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Churches, 1896

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Methodist Union. Resumption of the Debate. the Question Referred to the Churches

The Methodist · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 2

The adjourned debate on the question of Methodist Union was resumed in the afternoon. There was a full attendance of ministerial and lay delegates, and the galleries were…

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Our Catholic Institutions. No. Ii. St. Ignatius' College, Riverview

The Catholic Press · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 7

AT a distance of some four miles, or, measured by time and boat, of about half-an-hour from Sydney, stands the Jesuit College of St. Ignatius Its site is the summit of a…

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Lord Hampden and Religious Education. a Tribute to Catholic Schools at a Protestant Meeting. the Minister for Justice Dons Not Believe in Following the Catholic Lead

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 16

IT is a circumstance not without significance that four successive New South Wales Governors hare spoken out straight as advocates of religious educa-tion. Lord Carrington was tho first. Lord Jersey,…

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Mount Carmel. The Movement for a Catholic Newspaper Warmly Supported. A Large Meeting

The Catholic Press · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 19

THE large hall in this parish was densely packed on Wednesday evening, the 4th inst,, to listen to the Rev. Father Bunbury, who had been announced for a lecture in connection with the movement to extend…

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The Erudition of the Rev. George MacINNES. (To the Editor of the Catholic Press.)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 16

SIR,—The Rev. George MacInnes has been feeding his flock of late at the Cardinal's expense. His theology, which, to his own seeming at least, "hath a stomach in it," he seasons with a certain humour; and if we…

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A Church Burned Down

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

Melbourne, Sunday.—The Catholic church at Derwent. Jacks, in the Smythesdale district, was destroyed by fire this morning. The building was valued at £500. The cause of the fire is unknown…

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Church of England Temperance Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 10
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The monthly meeting of the council of the Church of England Temperance Society was held in the Chapter-house on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. H. T. Holliday presiding. Correspondence was received…

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Sensation in Church-street

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 3

A sensation was caused in Church-street, Parramatta, on Tuesday afternoon by the dash of an affrighted animal—a mare belonging to Mr. D. McIntyre, of the White House Hotel—…

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ROOKWOOD. Wesleyan-Church

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 2

The anniversary of the Wesleyan Church, Rookwood, wan held last week. The building was well filled, and addresses ware delivered by the chairman, Rev. J. A. Caldwell (C.E.)…

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The Church Society

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 6

A well-attended meeting of clergy and laity, with a fair sprinkling of ladies, was held at the Chapter House yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of making preliminary…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 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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A Garden of Sleep. St. John's Churchyard. There all are equal. Side by side, The poor man and the son of pride Lie calm and still. (Concluded from last week.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 47

Little by little, the sea gradually encroached on the ancient village of Reculvers, until, ia 1807, the farmers began to take up the sea-side stonework and sell lt to the…

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flews of the Churches

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

The Rev. Peter Aston, Primitive Methodist minister, Brisbane, is reported to be dangerously ill. The Bishop of Melbourne, Dr. Goe, has been making a prolonged tour in Gippsland, which…

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Other Churches

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

Deputations from four of the Protestant churches visited the conference. The Revs. George James and Theophilus Parr, M.A., addressed the conference on behalf of the Primitive Methodist…

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Rookwood Wesleyan Church The Anniversary Celebration

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 3

THE anniversary services in connection with the above Church were held on March 1, and were very successful. The Church was prettily decorated and the Rev. S. Harrison of…

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Milson's Point Mission Sunday School Picnic

Evening News · Monday 16 March 1896 · page 3

The Milson's Point Mission Sunday-school, In connection with the Y.M.C.A., held its annual picnic on Saturday. The teachers, pupils, and a large number of the friends of the mission left Milson's Point by…

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Milson's Point Mission Sunday-school Picnic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1896 · page 5

The annual picnic of the Milson's Point Mission Sunday-school picnic, in connection with the Y.M.C. Association, was held on Saturday last. The pupils, attended by their teachers and a large number of…

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Church News. St. John's Church, Lucknow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1896 · page 7

The Bishop of Bathurst on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a new chancel which is to be added to St. John's Church, Lucknow, in the presence of a large assemblage. The Bishop, Revs. H…

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Point Piper-road Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1896 · page 7

Harvest thanksgiving services were held at the Point Piper-road Congregational Church yesterday. The church was beautifully decorated and there were large congregations. The Rev. John Fordyce, M.A.,…

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