Church Raffles
The Council of the Churches has issued an Encyclical fulmination against church raffles. Speaking [?] cathedra, John Waiter and Wm. Allen, the secretaries of the…
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The Council of the Churches has issued an Encyclical fulmination against church raffles. Speaking [?] cathedra, John Waiter and Wm. Allen, the secretaries of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anniversary services in connection with the Central Methodist Mission were field yesterday in the Centenary-hall, York- street, in the forenoon, the afternoon, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The opening of the Bay street Mission Hall in connection with the Sydney City Mission took place yesterday,special services being held afternoon and evening. In the afternoon the Rev. J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There were large attendances at the Centenary Hall, York-street, yesterday, in the morning, afternoon, and evening, when anniversary services were held in connection with the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A branch of the ladies' contingent of the Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society was formally opened by the district officers of tho society at St. Bentdict's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The new hall recently erected in Bay-street, Glebe, in connection with the Glebe branch of the Sydney City Mission, was opened yesterday. Special services were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →HOBART, Monday.—Mrs. Backway, wife of the Rev. T. Backway, incumbent of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Launceston, expired suddenly during the morning service…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The monthly "praise service" was given in the Pitt-street Congregational Church last night in the presence of a large congregation. Mozart's motet "Splendente to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →HOBART, Sunday.--The wife of the Rev T. Backway, incumbent of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Lannceston, expired suddenly to-day during the morning service. She had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The Anglican Synod commenced its session in the Pro-Cathedral Schoolroom to-day. It was opened by holy communion service at half-past 10 o'clock,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At eight days' mission in connection with the Paddington branch of the Sydney City Mission was commenced in the Mission-hall William-street, on the 20th inst.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The tenth anniversary of the Central Methodist Mission was celebrated by meetings held yesterday afternoon and evening in the Centenary Hall, York-street. At the afternoon meeting, which was styled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A welcome tea meeting to the Rev. Robert Edgar, who has assumed the charge of the Palmer-street Presbyterian Church, was given in the church on Monday night. At the public meeting the Rev…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The Anglican Synod commenced its session in the Pro-Cathedral Schoolroom today. It was opened by holy communion service at half-past 10 o'clock,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Services to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the York-street Wesleyan Mission were held in the Centenary-hall yesterday. The afternoon service took the form of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mrs. Harrison Lee has just finished a few days' temperance mission. Great crowds assembled at all her meetings, and numbers took the total abstinence pledge,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rev. W. Morley, president of the Australasian Wesleyan Conference, who arrived by the overland express from Adelaide yesterday, in the course of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An interesting illustration of the prevailing drift in these colonies towards federation is supplied by tha decision of the Triennial General Conference of the Wesleyan Church, recently held in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, May 29.—At the meeting of the Pan-Anglican Synod to-day the Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Benson) presided, and among the delegates present were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Anglican Synod was opened this morning with a more than usually large attendance. Every parish in the diocese was represented, and a large number of ladies graced the proceedings by their presence…
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