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Churches, 1895

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The English Church--shall It Be Surrendered?

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 3

"Why the Government included no other counties than those in "Wales, with Montmonthshire, in their " Religions 'Equality " crusade, remains unexplained,…

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Church Patronage Bill, 1895

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 3

The revolutionary character of this Bill has not hitherto received adequste notice. Its 7th section completely alters the status of all the " inferior " clergy. It places…

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Church of England Statistics

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 5

The statistical records of the work of the Church of England which will appear in the forthcoming volume of the " Official Year Book " give evidence of continued outward…

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Candles, Crosses, and Altars in Churches

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 4

False worship, he said, was sensuous worship. To say that God was more in one place than another was false worship. Many people believed that the chancel in…

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St. Andrew’s Church, Parramatta

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 4

The re-opening of St. Andrew’s Church will take place on on Wednesday next, May 1st Special service will be conducted at 7.30 p.m. by the Rev. John Ferguson (St. Stephen’s, Sydney)…

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Congregational Union of New South Wales. Tea and Public Meeting in Congregational Church, Parramatta

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 1

In connection with the series of half yearly meetings of the Congregational Union now being conducted In Parramatta, a tea and public meeting was held on Tuesday evening…

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Flower Show. Christ Church, Gladesville

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 2

The flower show in connection with Christ Church, Gladerville, was held last Saturday, and was a complete success—a feet which is highly creditable to the energetic and…

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Baulkham Hills. St. Michael’s Church

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 7

St. Michael’s Church, Baulkham Hills, was well attended on Easter Sunday, and the altar was beautifully decorated with flowers. Father Mahoney was presented with an Easter gift,…

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St. Mark’s Church, Granville

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 6

On Sunday evening, the Right Rev. A. V. Green, LL.D., Lord Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, preached at the above church. There was an unusually large congregation,…

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St. Matthew’s Church of England

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 6

The usual Easter meeting was held in the church on Easter Tuesday, the Rev. Robt. Rook presiding. The retiring churchwardens (through their hon. sec.) submitted the report…

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Baptist Church, Granville

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 6

On Monday night, 16th inst., in the vestry of the Baptist Church, Blaxcell-street, Granville, the President gave the members of the Boys’ Society, with their parents, a surprise tea. The…

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Boys’ Society, Baptist Church, Granville

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 6

The annual picnic of the above Society was held on the Newington grounds on Tuesday last. The sports included cricket, rounders, races, swings, tug-of-war, etc., etc., and…

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St. Stephen’s Church, Rookwood

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 6

At the annual vestry meeting of the above Church the following were elected to fill the positions of clergyman’s, trustees’, and people’s wardens respectively: Alderman W. A. Varley,…

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Wesleyan Church, Parramatta. Musical Services

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 4

The musical order of service at the Wesleyan Church, Parramatta, which was so successfully rendered on Easter Day was repeated on Sunday last. The rendition, under the able…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 7

Under this heading sermons by eminent preachers are published in this widely-circulated paper, in order that in the remote interior, where there are no churches, and a clergyman…

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Union of the Churches. a Papal Pastoral

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 8

According to a cablegram dated London, April 20, Viscount Halifax, President of the English Church Union, and other leading Ritualists, and his Eminence Cardinal…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 8

The Presbytery of Adelaide, South Australia, has reappointed Dr. Paton its moderator for the year. The Sisters of the Good Samaritan,…

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Can the Churches Unite?

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 April 1895 · page 4

THERE has been considerable discussion of late in connection with the Pope's remarks as to the possibility of a union of the churches. To most people what is meant…

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Union of the Churches. What It Means. Cardinal Moran Interviewed. The Pope's Proposal—Possible Concessions to Protestant Clergymen. Discipline and Doctrine—An Interesting Statement

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 April 1895 · page 5

IN view of the widespread interest created by recent English cables to the effect that Viscount Halifax, president of the English Church Union, his Eminence Cardinal…

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Roman Catholic and Anglican Union

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 April 1895 · page 4

From the report of an interview with Cardinal Moran, which we publish in another column, it will be seen that hopes are entertained amongst…

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