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Churches, 1897

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Methodist Union. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 4

Sir,—The vote for Methodist Union, published in the January Central Mission Gazette, is as follows:— Adherents' vote; For, 10,581; against, 3556. Trustees: 822 for; 585 against. Quarterly…

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The Colonial Meat Trade. the Executive Committee. Mr. Twopeny's Mission

Evening News · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 4

LONDON, February 2.—The executive committee appointed at the recent conference between the representatives of London houses in the colonial meat trade and Mr. R. E. N…

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The Colonial Meat Trade. Mr. Twopenny's Mission. London, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 7

The executive committee appointed at the recent conference between the representatives of London business people interested in the colonial meat trade and…

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St. John's Church Of' England. Rockdale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 3

The foundation-stone of St John's Church of England Rockdale, was laid by the Mayor of Rockdale (Alderman J. H. Clayton) on Wednesday afternoon. The attendance was large, there being…

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Church and School Lands Tenants

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 4

Mr. Carruthers, who has now Ministerial control of the church and school lands, has decided to invite representatives of the tenants to meet him within a few weeks to confer as to a bill…

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Church News. Anglican

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 7

The Primate preached on Sunday morning and evening and in the afternoon administered the rite of confirmatiou at St.Hilda's, Katoomba. On Monday afternoon he presided at the monthly…

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Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 7

The Rev.G.D. Buchanan, of Brisbane, is in Sydney on his way to Melbourne, where he will occupy the pulpit of the Rev.Dr.Bavan for a month. The Rev.James Ewen, of Burwood, left for…

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Roman Catholic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 7

During the week contributions towards the St. Mary's Cathedral Fair have continued to roll in, the treasurers having received £50 from the Paddington Ladies' Committee, £25 from the Balmain Ladies'…

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Sydney City Mission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 7

As the present mission hall of the City Mission in William-street, Paddington, is too small, the committee has secured in the neighbourhood a piece of land at the corner of William and Underwood…

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Catholic. the Cardinal and Federation

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 15

A VERY influential and representative deputation is to wait on the Cardinal-Archbishop to-morrow (Friday) to request his Eminence to allow himself to be nominated for the Federal Convention. It is…

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Methodist Union. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 14

Sir,--Your issue of to-day contains a letter from a Wesleyan minister, the Rev. Wm. Glasson, which, if it represents the views respecting Methodist union of any large number of his colleagues,…

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England. the Duke of Norfolk's Catholic Paper

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 6

Friday, December IS (says the Catholic News), saw the appearance of a penny weekly paper of the TABLET type, issued, it is understood, by the Duke of Norfolk, as a "Weekly Catholic Constitutional…

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Convention of Catholic Young Men at New York

The Catholic Press · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 23

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Readings in Catholic Doctrine. the Gospel Door of Mercy

The Catholic Press · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 4

"An open confession is good for the soul." It is a sad, it is the saddest of all things, to have to say that all men have sinned! That no one can look up in the face of…

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Catholic Literary and Debating Societies St. Vincent De Paul, Redfern

The Catholic Press · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 10

The usual weekly meeting of this society was held on Thursday evening, January 28, when there was an excellent attendance of members…

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The Anglo-american and Australian Colony in Paris. Sketch of an Important Mission

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 20

THE attractions of the city as a place of residence, the needs of commercial interests, facilities for studies in art and science, ties of family friendship, and many other causes have conspired towards the…

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The Church of the Future

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 6

Sir,—The reports of the various and ever increasing Church entertainments, which, from time to time appear in your columns, form some very suggestive reading, and it…

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The Marounite Church

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 15

THE blessing of St. Maroun's Church, Elizabeth-street, Redfern, according to the Eastern Catholic rite, will take place on Tuesday next at half-past 10, when Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Yazbeck…

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Baptist Church

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 10

During the week the Rev. F. E. Harry returned from a holiday in Melbourne. He will resume his pastoral work to-morrow. The Rev. Samuel Champman, of the Collins-street…

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The Rookwood Congregational Church.—sunday-school Anniversary

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 5

Services in connection with the above anniversary were held on Sunday, the 24th ult., in the Congregational Church. Mr. J. P. Walker officiated both morning and evening. On the…

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