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Churches, 1894

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Church Home Concert

Evening News · Thursday 21 June 1894 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The fact that the attendance was not large, and that his Excellency the Admiral and Mrs. Bowden-Smith did not pat in an appearance as was expected they would, did not militate against…

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The Church Home Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 June 1894 · page 6

Miss Agnes Hillya[?]t gave a pleasant concert at the Y.M.C.A.Hall last night in a aid of the funds of the Church Home, when, however, the attendance was not large. The best foatures in the programme were…

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Temperance Campaign. Rev. L. M. Isitt's Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 June 1894 · page 3

The Rev. L. M. Isitt continued his temperance campaign at the Contenary Hall, York-street, last evening. There was a large attendance, and the chair was occupied by the Rev. F. B. Boyce…

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The Rev. L. M. Isitt's Mission. a Lecture on Prohibition

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 June 1894 · page 3

The Rev. Leonard M. Isitt last evening delivered a lecture on "Prohibition" at the Centenary-hall, in the presence of a very large and appreciative audience. The chair…

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St. Peter's Church. Farewell to the Rev. T. B. Tress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 June 1894 · page 3

The schoolroom of St. Peter's Church Woolloomooloo, was crowded last night, the occasion being the farewell to the late incumbent, the Rev. T. B. Tress, upon his departure…

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The Pope and Christian Churches. an Appeal to Unite with Roman Catholics

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 June 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday. -- His Holiness the Tope has issued au encyclical, in which he appeals to all Christian churches to unite with the Roman…

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Church News. Anglican

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 10

The Primate, in a letter to the Dean, received on Thursday, states that he arrived with his sister and daughters all well at Tilbury on 10th May. He had a very happy meeting with the other members of his…

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Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 10

The Rev. J. Fergusson, of the First Church, Invercargill, New Zealand, has accepted the call to St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street. His presbytery has agreed to the translation…

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City Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 3

The committee of the City Mission met on Thursday afternoon at the Mission office, the Rev. George Campbell presiding. The receipts for Slay were £148 1s 1d, while the…

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Roman Catholic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 10

The Rev. Fathor Gilleran, administrator of St. Mary's Cathedral, Hobart, has returned to Tasmania after spending some two months visiting New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 16

HERE Albert Wentzel, the principal professer of music at St. Joseph's College, Hunter's Hill, hag a pupils' concert at the Y.M.C.A. Hull, Sydney, to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon…

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Munificent Bequest to the Catholic Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 7

The late Mr. John Gillow, of Lilystone Hall, Ingatestone, Essex, has bequeathed the whole of his personalty, amounting to nearly £130,000, for the benefit of the Catholic Church in England and…

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Glebe Mission Hall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 7

The first of a series of penny entertainments in connection with the Globe Band of Hope was held in the above hall on Thursday night, at which there was an attendance of over 500 people. The…

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Randwick Presbyterian Institute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 7

The members of this literary and debating society and their friends held a successful reunion in the Randwick Town Hall on Thursday evening to celebrate the close of the half-yearly session…

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Mission at St. Kieran's

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 16

ON last Sunday morning the Very Rev. Fr. Kennedy, 0.S.F,, opened a two weeks' retreat at St. Kieran's, Golden Grove (St. Benedict's parish). Though specially intended for the Sodality 0f the…

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Sydney City Mission Work

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 8

Eleven missionaries are employed, and during the year ending March 31 last, according to the report recently published, 16,920 hours were spent by them among the poorest, neediest, and…

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Mission by Father Byron

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 16

A MISSION, which lasted five days (writes our correspondent at Drake), was conducted here by Fr. John Byron, of the Borneo mission, and was a great success. The Rev. Father, whose simple…

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The Central Mission. Sunday's Services

The Methodist · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 4

CENTENARY HALL :— Parade Service—9.30, Rev. S. Wilkinson Morning Service—11, Rev. G. Martin, Afternoon—3, Rev. L. M. Isitt…

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Attacks on Belfast Catholic Bands

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 6

Two Catholic bands left Belfast for White Abbey last Saturday afternoon May 5, for their usual outing. As they marched through White House an Orange crowd began a sharp…

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