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Churches, 1894

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Opening of a Church

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 8

The Most Rev. Dr. Higgins, Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, on Sunday opened and blessed the St. Clements's Roman Catholic Church, which has been erected on Mount Kembla Heights,…

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The Parish Council's Bill. London

Truth · Sunday 14 January 1894 · page 5

The Parish Council Bill has beer read a third a time in the House of Commons and passed…

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The Parish Council's Bill

Evening News · Monday 15 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, January 13.—The Parish Councils Bill has been read the third time in the House of Commons. The House at its rising adjourned for a month…

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Presbyterian Choral Union

Evening News · Monday 15 January 1894 · page 6

A general meeting of the members of this union took place on Wednesday evening in the lecture room attached to St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Phillip-street. The chair was occupied…

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New Roman Catholic Church at Invemay. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1894 · page 5

Bishop Delaney assisted in the opening ceremonies at the new Roman Catholic Church at Invermay to-day. He received many addresses of welcome…

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Parish Councils Bill. London, Jan. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1894 · page 5

The Parish Councils Bill has been read the third time in the House of Commons. The House at its rising adjourned for a month…

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The Parish Councils Bill. Passed in the Commons

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 January 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday Night.--The Local Government (Parish Councils) Bill has passed its final stages in the House of Commons…

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Presbyterian Choral Union. To the Editor

Evening News · Tuesday 16 January 1894 · page 3

Sir,—This union seems thoroughly to have lost heart, if not its head. It deplores the apathy displayed by the Presbyterian body towards its efforts. But was it requisite and necessary for…

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Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) Opening of St. Kevin's Church. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1894 · page 5

The new Roman Catholic church at Byron Creek was opened and blessed yesterday by Bishop Doyle. Mr. Danaher, contractor for the second section of the railway, generously placed an engine and trucks…

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Entertainment at the Balmain Wesleyan Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 6

An entertainment in connection with the above church was given in the church, East Balmain, on Tuesday night. Mr. W. West presided, and there was a large attendance. A programme, consisting…

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Sidney City Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 3

The committee of the City Mission held their monthly meeting yesterday afternoon. Mr. Randolph Nott, because of ill-health, resigned his superintendentship of Mr…

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Church News. Anglican

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 10

The event of the week has been the consecration of the additions to St. David's Cathedral, Hobart. These consist of the chancel and the chapel (dedicated to the memory of Dr. Nixon, the first bishop of the…

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Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 10

Mr. James Cosh, B.A., son of the Rev. Dr. Cosh, of Balmain, has been licensed as a minister of the Presbyterian Church by the Presbytery of Sydney. The overture on the drink traffic from the Rev…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 15

THE winning numbers of the Lismore art—union appear on page 11. The Very Rev. Pr. Moore, S.J., of Melbourne, is at present visiting' New Zealand. He has…

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Roman Catholic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 10

Cardinal Morau will spend next week "in retreat" with most of the priests of the Sydney diocese, at St. Patrick's College, Manly. Only those priests whose duties are fo such a nature as to…

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Sussex-street Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 10

During the past week 1800 penny and free meals were given by the workers in connection with the Susex-street Mission at the dining-hall, and 1400 beds were provided at the penny retreat…

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Catholic. the Cardinal's Health

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 15

IT could not have escaped the most ordinary observer at the Vincetian Fathers' Ashfield ceremony on sunday that the Cardinal—Archbishop looked much better and stronger. than he did on…

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Correspondence. Methodist Union. to the Editor

The Methodist · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 7

Dear Sir,—In your issue of Sept. 30 th last, I promised when next writing to my relatives in Canada, I would request them to remember the question of Methodist…

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Senator Edmund O'connor. a Catholic Republican

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 7

Before the Republican Convention in New York State last October the A. P. A. organization boasted that if Senator Edmund O'Connor of Philadelphia, was [?] be would be…

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America. the Pope's Repersentative. Monsignor SATOLLl'S Mission. the Education Dispute

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 7

At the unveiling of the, marble bust of Monsignor Satolli at the Church of Our Lady of Grace, Hoboken, N.J. (reports the New York IRISH WORLD), the Rev. Fr. Corrigan said : -…

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