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Churches, 1893

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Anglican Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 6

At St. Philip's Church, Church-bill, there was a watchnight service at 11 o'clock. Fully three-parts of the seating accommodation was taken up. Addresses were delivered by the Rev. J. D. Langley and…

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At the Churches

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 3

At the various churches on New year's Eve and New year's Day services appropriate to the season were held, and were largely attended, despite the unpropitious condition of the weather…

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Dynamite in Dublin. the Outrage Denounced. Blasting Powder in a Church. LONDON, January 1

The Australian Star · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 4

At a meeting of the Dublin Town Council held yesterday a resolution was agreed to denouncing the recent dynamite outrage near Dublin Castle,…

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Reference in the Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 5

Reference was made in the churches to-day to the death of Mr. Justice Higinbotham. The Rev. H. Tucker, of Christ Church, preached from the .text, " So teach as to…

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A Presbyter Tan Church Burnt

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 5

NARRANDERA, Saturday.--The bush fire which broke out on Ariah recently also did great damage on Cowabee, completely devastaling the run and consuming all the…

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Pitt-street Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1893 · page 6

At the Pitt-street Congregational Church, the nw year was ushered in by a solemn service of thangiving and prayer. The Rev. W. Scott delivered brief address based on the 12th verse of the 42d…

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Methodist Picnic at Middle Head

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 6

With a view to providing a day's outing for those who preferred a quiet day to the more roystering celebrations at different places on the harbor shores, the authorities…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. Roman Catholic Mission to the Maoris. Visit of Archbishop Croke to Australia. London, Jan. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 5

Dr. Luck, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, has collected £4450 for the mission to the Maoris in New Zealand. The Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria…

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Mission to the Maoris. Visit of Archbishop, Croke

Evening News · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 4

LONDON, January 2.-Dr. J. L. Luck, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, his collected £4450 for the mission to the Maoris in New Zealand. The Emperor of…

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A Church Burnt Down

Evening News · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 4

LONDON, January 2.-The General Baptist Church at Nottingham has been burnt down. The pastor of the church is the Rev. Mr. Hill, formerly of Sydney…

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A Baptist Church Burned Down. London, Jan. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 5

The General Baptist Church at Nottingham has been burned down. The pastor of the church is the Rev. Mr. Hill, formerly of Sydney…

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The Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 5

Special New Year services were held on Sunday at the Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church, Annandale. The minister, Rev. P.F. M'Kenzie, is absent just…

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General Cable News. Prahran Congregational Church

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The Rev. J. Morley, of Littlehampton, has accepted the pastorate of tho Prahran (Melbourne) Congregational Church, in succession to…

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The Labour Market. Revival of Trade. Mr. Creer's Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 6

It is gratifying to discover from a glance at the books of the Government Labour Bureau that the acute stage of the depression has evidently been passed, and that now—in this colony at least—trade…

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The Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 3

The distribution of prizes to the boys of All Saints' choir, Petersham, took place in the smaller room of the church school on Wednesday evening last. The Rev. C. Baber,…

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Umbrella Thieves in Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 6

Umbrella thieves seem to have unbounded trust in the confiding nature of churchgoers. It is not only in St. Paul's that these gentry flourish. A correspondent writing to the…

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A Gasoline Mission Yacht

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1893 · page 4

Missionary work in the Gilbert Inlands (now under the British flag) is actively carried on by the American Board of Missions, and under its auspices the Hiram Bingham arrived on [?] At Honolulu last month. A report…

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The Late Rev. Dr. Lang. Memorial Tablets in Scots' Church

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 January 1893 · page 3

Two memorial tablets, one to the memory of the late Rev. Dr. J. D. Lang, D.D., and the other to his wife, were unveiled in the Scots' Church, Church Hill, yesterday…

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Presbyterian Church Music

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 January 1893 · page 9

One of our recent English exchanges contains the following interesting information: The United Presbyterian Church, which has always taken the lead in musical matters North of the…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 January 1893 · page 18

WE learn from Wilcannia that the bazaar in aid of the local Catholic church, held during last week, netted £230. A VERY congregation assembled on…

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