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Churches, 1893

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 10

A harvest thanksgiving service was held on Sunday in All Saints' Anglican Church, Tumut. The Lenten half-hour daily services at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, during the week…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 March 1893 · 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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Presbyterian Assembly

Evening News · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 5

A sederunt of the General Assembly was held in St. Stephen's Church on Saturday, commencing at 10 a.m., when after the preliminary business, the result of the ballot for the several standing…

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Presbyterian General Assembly

The Australian Star · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 3

The assembly met on Saturday, when the report of the Boys' College Committee was read, and a deliverance in regard to it moved and seconded, the debate being adjourned…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Fifth Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 4

The Moderator (the Rev. P. F. Mackenzie) took the chair at 10 o'clock. The sederun[?] was opened with the reading of the Scriptures and with prayer. STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 1893…

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British Politics. the Strength of the Navy. Lord Brassey's Advice. Irish Home Rule Bill. Mr. Gladstone Determined--Second Reading must be taken before Easter--Manifesto by Churchill--A Unionist Order for Rifles. LONDON, March 11

The Australian Star · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 5

Speaking in the House of Lords last night Lord Brassey said that it was essential that the British Navy should be equal in strength to the combined navies of…

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The Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 3

A series of monthly special people's services was inaugurated last evening at the Point Piper-road Congregational Church. The pastor of the church (the Rev. J. Fordyce,…

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Presbyterian Assembly

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 8

The sittings of the Presbyterian Assembly were continued yesterday. The discussion on the treasurership committee's report was resumed in the afternoon and concluded,…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Sixth Day --

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 6

The Moderator (Rev. P. F. Mackenzie) took the chair at 2.30 p.m. PETITION FROM COOMA. A petition was presented from the Cooma…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Sixth Day.—afternoon Sederunt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 7

The Moderator (the Rev. P. F. Mackenzie) took the chair at 2.35 p.m. The sederunt was opened with the reading of the Scriptures and with prayer. THE COOMA CHARGE…

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Presbyterian Assembly

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 3

The sittings of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church were continued in St. Stephen's Church yesterday, under the presidency of the Moderator. The debate…

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Mr. R. L. Stevenson and the Presbyterian Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 3

Mr. Robert Louis Stevenson, the novelist, was the guest of the General Assembly of the Prosbyterian Church at luncheon at the Australia yesterday. The Moderator, who presided, having breifly introduced…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Seventh Day--tuesday

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 3

The Moderator (Rev. P. F. Mackenzie) took the chair at 10 o'clock. THE JUNES CHARGE. The reference anent the condition of the…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Seventh Day.—morning Sederunt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 3

The Moderator (the Rev. P. F. Mackenzie) took the chair at 10 o'clock. The sederunt was opened with the reading of the Scriptures and with prayer. THE JUNEE CHARGE…

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An "After Luncheon "Speech by Mr R. Louis Stevenson. " a Very Good Presbyterian."

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 3

Mr. Robert Louis Stevenson, the eminent author and critic, was entertained at luncheon at the Australia Hotel yesterday afternoon by members of the General Assembly of the…

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New Chinese Church

Evening News · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The foundation stone of a new church in connection with the Presbyterian Chinese Mission was laid by Lady Darley yesterday afternoon. The site of the building is in Foster-street, near…

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A New Chinese Church

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 6

Yesterday afternoon there was laid, in the presence of a large attendance, the foundation stone of a Chinese Presbyterian church, situated in Foster-street. The church, for…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Seventh Day

The Australian Star · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 2

The Moderator (Rev. P. F. M'Kenzie) occupied the chair on resumption of the deliberations of the Presbyterian Assembly yesterday…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Seventh Day--wednesday

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 3

The Moderator (Rev. P. F. Mackenzie) took the chair at 10 o'clock. THE BOYS' COLLEGE. Debate was resumed on the Boys' College…

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