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Churches, 1896

3,318 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 166

The Church of England in Springwoodcum-lawson and Wentworth Falls

Nepean Times · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 4

Easter Sunday was celebrated in this joint parish by the holding of seven different services in all. The attendance at each was most gratifying, and the offerteries for the day in all exceeded £10…

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Christ Church, Castlereagh

Nepean Times · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 3

The Easter meeting was held in the Church on Tuesday at 4 p.m. Rev. H. Fryer in the chair, and a fair attendance of parishioners being present. The following…

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Easter Meetings. St. Paul's Church, Emu

Nepean Times · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 3

The Easter meeting was held in the schoolroom at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Rev. H. Fryer in the chair, and a fair attendance of the parishioners being present. The…

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Church Bazaar at Howlong

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 16

AFTER a very busy and anxious time, the R. C. bazaar in aid of church funds at Howlong was opened on the 23rd March last by the Rev. Father Hickey. It presented a most beautiful sight. The…

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America. Losses to the Church. How to Repair Them

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 7

Mr. M. J. Dwyer, editor of DONAHOE'S Magazine, addressed the Catholic "Union of Boston in February on " Catholic Losses in the United States." His paper has excited much attention, and we present…

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Easter in the Churches

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 15

HIS Lordship the Right Bev. Dr. Higgins, Auxiliary-Bishop of Sydney, presided at St, Benedict's Church on Easter Sunday, and delivered a beautiful discourse on the Gospel of the Day. The…

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German Church Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 12

The band and crew of H.I.M.S. Bussard will give a promenade concert this evening at 7 o'clock on board tho N.D.L.S. Bayern. The concert, which is under the patronage of the captain and officers of…

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The Churches. Sermon, for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 7

Under this heading sermons by eminent preachers are published In mis 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 11 April 1896 · page 8

The Primate baa appointed Mr. W. H. Dibley as catechist in the Anglican mission district of Ultimo Sydney. The Rev. Father Piquet, S.M., has been conducting…

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The Egyptian Question. France and Germany. a Secret German Mission

Evening News · Monday 13 April 1896 · page 6

LONDON, April 11.—The Secretary of Prince Hohenlohe, Imperial Chancellor of Germany, has recently visited Paris. The object of his mission has not been divulged,…

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The Egyptian Question. a Secret German Mission. London, April ll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1896 · page 5

The Secretary of Prince Hohenlohe, Imperial Chancellor of Germany has recently visited Paris. The objoct of his mission has not been divulged, but it is…

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Church News. St. Thomas', North Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1896 · page 5

The Governors of New South Wales (Lora Hampden) and Victoria (Lord Brassey), attended by a party from Government House, yesterday were present at an organ recital in St. Thomas' Church,…

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Return of Archdeacon Piddington. His Mission to England. the Vigor and Progress of the Anglican Church

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 6

Among the passengers who arrived from England yesterday by the White Star liner Nineveh was the Venerable Archdeacon Piddington, who has returned from a mission made…

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Bourke Anglican Church. Bourke

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 6

The insurance companies interested have decided to rebuild the Anglican Church, which was destroyed by fire last Boxing Day. It is expected that this, will give…

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Presbyterian Ladies' College

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 6

At the Presbyterian Ladies' college, Croydon, on Saturday evening, a popular lecture, followed by an enjoyable concert, was given. Colonel J. H. Goodlet occupied the chair. The…

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The Mission to Seamen

Evening News · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 6

There was a large attendance at the Mariners' Hall, Pitt-street, last evening to celebrate the reopening of the Mariners' Church Institute. The meeting was presided over by Lord…

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Roman Catholic Missions in Fiji to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 6

Sir,—I must again beg leave to trespass on your columns and the patience of your readers, but it is for the last time. In his reply to my letter of the 10th instant Rev. F…

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Christ Church Sale of Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 6

The sale of work in the schoolroom in Pitt-street connected with Christ Church was continued on Saturday. The attendance was not so large as it was expected it would be, but the committee, who worked…

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The Mariners' Church Institute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 5

A meeting of the friends and supporters of the Mariners' Church Institute was held at the Mariners' Hall, in Pitt-street, last evening, to celebrate the reopening of the institute. The Governor presided,…

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Church News. the Rev. R. Bavin's Farewell Sermon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 5

The Rev. Rainsford Bavin preached a farewell sermon on Sunday evening upon the conclusion of his term of three years as superintendent of the Central Methodist Mission at the Centenary Hall. The rev…

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