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Churches, 1896

3,318 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 166

Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 10

The Rev. Edwin and Mrs. Brown, missionaries to the North Queensland aborigines, have arrived at Mapoon, on the Batavia River, the basis of their missionary work…

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The Sussex-street Mission Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 10

The pastor of the above church, Mr. George Lewis, has been absent for five weeks conducting mission services at Clayton, Glenelg, and Hindmarsh churches, at Adelaide. The services at each of…

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Catholic News

The Catholic Press · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 16

Princess Henrietta, of Leichtenstein, who has not yet reached her majority, has, within the past few days, entered a Benedictine convent. Twelve out of forty nuns in the institution, are princesses…

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Roman Catholic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 10

A meeting of the finance committee of St. Mary's Cathedral building fund was held in the presbytery on Wednesday night. Cardinal Moran presided. It was decided that every effort should…

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Catholic Domination

The Methodist · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 10

The Times has recently called attention to the fact that in Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, Protestants cannot be legally married without becoming…

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Catholic Notes

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 16

AT St. Joseph's, Newtown, on Sunday last, Sydney Hoben's "Ave Maria" was sung by Mme. Pechotsch, with violin obbligato by Herr Pechotsch. Next Sunday the melodious composition is to be…

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Sydney City Mission

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Sydney City Mission was held on Thursday night at the Y.M.C.A. Hall. His Excellency the Governor occupied the chair, and there was a very…

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The Church at Spring Valley. Mission and Confirmation

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 16

THE Catholics of Spring Valley have indeed reason to be extremely proud of their church. The writer has been in many country churches, but none of them surpass this in beauty, combined with…

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Catholic Organisation. (To the Editor of the Catholic Press.)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 17

SIR,—In closing (as far as I am concerned) the controversy on the above subject, I would ask your indulgence to finally place before your readers the reasons which actuated my interference in the subject…

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England. the New Educational Bill. Catholic Objections

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 6

Of the new Bill, which has passed its second reading by a large majority, including nearly all the Irish members, a London paper, April 11, says:— Sir John Gorst's Education Bill is a…

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Diocese of Goulburn. Passionist Mission at the Cathedral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 15

The fortnight's mission in SS. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, Goulburn, conducted by the Passionist Fathers Clement and Kevin, of Mary's Mount Monastery, has entered upon the second week…

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AUBURN. Primitive Methodist Band of Hope Annual Celebration

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 12

The second anniversary of the establishment of the Band of Hope in connection with the Primitive Methodist Church was celebrated on Tuesday by a tea meeting and public…

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"Public Relief." (To the Editor of the Catholic Press.)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 17

SIR,—Will you kindly allow me space in the columns of your valuable paper to draw attention to a subject which is not only of interest to our Church, but to the public in general…

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Our Catholic Institutions. No. Xi. St. Joseph's Providence Home

The Catholic Press · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 7

THIS is another great charity conducted by the Sisters of St. Joseph. The house stands at the north end of Cumberland-street, and, from its upper stories, commands a line view of the Circular Quay and the…

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Debating Societies. (To the Editor of the Catholic Press.)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 17

SIR,—Mr. Niland says I speak disparagingly of the debating societies, etc., at present existing. Now, Sir, nothing is more foreign to mo than to speak disparagingly of those endoavouring to…

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Reply to "Clericus." (To the Editor of the Catholic Press.)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 17

SIR,—Will you kindly permit me to say to your correspondent, " Clericus," that on hearing the late Cardinal Manning a good many years ago protest on religious grounds that he could no longer write for…

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A Palpable Duty. (To the Editor of the Catholic Press.)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 17

SIR,—Young priests from Ireland are generally supposed to have more zeal and energy than old men who are worn out with years and hard work. Any priest with tho experience of oven one year on the…

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A Methodist Idyll. Aaron Priestly's Stewardship. (Continued from last issue.)

The Methodist · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 4

At length the great day of the Quarterly Meeting arrived, and no one who was present ever remembered seeing bo large a gathering before. Every place in the…

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The Rev. Charles Clark. (To the Editor of the Catholic Press.)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 17

SIR,—It appears that Sydney will soon be honoured by a visit from the Rev. Mr. Clark, the soi-disant lecturer. A few years ago I listened to him with Christian resignation for an hour and a half in the…

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Catholic. the Cardinal and New Zealand. Reference to the Late Sir Patrick Buckley

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 14

The Cardinal-Archbishop has on the long table of his reception-room at St. Mary's a number of addresses presented to him during his recent visit to New Zealand. Of these addresses the most…

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