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Churches, 1896

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Roman Catholic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 10

The Rev. Father Cahill, who sulfcred very severely from the effects of the recent "hoat wave" at Bourke, left on a trip to New Zealand this week. A meeting of the committee who are arranging…

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The Catholic Press. (To the Editor of the Catholic Press.)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 11

SIR,—Your excellent leading article in the last issue of THE CATHOLIC PRESS on the apathy of the vast majority of our Australian Catholics with regard to the reading of Catholic…

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Catholic Representation in the North

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 6

The Executive Committee of the Catholic Repre­sentation Association (says the Belfast IRISH WEEKS, January 4) held a meeting an Sunday in St. Mary's Hall, and dealt with some important…

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The Rev. C. H. Yatman's Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 10

Deepile the wet weather yesterday very large attendances were present at the Roy.C H. Yatman's mission services at the Y.M.C.A Hall. In the afternoon the subject chosen was " Peace I…

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Catholic. the Cardinal at Paddington Opening the New School. the Church and the Workers

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 17

THE new girls' school of St. Francis' parish, Paddington, was blessed and opened by the Cardinal-Archbishop on Sunday afternoon last. The school, which adjoins the church, is well built and well…

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England. Our New Poet-laureate. the First Catholic Since Dryden

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 6

The appointment of Mr. Alfred Austin as Poet-Laureate in succession to Tennyson (says the Catholic Times, Jan. 3) is of special interest to Catholics, inasmuch as he is the first member of…

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Catholic. the New Bishop of Dunedin. Appointment of Monsignor Verdon

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 15

LONDON, Feb. 11.—The Very Rev. Monsignor Verdon, President of St. Patrick's College, Manly, has been appointed Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, in succession to the Right Rev. Dr. Moran…

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A Work for Priests. (To the Editor of the Catholic Press.)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 11

SIR,—The arguments against irreligion and infidelity that reason and common-sense abundantly supply have been beautifully condensed by Tennyson and used by him with the…

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Correspondence. St. Patrick's Day Celebration. (To the Editor of the Catholic Press.)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 11

SIR,—Notwithstanding the marked unanimity with which, at the recent meeting at the Hotel Australia, the proposal for the holding of a religious commemoration at St. Mary's…

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Convent of Mercy, Bathurst. Bishop Byrne on State Inspection of Catholic Schools

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 16

LAST Friday afternoon premiums were presented to the pupils of the Superior Convent of Mercy, Bathurst. There was, as usual, a large attendance, and the company were entertained at a concert, the…

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Shall We Secularise St. Patrick's Day? (To the Editor of the Catholic Press.)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 7

SIR,—I read with regret a letter over the signature of Dr. Kearney, of Parramatta, appearing in the last issue of a Sydney paper, advocating the secularisation of St. Patrick's…

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St. Kieran's Church, Golden Grove

The Catholic Press · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 8

A HIGH-CLASS concert was held on Tuesday evening, February 4, at L'Avenue Hall, Newtown, in aid of St. Kieran's Church. The attendance was fairly large, though the…

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The Church and She Masses

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 13

IT has become an accustomed thing to find in the Monday's issue of the daily papers a contribution from the Cardinal to the discussion of social questions. This usually…

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Unitarian Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 10

At a well-attended meeting of the Literary and Debating Society connected with the Unitarian Church in Liverpool-street, last night, the " Woman Question" was considered from its various…

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Reported Scene in a Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 10

Referring to the reported scene in the Grenfell church on Sunday, to which attention has previeusly been directed we are requested to state, on the anthority of the Rev. James Milne, that there was…

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Goulburn Church. (See Illustration)

The Methodist · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 3

The accompanying view is taken from a photograph by a young lawyer, and represents a portion of what is one of the finest properties held in trust for…

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Scene in a Church. GRENFELL, Feb. 10

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 359

The Rev. James Milne, whose stipend has for long past been falling in arrear, has served lawyer's letters on some of those who signed the call, and last evening in the church made an attack on his…

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Church and School Lands

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 316

At a meeting of the pastoral lessees of Church and school lands, held at Carcoar on the 31st January, it was decided to send a letter to the Minister for Education embodying the decisions of the meeting…

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Toxteth Church L. and D. Society

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 11

Toxteth Church L. and D. Society held their meeting on Wednesday evening last, Rev. A. S. Swift presided. The following gentlemen contributed to the programme of…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 February 1896 · 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 is rarely seen, the…

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