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Churches, 1896

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The Presbyterian 'Assembly

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 4

An encouraging symptom of the development of modern, religion upon practical lines is furnished by the proceedings of the present year's…

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Presbyterian General Assembly

Evening News · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 7

The general assembly met yesterday at 10 a.m., the Moderator again presiding. The Rev. G. M'Innes brought up the draft of an act Appointing a commission of the assembly to meet during…

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Presbyterian Assembly. Close of the Session

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 3

The Assembly met at 10 a.m. yesterday. A commission was passed for the Assembly to meet in St. Stephen's on July 9 and January 7 next, to deal with the question of…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Ninth Day.—thursday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 3

The Moderator took, the chair at 10 a.m. COMMISSION OF ASSEMBLY. An act to form a Commission of Assembly to mee[?] in St. Stephen's Church on the 9th July, 1896, and…

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The Presbyterian 'Assemble on Drink. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 3

Sir,--The members of the Presbyterian Assembly must have had a roaring time last night during the discussion on the drink question; but Judging from the report which…

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The Church Home

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A meeting convened by Miss Lenthal was held in the Chapter House yesterday afternoon to arrange for the holding of a fete in aid of the funds for the Church Home for Women. the chair was occupied…

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Toxteth Church Literary and Debating Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 6

This society held a meeting on Wednesday, when a debate took place on "Are the improved means of production benefical to the working classes?" The motion was lost…

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The Church of England. Sale of Advowsons. London, March 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 5

In the House of Commons this evening a bill, introduced by Viscount Cranborne (eldest son of the Marquis of Salisbury), Conservative M.P. for Rochester, for…

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Church News. Anglican

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 10

The Primate preached on Sunday morning and evening at St. Luke's, Liverpool, and administered the rite of confirmation to 35 candidates in the after[?]oon. On Monday evening ho delivered an address…

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Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 10

The Rev. A. M.Tait, the modorator of the General Assembly, left for his charge, St.Andrew's, Goulburn, yesterday afternoon by the express train. By a resolution of the Assembly, the Rer. Dr…

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Roman Catholic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 10

Cardinal Moran journeyed to Mass Vaie on Tuesday for the purpose of opening a bazaar in aid of the local presbytery, There was a very large attendance of visiters, and the Cardinal delivered a…

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Catholic News

The Catholic Press · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 17

The fourteenth Italian Catholic Congress will be held at Fiesole. The next Consistory will, it is expected, take place in June…

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Methodist Union

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 8

The adjourned debate on Methodist union occupied part of two sessions, and resulted in the rejection of the original motion by the Rev. W. Woolls Rutledge, based upon the report of the…

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Correspondence. a Mission for the Italians. (To the Editor of the Catholic Press.)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 16

SIR,—In some of the late issues of THE CATHOLIC PRESS I rend with no small amount of surprise statements to the direct that a large proportion of our Catholic people are practically beyond the reach of the Church's…

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Sydney City Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The committee of the City Mission met on Thursday afternoon, in the Mission Office, 329 Pitt-st. The Rev. George Campbell presided, and there were present Revs. J…

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Sussex-street Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 10

A large number of members and friends of the Sussex-street Mission assembled at the church on Monday evening last, anxious to learn if the pastor (Mr. George Lewis) was about to sever his…

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Presbyterian General Assembly

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 8

The Presbyterian General Assembly, the opening of which was reported last week, has continued in session daily. The following is an abstract of its work to the close of the fifth day of…

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Catholic, the Cardinal at Moss Vale, Opening the Catholic Bazaar

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 15

HIS Eminence the Cardinal-Archbishop left for Moss Vale on Tuesday, accompanied by the Very Rev. Dr. O'Haran. The bazaar, which is in aid of the presbytery, was opened on Tuesday. His…

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