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Churches, 1893

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The Catholic Celebrations

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 9

Sunday, February 19, was the great day of the celebration in Rome of Leo XIII.'s Episcopal Jubilee. The pilgrims seemed to have a good time. The weather was splendid, and the days…

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American Methodist Missions

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 9

The Methodist Episcopal Church of America has rapidly advanced the bounds of its mission work recently. It is but a very short time since the cry was raised "A million a year for…

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Our Catholic Lady Doctors

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 15

ON another page of this issue will be found some personal particulars of Miss Grace Fairley Robinson (an ex-pup[?] of St. Vincent's College) and Miss IZA France Josephine Coghlan "the first…

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Catholic. Concert at Randwick

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 14

IN sid of the local church debt a concet will be given on Wednesday evening next in the Town Hall Randwick. Several of the best-known Sydney sartistes includig Miss Josephine O'Reilly…

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Catholic. Clever Catholic Girls. Tow Doctors and a Bachelor of Arts

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 18

THERE of our Sydney Catholic young ladies carried off the highest honours at the recent University Examinations. Miss Iza Coghlan and Mies Grace Fairley Robinson were presented at the…

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The Rev. W. G. Taylor's Mission

The Methodist · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 6

On Monday night the Rev. W. G. Taylor delivered a lecture in the Centenary Hall inaugurating the campaign, by which it is hoped that £10,000 will…

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The Central Mission. the Rev. W. G. Taylor's Farewell

The Methodist · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 2

On Sunday last, according to announcement, the Rev. W. G. Taylor, who was set apart by the Conference to raise the sura of £10,000 to relieve the heavy…

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Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society. Annual Meeting in Adelaide

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 15

ADELAIDE, Thursday.— The first annual moveable meeting of the Hibernian Australas[?] Catholic Benefit Society was opened yesterday in st. Francis Xavier's Hall The chief president (Mr…

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The O'connell Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 6

Cason Brosan under date March 10, writes:— "I beg to send you a further list of subscriptions towards the completion of the O'Connoll Momorial church and which I fool…

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Sale of St. Francis Church Property

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 15

THE inconveniently-situated church and school of St. Francis Haymarket, are to be sold to the corporation for markets. In the Assembly on Tuesday Mr. H. Clark moved the second reading…

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Speech by Lord Randolph Churchill. Mr. John Morley's Reply

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 15

LONDON, April 20.—Lord Randolph Churchill, speaking in the depute on the second rending of ther Irish Home Rule Bill in the house of commons last night said that if home rule was…

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Wesleyan Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 7

It is the intention of the committee of management of the Central Methodist Mission to make the Sunday morning services at the Centenary Hall a reproduction of those held in the City-road Chapel (John…

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Congregational Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 7

The feature of the week in connection with the Congregational churches has been the meetings of the Congregational Union at Petersham. Full reports of the proceedings have already been…

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Church of the Covenant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 7

The first anniversary of the Church of the Covenant was celebrated with special services last Sunday at the temporary church, Abercrom[?]-street, Redfern. The Rev. T. J. Curtis preached in the…

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Church News

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 7
Also in The Methodist

The present week has been marked by considerable animation in ecclesiastical circles. Several meetings have been held, at each of which much enthusiasm was displayed on the part of the audience,…

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Foreign Church News

The Methodist · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 1

Mr. Price Hughes has been asked to deliver an address on 'The Religious Press.' at the Chicago Exhibition. It is urged in "Work and Workers,"…

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The Church Sustentation and Extension Society. a Few Thoughts on a Larger Policy

The Methodist · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 1

For some months past it has been borne in upon me that there is a splendid possibility for our Church Sustentation Society by the adoption of a…

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A Dinner for a Penny. Combination of Church and Soup Kitchen

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 7

The edifice boasts of no tall and stately spire with gilded vane ; no costly peal of bells summons a fashionable congregation to its very, commonplace interior. No grand…

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"Bethany." a Church of England Deaconess' Institution

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 22 April 1893 · page 9

The above Institution was opened on August 17th, 1891. It may be considered a Branch of the great parent stem of Kaiserswerth, where Pastor Fliedner…

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