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Churches, 1896

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Church News. Pitt-street Congregational Church Mission Settlement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1896 · page 6

Rooms having been taken in Crown-street, Woolloomooloo, and two ladies engaged as visiting ovangelists, the Rev. E. T. Dunstan yesterday afternoon formally opened the institution in the presence of a…

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Leichhardt Town Hall Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1896 · page 6

The Leichhardt Town Hall held a large gathering on Sunday evening, when Mr. R. Kennedy delivered au address. The secretary, Captain Lloyd, read a letter from the Rev. A. J. Clarke, who is now on a…

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North Sydney Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1896 · page 6

Harvest festival services were held in this church on Sunday at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. The church was beautifully decorated with evergreens, ferns, flowers, and fruit; over the rostrum a…

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Anniversary of the Seamen's Mission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 6

Anniversary services were held at the Centenary-hall on Sunday in connection with the Seamen's Branch of the Central Methodist Mission. In the morning the Rev. J. K…

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Roman Catholic Missionary Enterprise in Fiji

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 3

From Bishop Vidal, who is now in Sydney en route to the Vatican at Rome, we have gleaued some interesting information relative to the growth of missionary enterprise in Fiji. The Bishop has…

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The Church of England. the Premier's Patronage. Appointment of Bishops

Evening News · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 6

LONDON, March 31.—The Church Association has presented a petition to the House of Commons, praying for an inquiry into the exercise of the patronage of the…

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Church News. St. Andrew's Cathedral

Evening News · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 3

The special services in connection with holy week were continued at St. Andrew 's Cathedral last night. There was a large audience present. The Rev. R. E. Goddford, B.A., after choral…

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Church News. Glebe Congregational Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 9

The presentation of a clock was made to Mrs. E. Rose (Miss Jarvis) on Monday evening in the schoolroom, on behalf of the church and choir, in recognition of her services during many years. A letter…

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The Churches. Holy Week at St. Andrew's Cathedral

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 6

Last night a large congregation again testified to the great interest taken in the Holy Week services at St...Andrew's Cathedral, and the specially prepared, music. After choral…

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Church Home Fete

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 6

A meeting of the executive committee or the ladies interested in the forthcoming Church Home fete was held at the Town-hall on Monday, Mrs. Ives (Mayoress) presiding…

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Church News. Church of England Chinese Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1896 · page 5

A meeting for the purpose of advancing the mission of the Church of England among the Chinese in this city was held on Tuesday night at St. Simon's and St. Jude's Church, off Campbell-street. The…

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Presbyterian Services at Chatswood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 April 1896 · page 5

Services in connection with the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales have been held every Sunday in the Chatswood Public Hall since Sunday, 6th February last, and the attendance is increasi[?]…

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Church News. Holy Trinity, Dulwich Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 April 1896 · page 6

The Primate held a confirmation at Holy Trinity, Dulwich Hill, last Wednesday evening, when the incumbent, Rev. E. A. Colvin, presented 38 candidates—23 females and 15 males. The Revs. C…

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The Churches. Holy Week.--st. Andrew's Cathedral

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 April 1896 · page 6

At st. Andrew's cathedral yesterday evening, Packer's "Crown of Thorns" again formed an impressive portion of the service. Both the choruses and solos received a befitting…

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Church News. Anglican

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 10

The Primate preached on Sunday evening in the Cathedral. On Wednesday evening he administered the rite of confirmation at Holy Trimity, Dulwich Hill. On Thursday afternoon he presided at a…

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Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 10

The Rev. J. Macaulay, M.A., has celebrated the fifth anniversary of his pastorate at Waverley. The Rev. J. Mil[?]s, M.A., has been selected for a call to St. Andrew's Church, Auckland…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 16

WE regret to have to record this week the death of Mr. Peter Quirk, which occurred on the 20th inst. at the residence of his father, Mr. Thomas Quirk, Wellington. The late Mr. Quirk had reached…

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Catholic News

The Catholic Press · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 17

FRIENDS of the late Very Rev. Father Smith, O.P., ex-Provincial of the Irish Dominicans, will erect as a memorial to him a new marble altar in the Dominican Church of St. Saviour…

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Roman Catholic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 10

Cardinal Moran blessed the palms at St. Mary's Cathedral last Sunday immediately before the 11 o'clock mass. Father Phelan was the celebrant of the high mass, Father Heydon the descon, and…

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Catholic. [?] Christo Crucifixo

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 18

THE London TABLET publishes the following hymn. Intrinsically it is beautiful and powerful; and inits origin, and association not less so, if, as we believe, it is the work, of the Venerable Robert Southwel…

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