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Churches, 1897

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Presbyterian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 7

The Dayspring Board will meet on the 26th instant. The Presbyterian Theological Hall session for 1897 will be opened in the Theological lecture-room, St…

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Roman Catholic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 7

The drawing for the four watches presented at the St. Patrick's Day sports resulted as follows:—No. 1, gent.'s gold watch, No. 8591; No. 2, lady's gold watch, 3633; No. 3, gent.'s silver watch, 8865; No…

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Primitive Methodist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 7

The Rev. T. Parr, M.A., will hold a farewell meeting at the Waterloo Church to-morrow afternoon, when a service of song will be re[?]dered. The service of song "Promoted" was…

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Mission at North Sydney

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 16

ON Sunday evening last the Rev. J. Colgan, S.J., and Rev. H. Lynch, S.J., two Fathers of the Society of Jesus, lately from Ireland, opened a Mission at St. Mary's, Ridge-street. There was a very large…

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Sydney Mission to Seamen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 7

The return for February shows the visits to vessels at wharfs to have numbered 202; attendance at concerts, 1240; attendance at four Saturday socials, 180; attendance at reading-room, 1410;…

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Protestant Testimony to Catholic Progress

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 7

The Secretary of the Indian Protestant Mission— who, by the way, bears the name of Foley—senda a rather gloomy account of the outlook of Protestantism in China, India, and Ceylon. Mr. Foley…

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Catholic Literary and Debating Societies

The Catholic Press · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 19

This society held the usual weekly meeting on Monday evening, March 15. Mr. J. Courtney, ex-president, occupied the chair. The chairman announced that he had…

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About the Conference. Methodist Rendezvous

The Methodist · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 8

Such is the Centenary Hall, York-street. On Tuesday evening, the opening of Conference, a vast crowd, representing the church from the north, south,…

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Warren Primitive Methodist Sunday-school

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 7

The twelfth anniversary of the Sunday-school in connection with the Warren (Marrickville) Primitive Methodist Church was held on Sunday last. Mr. C. Cater, from Wollongong, preached at the morning…

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Correspondence. Methodist Union. to the Editor

The Methodist · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 8

SIR,—As some misconception appears to prevail as to the position in which the question of Methodist union has been placed by the resolutions of the last Wesleyan…

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Catholic Succession to the Kingdom of Wurtemberg

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 7

By the death of Duke William of Wurtemberg, heir-presumptive to the throne of that kingdom, and the last representative of the claims of the Lutheran branch of the royal house, the succession now passes…

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Readings in Catholic Doctrine. Something About Indulgences

The Catholic Press · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 3

Something about indulgences. Not everything. I do not propose to show in this tract that indulgences are not a Popish corruption of Christian doctrine, a permission to…

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Methodist Union. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 10

Sir,—If the letter of the Rev. J. E. Carruthers was left unanswered there certainly would be "some misconception" as to the position of the question of Methodist union. I am surprised Mr. Carruthers…

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Catholic Schools. To the Editor of the "Evening News."

Evening News · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 3

Sir,—In regard to the moneys collected on St. Patrick's Day throughout the Sydney Archdiocese, would you allow me, as a Catholic, to make a very respectful appeal to his Eminence…

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A Good Example. (To the Editor of the "Catholic Press.")

The Catholic Press · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 17

Sir,—I listened with much pleasure, on Sunday, to a temperate and logical discourse of Father Moynagh on the necessity of Catholics supporting Catholic newspapers…

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Raulkham Hills. the Primitive Methodist Church and Band of Hope Entertain the Rev. W. Pettinger. Farewell a Splendid Gathering; and a Splendid Record

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 8

Baulkhan Hills was alive (and its heart in a glow) on Wednesday night last. Such a fair night it was. The moon—almost at the full—floated serenely through the clear,…

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Catholic Literary and Debating Societies' Union of N.S.W.

The Catholic Press · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 14

A meeting of societies intending to join the above Union will be held in St. Benedict's Hall, on Wednesday, March 24, when the election of office-bearers will be…

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Correspondence. a Manly Letter. (To the Editor of the "Catholic Press.")

The Catholic Press · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 17

Sir,—Some kind friend sent me your issue of March 13. The Cardinal's candidature at Maitland was the article referred to The name "William Henry Mullen, who…

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The Defeat of Cardinal Moran. (To the Editor of the "Catholic Press,"

The Catholic Press · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 12

Sir,—About a fortnight has now elapsed since it became known that Cardinal Moran had failed in his attempt to secure a seat on the Federal Convention as a…

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Two New Ministers For Parramatta. Wealeyan and Primitive Methodist—Some Points in their Garcors—Able Preachers and Good Administrators—Mr Carruthers a Methodist Statesman—Portrait of Mr. Penaman

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 8

LAST week we published a portrait of the Rev. J. E. Carruthers, and to-day we would supplement that by a brief mention of some of the main points in his career, It goes without…

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