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Churches, 1896

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 March 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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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 8

The Rev. J. D. Edwards has resigned the Presbyterian charge of Burrowa and Murrumburrah. An official notification has appeared of the…

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A Garden of Sleep. St. John's Churchyard

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 30

There all are equal. Side by side, The poor man and the son of pride Lie calm and still…

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Sacrilege at Granville The Wesleyan Church Entered. A Local Youth Fined

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 2

At tho Parramatta Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. F. W. Edwards. P.M., and R Harper, J.P., William Downie, 20, on remand, was charged with breaking and…

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Pennant Hill-Castle Hill Wesleyan Church. Fifty-first Anniversary. A Grand Success

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 7

Tho Wesleyan Church, Ponnant Hills (or Castle Hill) which dates its establishment from the year 1846, celebratad its 51st anniversary on Monday and Tuesday last. The Rev. J…

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The Church Society St. John's Auxiliary. Annual Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 9

THE annual meeting of St. John's Auxiliary to the Church Society was held in the School room on Feb. 27. There were present:— The Ven. Archderson Gunther, Presiding; the…

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Presbyterian Assembly

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 3

The assembly met at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The Revs. James Milne, Grenfell; James M'Andrew, M.A., Cowra; and W. G. Maconochie, M.A., Orange, were appointed…

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Presbyterian General Assembly

Evening News · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 3

The general assembly met on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Moderator presiding. The Revs. J. Milne, J. M'Andrew, M.A., and W. G. Maconochie, M.A., were appointed assessors to…

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Sussex-street Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 7

Miss Attenborough, of the Sussex-street Mission, reports that the applications for help at the Home, 116 Goulburn-street, are becoming most pressing from educated persons. The applications for relief…

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Sydney City Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 7

The ladies' committee met an Monday. In the absence of the president (Mr. John Marks) Mr. Hugh Dixson presided. The Bible Women's work for the month was received, a report of which was…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Fifth Day.—saturday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 3

The petition of the Lachlan Presbytery for assessors was granted, and the Revs. James Milne (Grenfell), James H'Andrew (Cowra), and W. G. Maconochie, M.A. (Orange), were appointed to the office…

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North Queensland Mission. the Rev. Edwin Brown

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 6

The Rev. Edwin Brown, who has been appointed successor to the late Rev. J. G. Ward, as missionary to the aboriginals, Batavla River, North Queensland, is at…

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British Central Africa. Extensive Mission Work. Civilising the Kaffir

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 6

The Rev. D. Clement Scott, who has been working for 15 years as a missionary of the Church of Scotland at Blantyre, British Central Africa, arrived in Sydney on…

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Mission Work in Central Africa. an Interview with the Rev. D. Clement Scott

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 5

On Saturday the Rev. D. Clement Scott, B.D., head of the Blantyre Mission of the Church of Scotland in Africa, arrived from Melbourne by the express train, and was welcomed by the Rev. John…

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Methodist Union. an Opinion on the Other Side the Views of the Rev. J. Spence

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 6

The Rev. J. Spence, one of the ex-presidenta of the Wesleyan Conference, and a gentleman who has taken a somewhat prominent part In opposition to Methodist…

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Sunday Services. Chalmer's Church

Evening News · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 8

At Chalmer's Church last evening the Rev. James Milne delivered an address on The Gothenburg Scheme of Reform in Connection with the Drink "Traffic." He regretted there was…

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Church News. St. Andrew's Cathedral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 7

Archdeacon Gunther preached yesterday on the religious education of the young. Referring to the work of the Church of England, he said that over 21,000 children in Public schools were being taught…

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Meetings. Church Literary and Debating Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 6

Toxteth Church Literary and Debating Society held its usual meeting on Wednesday. Mr. E. H. Tebbutt (vice-president) presided. The following impromptu subjects were discussed:—"How is it that the…

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The Churches. "Pleasant Sunday Afternoon" Service

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 6

The "pleasant Sunday afternoon" services at the Centenary-hall continue to be well attended, and yesterday afternoon's service was of a somewhat special order, as…

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A Church Burned Down

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1896 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The Roman Catholic Church at Derwent Jacks, in the Smythesdale district, was destroyed by fire this morning. The building was valued at…

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