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Churches, 1894

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Methodist Hymns and Theology

The Methodist · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 4

Dr. Osborn said that he was once present when a conversation arose amongst a number of friends as to the particular hymn in the Wesleyan Hymn…

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The Parish Councils Bill. London, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 9

The Parish Councils Bill has been passed through committee in the House of Commons. The bill will be re-committed, in order to enable the new and postponed…

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Catholic. St. Mary's High School

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 18

THE Marist Brothers of St. Mary's High School are to be congratulated warmly on the success of their first public Christmas entertainment, which was held at the Oddfellows'…

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The House of Commons. the Parish Councils Bill

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 16

LONDON, Jan. 2.— The Unionists have agreed to assist in passing the Parish Councils Bill by the 19th inst. The Government has undertaken to modify the poor law clause with respect to the…

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The House of Commons. The Parish Councils Bill. London, Jan. 2

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 14

The Unionists have agreed to assist ill passing the Parish Councils Bill by the 19th instant. The Government has undertaken to modify the poor law clause with…

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Our New Knignt. Sir William Patrick Manning. an Australian Catholic Honoured

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 15

ON Monday night word was received by cable that; Mr. William Patrick Manning, M.P., Mayor of Sydney, had been raised to the rank of Knight Bachelor by her Majesty the Queen. The news…

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New Church in the Scone District

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 15

EVER ready to meet the growing meets of the Scone district, the Rev. Fr. M'Grath, P.P. of Scone, opened a church at Gundy on Sunday Last, in the presence of a large congregation, which…

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church News

The Methodist · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 3

HOLY TRINITY (Miller's Point).—Mrs. J. W. Kerr and Miss Stephenson again had the pleasure of collecting from the parishioners and others a sum…

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Special Edition Religion in Russia. Closing a Church. the Congregation Objects. Serious Conflict With the Police Sixty Persons Killed and One Hundred Injured. London, January 5

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 6

Telegrams from St. Petersburg give particulars of a serious disturbance which has occurred in Russia owing to the action of the Government in regard…

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The Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 10
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

The Rev. George Walters announces the redelivery, by request, of a lecture on "Dual Personality," previously given under the title of "The Other Fellow." It is also…

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Independent Church. A Trip to Glenbrook Falls

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 10

The Rev. J. Furlong kindly furnishes us with the following :— Soon after 8 a.m. on New Year’s Day, twelve of the members of the…

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Congregational Church

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 7

A congregation of 112 men and women— young, old, and middle-aged—including many young men, attended this church, to bid goodbye to the old year and welcome the new…

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Baptist Church

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 7

The usual watchnight service was held at the Baptist Church, Parramatta, on New Year’s Eve, when an appropriate and earnest address was delivered daring the moments…

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Parramatta Wesleyan Church

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 7

Among the Wesleyan body it has long been customary to usher in the New Year by a midnight service termed the Watch Night, and the services in the Macquarie-street church on…

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New Year’s Eye. At the Churches.ST. JOHN’S

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 7

Before midnight on Sunday, service was commenced in St. John's, when a short but impressive address was given by the Rev. E. S. Wilkinson, shortly before the twelfth hour…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 8

The sum of over £ 100 was realised by the recent Christmas fair at Grenfell, in aid of the local "Wesleyan church. A baptismal service was held in the…

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Mrs. Knorr's Career. Details of Her Early Life. Interview With Her Parents. A Respectable Family-- Minnie Belonged to the Church Choir-- Her First Downward Step-- Sent to a Home-- Minnie Knorr's Record in Australia-- Larceny and False tences-- The Baby- Farming Operations

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 5

When Mrs. Knorr's case was being considered by the Executive Council of Victoria details of her career, prepared by Detective Sergeant Nixon, of the Criminal…

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The Unemployed. Help From the Church. Proposed Village Settlement. for Presbyterian Families

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 5

On Sunday evening last sermons were preached by three Presbyterian clergymen-- the Rev. W. S. Frackleton (of Randwick), the Rev. T. W. Dunn (of Newtown), and the…

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Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) Roman Catholic Church at Mount Kembla. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 5

The new Roman Catholic Church at Mount Kembla was solemnly dedicated yesterday by the Most Rev. Dr. Higgins, Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney. It was dedicated to St. Clemens. There was a very…

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