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Churches, 1892

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Catholic. the Apostolate of St. Patrick. the Cardinal-archbishop at St.benddict's. a Brilliant Success

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 17

HIS Lordship Bishop Higgins, at whose invitation his Eminence Cardinal Moran lectured in St. Benedict's Hall on Monday night, was well within the mark when he said the good people of…

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St. Patrick's Church on Rome. No Collection to Be Made in Australia

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 14

WHEN the Archbishops and Bishops of the colonies met some time back in Ballarat, Victoria, the questions of the collection in Australia in aid of the proposed new Church of St. Patrick, in Rome, SCIENTIFIC LECTURE AT THE MANLY COLLEGE. ON Wednesday evening Mother J. Milne Curran, F.G.S., Lecturer in Geology under the Department of Public Instruction, delivered a lecture at St. Patrick's Ecclesiastical Seminary, Manly. The…

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Church Annibersaries

The Methodist · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 5

SUNNY CORNER.—The anniversary of the "Wesleyan Church, at Sunny Corner, was held on Easter Sunday. The Rev. H. Jones, of Bathurst, conducting the…

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Church News

The Methodist · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 5

West Maitland.—"The Rev. John Watsford favoured us with his presence last Sunday, and preached two powerful sermons to large…

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Church Decorations

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 6

O puerility!--but that no boys Could be such dolts as these actors in stole; Sheer imbecility ! playing with toys In the dread presence of God and sick souls;…

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The Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 3

A welcome tea was accorded by the Primitive Methodists of Dulwich-hill circuit to the Rev. S. and Mrs. Gilby on Wednesday evening. After tea a public meeting was held…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 10

Under the presidency of Bishop Jullius a group of the Australasian Home Reading Union has been formed at Christchurch (N.Z.). The Rev. J. R. Glasson, of College Fark,…

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Church and State in France

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 10

LONDON, April 21.—The French Government has decided to proseoute the Archbishop of Avignon (Monsignor Vigne), and the Bishops of Montpellier, Nimes,…

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Queensland Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 10

The Rev. John Watsford, who was the first minister of the Wesleyan denomination in the metropolis of Queensland, and who has played a prominent part in connection with the missionary…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 9

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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North Sydney Churches. (See illustrations on this page.) No. I.

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 19

It is always a pleasure to run over to the North Shore. The pleasant few minutes in the fresh Bea air, the charming peeps up and down our glorious harbor, the pictuiesque views which…

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THE Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate. Parramatta, Saturday, April 30. Church Music

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 4

MUSIC is spoken of by LUTHER as one of the most magnificent and delightful presents that GOD has given us. Bishop BEVERIDGE found the best recreation to mind and body…

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The Visit of Mr. Dibbs to England. His Mission. the Co-operation of Victoria and South Australia Asked. a Visit to the Chicago Exhibition Proposed. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Junee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 7

Mr. Dibb[?] arrived here this morning. The platform was crowded with constituents and the general public. The Mayor and aldermen were present with the view of wishing him "bon…

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St. Saviour's Church, Goulburn. the Election of Churchwardens. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 8

In connection with the election of churchwardens for St. Saviour's a breach seems likely to occur. In a circular issued by the Vicar-General (Dean Pownal) to the clergy of the diocese, it was stated that…

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A Church Bell Ceremony. Cardinal Moran at Forest Lodge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 9

The paris[?]ers of St. James', Forest Lodge, assembled to the number of some 300 yesterday afternoon to celebrate the erection of the bell presented to the church by Mr. Henty Daly. The bell,…

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Statistics of Church Attendance. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 9

Sir,—It was lately asserted publicly that the Sunday attendance at the churches of one denomination had greatly-decreased, and that of the oth[?] "enormously" increased of late years, or at all…

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Church Enthusiasm. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 9

Sir,—Fully do I feel in accord with "Bushman's" letter in your issue of this date. I have been for more than 10 years attending the pariah church frequently, and contribute my mite on the plate…

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Dynamite Explosions. a Church in Belgium Much Damaged. Senatoes' Houses in Liege Destroyed. London, May 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 7

A bomb was exploded in the Military Barracks at Tours, in France, by a local tradesman, who was himself injured by the explosion…

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At the Water. "Language" Near Church. An Electro-plated Charge. £100 Worth -- An Assyrian Accused of Perjury -- Riot and Remarks -- The H[?]ffnung Case

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 5

HENRY JAMES, 38, who used shocking language in close contiguity to a sacred edifice, was given the option of paying £2 or going to gaol for just one month…

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Lord Hopetoun's Son. The Governor's Child Christened. The Ceremony at Scots' Church

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 5

THE announcement that the infant son of his Excellency and Lady Hopetoun would be baptised drew an unusually large congregation to Scots' Church,…

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