, presiding—opportunity was taken…

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New Church at Lochinvar

Evening News · Monday 1 June 1891 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—The Bishop of Newcastle the foundation-stone of a new church at Lochinvar on Friday, when £145 was contributed to the building fund…

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The Mission Vessels

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 June 1891 · page 4

News reached Sydney yesterday of the arrival of the London Missionary Society's barque John Williams at Apia (Samoa) on May 12 with 12 teachers (five men and seven…

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The Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 June 1891 · page 7

The second anniversary of the Trinity Congregational Church, Strathfield, was celebrated on Thursday evening by a conversazione. In addition to a good attendance…

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A New Mission Vessel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 June 1891 · page 4

A new vessel, intended for service in connection with the Wesleyan Mission in New Guinea and New Britain, will be launched from the yard of Mr. Ford, at Berry's Bay,…

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The Mission Barque John Williams

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 June 1891 · page 4

Mr. T. Pratt, the agent for the London Missionary Society, has been advised that the mission barque John Williams was to leave Apia, Samoa, on the 19th ult. for New…

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A Primitive Methodist Minister's Views

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 June 1891 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The Rev. James Blanksby, Primitive Methodist, who has announced himself as a candidate for the Newcastle electorate in the event of a general…

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Sydney City Mission. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 3

Sir,—Winter is upon us again with its oft-repeated but none the less sad tales of hardship and destitution from those who are ill-prepared to meet it. There is one way in which many have helped to lessen the…

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The Question of Precedence. the Cardinal and the Anglican Bishop. This week's Freeman's Journal (Sydney)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 6

writes:--"The question of precedence, which was brought into unpleasant prominence daring Lord Loftus' term of office as Governor, has again cropped up. Lord…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 16

MR. J. A. Delany's Mass will be sung in the cathedral on Sunday next. His Eminence the Cardinal last week received a telegram from Auckland, N.Z., to the effect that…

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Prussia and the Roman Catholic Church

Evening News · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 6

LONDON, June 5.—A resolution has been passed by the Abgeordnetenhaus (the Lower House of the Prussian Parliament) ni favor of the restoration to the clergy…

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A Catholic General's Monument

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 20

THE friends of General Sherman did not make the some mistake as those of General Grant in arranging for his monument. The required sum, 85,000 dollars, was raised in a few days, and the…

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Catholic Death of Archbishop Carr's Brothee

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 17

THE Irish papers of April 25 announce the death of Mr. John Carr, J.P., which took place after a short illness, at his residence, Lakeview, Moylough, in the County of: Galway. The deceased…

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