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Churches, 1897

2,606 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 131

Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 7

The Rev. James Ewen, of Burwood, leaves for New Zealand for a month's holiday on Wednesday. The Rev. A. J. Doig, who had to leave work at Narrabri, is improving in health…

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Roman Catholic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 7

The retreat of the clergy at St. Patrick's College, Manly, which commenced on Monday, concludes to-day. It was attended by about 8O priests. A meeting to arrange for celebrating St. Patrick's…

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Primitive Methodist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 7

The secretaries of the preparation committee have completed their arrangements for the ensuing annual assembly. At the meeting to discuss social questions an address is to be given on " Federation From the…

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The Catholic Book Shelf

The Catholic Press · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 16

As supplementary to the article entitled as above, the writer desires to draw attention to the following works, as being, in their different ways, excellent:—To begin…

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England. a Catholic Professor at Oxford

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 7

The STONYHUUST Magazine, referring to the recent election of Mr. Francis Urquhart, an old Stonyhurst student, to a tutorial Fellowship at Balliol, quotes the following from the University…

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Catholic. the Cardinal and St. Patrick's Day

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 14

THE Cardinal-Archbishop of Sydney is inviting a committee of gentlemen to lunch at St. Mary's on Tuesday evening at 8 p.m., to make preparations for the befitting celebration of St. Patrick's Day…

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Catholic Literary and Debating Societies St. Vincent De Paul (Redfern)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 10

The above society held its usual weekly meeting on Thursday, January 21, Mr. F. Crennan being in the chair. There was a large attendance of…

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Death of Cardinal Boyer, Archbishop of Bourges. ("Catholic Times," December 24.)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 9

This prince of the Church who has just breathed his last in the Archiepiscopal Palace of Boarges is a proof that the race of French Bishops illustrated by a Bossnet, a…

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Our Story, Michael Hope. From Wesleyan Methodist Magazine. (Continued from last issue.)

The Methodist · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 4

Brother Waterhouse, somewhat reluctantly doubled his quarterly subscription; and the junior circuits steward and his wife, who never talked much about what they did…

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The School Question of Canada. a Roman Catholic Pastoral. Under the Consideration of the Pope

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 9

LONDON, Friday. -- The French-Canadian Roman Catholic Bishops have prepared a pastoral on the Manitoba schools question, in which they refuse to give the sacrament…

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Readings in Catholic Doctrine. the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. (Abridged from Cardinal Wiseman's Lectures)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 6

This doctrine of the Catholic Church is one which has been much misrepresented. It has been held up to scorn by many opponents of Catholicity, and therefore all…

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Religious. Baptist Church

Nepean Times · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 4

Rev. J. D. Brown will hold Special Services at the Baptist Church, Rooty Hill, every Sunday morning at 11 a.m. and evening at 7 p.m., for the next few weeks…

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St. Joseph's Church, Orange. the New Buildings to Cost £5000

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 15

AT St. Joseph's, Orange, on Sunday morning the Rev. Father Ryan referred to the expenditure about to be undertaken in the erection of a new presbytery and in the making of additions to the…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 7

Under this heading sermons by eminent preachers are published in thls widely-circulated paper; in.,order that in the remote interior, where there' are no churches, and a clergyman is rarely seen, the stockman,…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 8

The Presbyterian General Assembly of Tasmania is to commence in Launceston on March 16. The Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed Dr. F.. W. Pennefather, of Adelaide, as lay…

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First Annual Writing Competition in Connection with the Australian Copy Book. (Approved by the Department for Public Instruction, by the Public Service Board, and by the Chief Inspector of Catholic Schools, N.s.w.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 20

Illustrated Report Gratis on Application to Messrs. Angus and Robertson, 89 Castlereagh-strett, Sydney…

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The Presbyterian Church

Evening News · Monday 1 February 1897 · page 5

LONDON, January 31.—The Rev. W. J. B. Little, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Lismore, county Waterford, Ireland, who was selected to succeed the Rev. James…

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FEDERATION. Views of the Moderator Of the Presbyterian Church. How Federation Worked in Canada-- He Considered the Time Ripe for Unity --Novel Suggestion for the Federal Capital

The Australian Star · Monday 1 February 1897 · page 5

In an interview this morning with a "Star" reporter the Rev. A. M. Tait, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, made some observations on the…

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Flinders Church, Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 February 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Night.--The Rev. Mr. Little, of Lismore, Ireland, has refused the call given him to Flinders Presbyterian Church, Adelaide, on the ground that the…

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Methodist Union. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 9

Sir, -- The results of the voting for Methodist Union show that there is by no means the unanimous feeling with regard to this step which the supporters of it expected. It must be borne in…

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