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Churches, 1895

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Blessing of St. Colman's Church, Windellima. Address by Dr. Gallagher

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 16

ON Sunday last, this otherwise quiet country district was the scene of one of the grandest festivities that anyone could be privileged to witness, occasioned by the opening and blessing of…

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New Altar, Randwick Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 15

THE altar presented to the Church of the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Randwick, by Mrs. Farrell, one of the most generous parishioners, is construc-ted of the best white Sicilian marble in late 13th…

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Review. the Church in Australasia Second Notice

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 15

No fitter dedication could have been conceived than that with which Cardinal Moran has inscribed his History—"To the Bishops and priests, past and present, of Australasia, who by their zeal, piety,…

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Free Church of Scotland. the New Moderator. London, May 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 9

The Rev. James Hood Wilson, D.D., minister of the Barclay Church, Edinburgh, has been eloctcd Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland…

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Public Services for To-morrow. (As Advertised in the S. M. Herald.) Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 10

St. Andrew's Cathedral.—S. Holy Communion; 11, Bishop of Melanesia; 3.15, the Dean; 7 the Primate. All Sainst'. Woollahra.—11, Rev. P. T. Williams, B. A.; 7, the Incumbent…

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Diocesan Festival of the Church Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 10

Full particulars appear in our advertising columns of the above festival, which is to take place on Thursday next, [?] May. Holy communion will be celebrated in St. Andrew's Cathedral at 11 a. m.,…

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"A Peep Behind the Scenes." a Hint to Church Trustees

The Methodist · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 4

THE Church of which I shall write is one where for many years I have been a worshipper, and thought, somehow, that I knew every " hole and corner" of the sacred…

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Unused Power in the Church

The Methodist · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 2

One of the most pressing questions of the hear is to utilize the unused power in the church. Could a tithe of it be employed, churches that are languishing would…

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Bathurst Diocesan Church Society. BATHURST. May 16

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 1086

The twenty-fourth annual meeting of the Bathurst Diocesan Church Society was held today. The president, Bishop Camidge, occupied the chair. The report stated that the prevailing…

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The Church in Australia. Appeal by the' Bishop of Brisbane. London, May 15

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 1054

Dr. Webber, Bishop of Brisbane, has published a renewed appeal for volunteers for the church in Queensland. Speaking at the Convocation of…

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The Churches

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 6

The second anniversary of St. Philip's Church, Camperdown, was celebrated on Tuesday by a tea and annual public meeting in the local Town-hall. At the public meeting…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 May 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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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 8

The Rev. T. D. Evans, Presbyterian minister, formerly of Berrigan, has been transferred to Wellington. The Rev. A. E. Hockey, who has been in…

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The Church in Australia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 8

A cablegram dated London, May 15, stated that at the sittings of the Convocation of Canterbury that day the Bishop of Salisbury (Dr. Wordsworth), who was…

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Central Methodist Mission

Evening News · Monday 27 May 1895 · page 3

The anniversary commemoration services in connection with the Central Methodist Mission were continued at the Centenary Hall yesterday. Many hundreds…

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The Central Methodist Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1895 · page 3

The anniversary commemoration services in connection with the Central Methodist Mission, which were commenced on the previous Sunday, were continued at the Centenary Hall yesterday morning,…

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Alexandria and Botany Presbyterian Churches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1895 · page 3

Yesterday the anniversary of the Alexandria and Botany Presbyterian Churches was celebrated by special sermons at each place. The Alexandria services were conducted in the local Town Hall…

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The Melanesian Mission. Proposed Extension of the Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1895 · page 6

The Bishop of Molanesia, who preached in St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday, has just returned from a six weeks' visit to Queensland, undertaken with the object of ascertaining whether it would be…

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Paddington Wesleyan Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1895 · page 3

At this church yesterday special services in connection with the Church Sustentation and Extension Society were held. Dr. Sellors, general secretary of the society, preached at both services…

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St. Francis' Church, Paddington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1895 · page 3

The Rev. Fathers O'Neill and O'Brien, of the Redemptorist Fathers, closed a 14-day's mission at this church yesterday. The first week was set apart for women and the second for men…

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